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Biometric Data, Algorithms To Unlock Key Information About Circadian Clock
Anyone who has experienced a midafternoon energy slump or suffered from jetlag has felt the effects of their body’s circadian rhythm. This internal clock helps regulate many o...Full Article
Covid-19 Safety Protocols Keep Clinical Staff Infection Rates Low At Ohio State
Universal COVID-19 pandemic protocols in place at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center such as masking, hand hygiene, physical distancing and testing of symptomatic...Full Article
Tourette Association of America and American Brain Foundation Offer Clinical Research Training Scholarship
The Tourette Association of America and the American Brain Foundation have announced the 2021 Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome that aims to recogniz...Full Article
Google, Facebook and Twitter Collaborate to Support Recovery Month
The Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP) - a non-profit dedicated to consumer protection and education around online pharmacies and prescription drugs - and a coalition ...Full Article
2020 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health Honors Global Advocates for the Poor and Children with Psychiatric Illness
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health: Myrna Weissman, Ph.D, for her transformative work in the...
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Introducing Sean’s Legacy, an Online Grassroots Organization Elevating the Conversation Around LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention
Introducing Sean’s Legacy, an online grassroots organization elevating the conversation around LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention and encouraging others to foster a safe space in...Full Article
Mission Homefront: Translating Research into Practice in Veterans Healthcare
In keeping with its commitment to improving veterans healthcare, Jonas Philanthropies has announced its first-ever virtual conference: Mission Homefront: Translating Research...Full Article
NDEAM 2020 – “Increasing Access and Opportunity” for Americans with Disabilities
2020 is a year unlike any other. This year will be long remembered for the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and the hotly contested president...Full Article
Vitamin B1 Deficiency A Key Factor in the Development of Alcohol-Related Dementia
A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. However, we do not yet fully u...Full Article
Helping Teens with Type 1 Diabetes Improve Diabetes Control with MyDiaTextÓ
Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The challenges of managing multiple doses of daily insulin ...Full Article
Obesity May Alter Immune System Response To Covid-19
Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new manuscript published in the End...Full Article
Rare Hyperinflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19 Described
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden and Tor Vergata University of Rome in Italy have mapped the immune response in children affected...Full Article
Inhaling Air Pollution from Western Wildfires like 'Smoking 25 Cigarettes a Day'
Wildfires in California have impacted the air quality in the San Francisco region. Dexter Henry spoke with Bay Area residents about how they've been impacted. As the sun rose...Full Article
Brain Protein Linked to Seizures, Abnormal Social Behaviors
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in t...Full Article
When Doing Good Boosts Health, Well-Being
Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association....Full Article
ASHA Offers Educational Resources About Stuttering, Corrects Misconceptions Reported in Recent News Stories
With stuttering a topic of national interest in the news, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is correcting some recent misconceptions reported about the s...Full Article
Kentucky ICU Nurse Balanced Care for COVID Patients with Steps to Protect her Daughter with Rare Liver Disease
Kentucky ICU nurse Emily Ventura was on the front lines in treating patients with COVID-19, working long and stress-filled hours and supporting colleagues as they worked to ma...Full Article
Studies by AHN Neurologists Improve Understanding of Stroke Therapy Risks in Patients with Chronic Health Conditions
Intravenous thrombolysis may put stroke patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at a higher risk for intracranial bleeding and mortality, according to a recent study publis...Full Article
School’s Back, Now What?
This year’s “back-to-school” looks very different for families grappling with the pandemic. While some students will return to in-person learning, many will take their classes...Full Article
Detective work in the cell: Scientists uncover a new RNA-modifying enzyme
Scientists led by Javier Martinez from the Max Perutz Labs, a joint venture of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, have identified a unique chemical...Full Article
FlexJobs and Mental Health America Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Workers Have Experienced Burnout
According to a survey of more than 1,500 respondents, seventy-five percent of people have experienced burnout at work, with 40 percent saying they’ve experienced burnout durin...Full Article
Anorexia May Stunt Young Women’s Growth
Girls with anorexia nervosa can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Cli...Full Article
American Academy of Nursing Designates Five Renowned Nurse Leaders as Living Legends
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will officially designate five incredible nurse leaders as Living Legends at the Academy’s Transforming Health, Driving Policy confer...Full Article
Hackensack Meridian Health Observational Study Identifies Drug that Improves Survival in Sickest COVID-19 Patients
Researchers at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health network, have utilized its statewide observational database of more than 5,000 h...
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Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Receives Prestigious American Hospital Association Award for Community Health Work
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine is pleased to announce it has won the prestigious NOVA Award from the American Hospital Association – distinguishing it as just one of a...Full Article
