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Waves in the maze of no return: Anti-reflective structure for perfect transmission

July 14, 2022

Researchers have developed a surprising method to eliminate wave reflections. The method allows the calculation of a tailor-made anti-reflective structure. It can be used, for example, to design an additional layer to a wall that is only partially perm…

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Risk factors in adults with cardiovascular disease are worsening over time despite advances in secondary prevention, study shows

July 14, 2022

In an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers conclude that CVD risk ‘profiles’ in secondary prevention have failed to improve over the last two decades.

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Action of drug compounds in tissue revealed by new technique

July 14, 2022

A new technique that can analyze how drug molecules bind to proteins in tissue samples could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development.

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Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases

July 14, 2022

Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis.

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Professional soccer players fought fatigue for six weeks after COVID infection, study finds

July 14, 2022

Matchday performance of professional soccer players dropped after recovering from COVID-19 with three quarters fighting fatigue for six weeks, a study has found.

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C. difficile drives some colorectal cancers, study suggests

July 14, 2022

Data suggest that Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, a bacterial species well known for causing serious diarrheal infections, may also drive colorectal cancer.

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Virtual reality app trial shown to reduce common phobias

July 14, 2022

The trial studied phobia patients using a headset and a smartphone app treatment programme — a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree video exposure therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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Genetic discovery to improve lung cancer treatment

July 14, 2022

Treatment for lung cancer has improved in recent years, and a new study has found how to make it even more effective for all patients.

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Researchers capture the first example of an extremely bright, and fast-evolving astronomical event in the distant universe

July 14, 2022

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious short-duration astronomical event that was as bright as a superluminous supernova, but evolving much faster.

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Consumer product-related traumatic brain injury in children has increased significantly since 2000, study finds

July 14, 2022

New research investigates consumer product-related traumatic brain injuries (CP-TBI) among school-aged children for a 20-year period by differentiating age groups, levels of education, and gender and evaluating trends with the time-point regression met…

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Take the burn out of sunscreen testing: Experts

July 14, 2022

Exposing humans to ultraviolet radiation to test sunscreen effectiveness should be phased out, according to scientists and cancer experts.

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For people with heart defects, mental health support is essential to care at every age

July 14, 2022

Resilience and a high quality of life are demonstrated by many individuals born with heart defects; however, they may face a range of health-related psychological and social challenges throughout their lives. A new scientific statement reviews potentia…

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Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too

July 14, 2022

A new study of data from Chicago found that the neighborhoods where violent crime fell the most, cardiovascular disease mortality fell sharply, too

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Not enough men in their 40s are getting screened for diabetes, study finds

July 14, 2022

Not enough men in Alberta, Canada — especially those in their 40s — are getting tested for diabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease, cancer and other complications, according to new population health research.

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Hidden consciousness detected with EEG predicts recovery of unresponsive patients

July 14, 2022

Using EEG to identify covert consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients could help predict which ones may recover, researchers have found.

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Machine learning identifies gun purchasers at risk of suicide

July 14, 2022

A first-of-its-kind study from the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis shows an algorithm can forecast the likelihood of firearm suicide using handgun purchasing data.

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Multimorbidity

July 14, 2022
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Protective effects of statins on COVID-19 risk, severity and fatal outcome: a nationwide Swedish cohort study

July 14, 2022
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Nutritional support for successful weaning in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation

July 14, 2022
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Optimal reproduction of a porcine benign biliary stricture model using endobiliary radiofrequency ablation

July 14, 2022
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