Cart is empty A new study led by researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that adolescent emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts, self-harm and self-poisoning increased across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among adolescent girls.
Real-time live tissue sensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
A new research paper titled “Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma” has been published in Oncotarget.
How a 16th century Italian anatomist came up with the word ‘placenta’: It reminded him of a cake
Ever wondered where the placenta got its name?
New research sheds light on where and how we feel different kinds of love
Researchers at Aalto University have made a map of where in the body different types of love are felt and how strongly they are experienced.
Identifying sepsis: Only two out of four recommended screening tools found to be useful
Two out of the four internationally-recommended screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognizing sepsis, according to new research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
COVID-infected adults with 4 or more underlying diseases, or advanced age, face higher risk of ICU stay, death
Whether vaccinated or not, having at least four disease risk factors put adults hospitalized due to COVID-19 at higher risk for critical outcomes, according to a 10-state study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) VISION Network. The study describes the characteristics of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 from June 2021 through March 2023 and enumerates their risk factors for critical outcomes, defined as intensive care unit (ICU) admission and/or in-hospital death.
At which age are we happiest?
An evaluation of over 400 samples shows how subjective well-being develops over the course of a lifespan.
A new communication medium between cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts
Myocardial fibrosis is major pathological outcome after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury and a major risk factor for heart failure. MI/R injury induces cardiomyocyte damage or even death, which in turn stimulates fibroblast activation and fibrosis, but the intercellular communication mechanism remains unknown.
NHS trusts earning hundreds of millions of pounds in private income, new study shows
UK Hospital trusts are relying more and more on private income to boost their finances, with one Trust making more than half their income from commercial activities, a new study has revealed.
States maintain outdated laws that create barriers to screening and treatment for alcohol use disorder, finds analysis
Eighteen U.S. states have laws that allow insurance companies to deny health care payments to treat people who were intoxicated when they sustained an injury, despite evidence showing that these laws prevent people from receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder and shift costs from insurance companies to the health care system, the government, individuals and families.