Three-dimensional, or volumetric, images are widely used in medical imaging. Such images faithfully represent the 3D spatial relationships present in
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Pollutant levels after Hurricane Harvey exceeded lifetime cancer risk in some areas
The unprecedented rainfall from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 brought more than flood damage to southeast Texas. For people living in
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New study lays bare inequalities in life expectancy across Wales
The gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived parts of Wales increased in the years leading up
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New treatment can reduce facial pressure injuries from PPE in frontline healthcare workers
A study has found that a new ‘care bundle’ can reduce the incidence of facial pressure injuries in frontline COVID-19
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New Barrett’s esophagus monitoring method could aid in easier and more precise prognoses
A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients could result in earlier and easier identification
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New dawn in the war on a debilitating bowel disease
New dawn in the war on a debilitating bowel disease that blights the lives of so many – as a
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Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID-19
The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report
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COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distancing, contact tracing
In-school COVID-19 transmission is rare—even among close school contacts of those who test positive for the virus—when schools heed public
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Polymerized estrogen provides neuroprotection in preclinical testing
A novel form of polymerized estrogen developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can provide neuroprotection when implanted at the site of
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UK variant spread rapidly in care homes in England: study
The UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly in care homes in England in November and December last year, broadly reflecting
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