Study evaluates new World Health Organization Labor Care Guide for maternity care providers

The World Health Organization developed the new Labour Care Guide to support clinicians in providing good quality, women-centred care during labour and childbirth. In a study published in Birth, researchers evaluated the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of the new Labour Care Guide for maternity care providers in six countries.

WHO Guideline Development Group advises against use of remdesivir for COVID-19

The antiviral drug remdesivir is not suggested for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, regardless of how severely ill they are, because there is currently no evidence that it improves survival or the need for ventilation, say a WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts in The BMJ today.

Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal

A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Tau protein changes correlate with Alzheimer's disease dementia stage

Research into Alzheimer's disease has long focused on understanding the role of two key proteins, beta amyloid and the tau protein. Found in tangles in patients' brain tissue, a pathological form of the tau protein contributes to propagating the disease in the brain.

Air pollution costs Utahns billions annually and shortens life expectancy by two years

Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state. The mountain valleys of this high elevation region are particularly vulnerable to the buildup of air pollution from vehicles, household heating and power production. Together with high per-capita energy use, this has resulted in periods of poor air quality. However, with so many types of pollution and regional conditions, determining the overall effects of air pollution on Utah's health and economy has been a major challenge. A new study from 23 Utah-based researchers, including five from the University of Utah, sought to do just that.

Missing the radiological forest for the trees

There's a classic video demonstrating how our brains process information and allocate attention in which people bounce and pass basketballs and the viewer is asked to count the passes.

Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice

Small photosynthetic marine algae are a key component of the Arctic marine ecosystem but their role for the ecology of the Arctic Ocean have been underestimated for decades. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists who synthesized more than half a century of research about the occurrence, magnitude and composition of phytoplankton blooms under Arctic sea ice. The results were published in a special issue of Frontiers in Marine Science devoted to Arctic Ocean research.

Scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research appeared online in the journal Cell.

Mining and megaprojects emerge as alarming threat to tropical forests and biodiversity

A new study assessing progress on global efforts to end forest loss worldwide offers the most comprehensive overview to date of the large role that infrastructure and mining play in tropical deforestation, now and in the future. The study finds that an increasing number of megaprojects—massive and complex development projects that may combine transportation, energy and other infrastructure—planned for tropical forests are on track to destroy forests and open remote forested areas to even more development. In particular, this new infrastructure is on track to increase mining activity deeper in the remote forests of South America, Southeast Asia and Central Africa.

Controversy continues over '13 Reasons Why' and adolescent suicide

After its release in 2017, the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" spurred controversy over concerns that its portrayal of a teenage girl's suicide could increase suicide contagion among adolescents.

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Installs iWave Purification System

St. Louis company is one of the region's first to utilize virus inactivation equipment. [PR.com]

Loveforce International Issues a Driver’s License for Convenient Lovers Who Want to Drive Through an Open Sky

Loveforce International issues three new music singles and hosts an e-book giveaway in honor of them. [PR.com]

The New England Center for Children Announces CEO Leadership Succession Plan

Leader in Autism Education Prepares for Future of Growth and Excellence. [PR.com]

MTS Management Group's Ed Roman Releases iPhone Edited Music Video

The iTunes chart-topper from Canada edited his latest music video on an iPhone 8. The single is from his forthcoming album, “A Recipe For Perpetual Spring.” [PR.com]

Acosta Cares Volunteers Plant Trees with KIB, Parks Department Group Adds 25 Trees to West Library Grounds

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) planned for 2020 to be the “Year of the Tree” in Irving. With the help of numerous corporate sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and the Parks Arbor Team, KIB made its goal a reality. The latest tree planting event took ran Nov. 10 at West Irving Library. The event included employees from Acosta Marketing/Mosaic Sales Solutions through its “Acosta Cares” outreach program. [PR.com]

SimplyCast, ICTC, Dalhousie University, and Department of Labour and Advanced Education Partner to Offer 30 Co-Op Work Terms

SimplyCast has partnered with Dalhousie University, the Information and Communications Technology Council, and the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education to offer local students co-op work terms. This partnership will provide up to 30 students paid co-op work terms this winter term to provide valuable work experience. SimplyCast is excited to work with the community partners to support students during the [PR.com]

Private Placement Markets Opens Its Pension Fund – Global Alternative Investment Advisory Division

Private Placement Markets today announced that it has opened its Pension Fund – Global Alternative Investment Advisory Division in Los Angeles. [PR.com]

Sponsor Boeing Presentation Released for the Virtual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference in Two Weeks

SMi Group Reports: Senior representatives from Boeing are set to give a joint presentation at the Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference in December. [PR.com]

Secardeo Offers Auto Enrollment for Web Servers with Public and Private CAs

Secardeo GmbH releases certACME for the auto-enrollment of SSL/TLS certificates. [PR.com]

Pasta for Packs Raises More Than $21,000

Proceeds to benefit Operation Food Search's backpack program. [PR.com]

Cindy Jacques Named to Board of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware

United Methodist Communities appoints Cindy Jacques as the Vice President of housing and community initiatives on the board of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware. [PR.com]

Mobile Deployable Communications 2021 to Discuss the Importance of Allied Interoperability in Communications Technology

The conference will highlight the importance of allied interoperability by discussing international efforts, such as the Federated Mission Network and the Tactical Edge Networking programme. [PR.com]

TEBillion Supports Existing Customers in Light of the Pandemic

TEBillion is giving existing customers an offer price of their intelligent automation tools and expertise to help them sustain business growth despite the COVID-19 outbreak. TEBillion fully understands the challenges their users and partners have faced in terms of business due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In order to support them during this difficult time, together with its partner network, TEBillion is helping existing [PR.com]