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The lipid-exchanged, anatomically rigid, imaging/immunostaining compatible, tissue hydrogel (CLARITY) method was initially designed in 2013 by Chung and Deisseroth at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Using this process, post-mortem organs can be labeled for proteins and nucleic acids, enabling analysis of intact samples to create detailed 3D images.

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

When the covid-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than most of his peers.

31 Jan 2023

California author uses dark humor — and a bear — to highlight flawed health system

Mother-to-be Kathleen Founds made a routine doctor's appointment to discuss the risks of antidepressants in pregnancy.

31 Jan 2023

Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

When Kaitlyn Joshua found out she was pregnant in mid-August, she and her husband, Landon Joshua, were excited to have a second baby on the way. They have a 4-year-old daughter and thought that was just the right age to help with a younger sibling.

12 Jan 2023

Newly revised classification tool for standardized diagnostic reporting of melanocytic lesions

With the growing number of skin biopsies performed annually for suspected melanoma, a simple, easily understood standardized classification system for melanocytic lesions is increasingly important to aid pathologists and clinicians who examine millions of tissue samples each year and to alleviate patient confusion and anxiety.

11 Jan 2023

Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost

Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money).

10 Jan 2023

A need for more research on how lifestyle interventions could help high-risk pregnant populations

The prevalence of chronic hypertension (CH) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased considerably in the pregnant population over the recent decades. Notably, the percentage of its occurrence has continued to rise due to increasing rates of obesity and advances in maternal age. Obesity is a key risk factor influencing CH or DM/T2DM.

5 Jan 2023

Are patients with a history of MIS-C at increased risk of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination?

Researchers investigated the reactogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric patients with MIS-C.

5 Jan 2023

Patients receive better care when specialists know referring physicians

Are you likely to receive better care if the specialist treating you knows your primary care physician? The answer appears to be yes, according to new research from Harvard Medical School published Jan. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

3 Jan 2023

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

We are at the halfway point from when we set our ambitious sustainable development goal 3 (SDG3) for good health and well-being by 2030.

23 Dec 2022

Report makes recommendations clarifying the ethics and oversight of chimeric research

A new report on the ethics of crossing species boundaries by inserting human cells into nonhuman animals – research surrounded by debate – makes recommendations clarifying the ethical issues and calling for improved oversight of this work.

13 Dec 2022

Quanterix’s Simoa® technology drives advances in Alzheimer’s disease research presented at 2022 Clinical Trials On Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference

Quanterix Corporation, a company fueling scientific discovery through ultrasensitive biomarker detection, today announced that its Simoa® technology has powered important advances in ongoing clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The findings were presented at the 15th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference held in San Francisco, CA from November 29 to December 2, 2022.

From Quanterix 12 Dec 2022

Researchers identify micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk

Healthy diets are rich in antioxidants like amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C, but exactly how beneficial these micronutrients are for cardiovascular health has long been controversial.

6 Dec 2022

Study reveals the widespread impact of pandemic on long COVID patients and people with other illnesses

Long COVID patients can experience many of the same lingering negative effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being as those experienced by people who become ill with other, non-COVID illnesses, new research suggests.

1 Dec 2022

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

A University of Queensland PhD student has been awarded a national prize for debunking a common myth about children with autism.

30 Nov 2022

Study finds no benefits from angiotensin receptor blocker treatment for COVID-19

In a recent study published in the BMJ, researchers conducted a phase three, multicenter, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of using angiotensin receptor blockers that disrupt the renin-angiotensin system on the clinical outcomes of individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

21 Nov 2022

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

Black, Indigenous and other women of color who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic said these experiences were overshadowed by isolation, confusion and fear, much of it caused by unclear or frequently changing institutional policies, according to a new study.

16 Nov 2022

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It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

California author uses dark humor — and a bear — to highlight flawed health system

Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

Newly revised classification tool for standardized diagnostic reporting of melanocytic lesions

Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost

A need for more research on how lifestyle interventions could help high-risk pregnant populations

Are patients with a history of MIS-C at increased risk of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination?

Patients receive better care when specialists know referring physicians

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

Report makes recommendations clarifying the ethics and oversight of chimeric research

Quanterix’s Simoa® technology drives advances in Alzheimer’s disease research presented at 2022 Clinical Trials On Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference

Researchers identify micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk

Study reveals the widespread impact of pandemic on long COVID patients and people with other illnesses

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

Study finds no benefits from angiotensin receptor blocker treatment for COVID-19

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

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