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Researchers mapping the extent of IBD in the UK are seeking people's help

Scientists mapping the extent of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the UK are asking the public to help. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of IBD and affect more than 500,000people in theUK.

1 Dec 2021

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Researchers investigate potentially amyloidogenic peptide fragments that could be associated with the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 and long-COVID.

30 Nov 2021

Scientists develop a smartwatch-based device for early detection of COVID-19

Scientists have developed a wearable device that can detect the early onset of COVID-19 in real-time by analyzing the aberrant changes in physiological parameters caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

30 Nov 2021

UK study finds COVID-19 from Delta and Alpha infections are clinically similar

Research suggests that COVID-19 from Delta or Alpha infections is clinically similar, yet Delta is more transmissible than Alpha.

30 Nov 2021

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients may experience breathing issues, chronic fatigue syndrome

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to study in JACC: Heart Failure, which is the first of its kind to identify a correlation between long-haul COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome.

29 Nov 2021

Do we need COVID-19 vaccine boosters?

An article published recently in the Journal of Virology explored the science behind COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

29 Nov 2021

An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections by variant and vaccine

Researchers compared the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 genotypes to the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

28 Nov 2021

Study finds no evidence to support favipiravir use in mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Researchers conducted a Phase II randomized placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial between July 8, 2020, and March 23. 2021.

28 Nov 2021

Household mixing increased during the third COVID-19 lockdown, study reports

Household mixing significantly decreased in the first lockdown in England and remained relatively low in the second lockdown, but increased during the third lockdown, reports a study published in Scientific Reports.

25 Nov 2021

Triple combination symptoms anosmia-fatigue-cough more specific to COVID-19 than single symptoms

In a research paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, the authors developed COVID–Online, a symptom checking application in Germany.

25 Nov 2021

New AI predictive algorithm greatly improves timeliness and accuracy of sepsis predictions

Each year, sepsis affects more than 30 million people worldwide, causing an estimated six million deaths. Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and is often life-threatening.

25 Nov 2021

Can dexamethasone reduce prolonged COVID-19 symptoms?

A new study assesses hospitalized patients after recovering from COVID-19 by comparing the individuals before and after being treated with dexamethasone.

24 Nov 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The big Biden budget bill passes the House

President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" social spending bill passed the House last week, but the legislation faces a new and different set of hurdles in the Senate, where it will need the support of every single Democrat, plus approval by the Senate parliamentarian.

23 Nov 2021

Adolescents with multiple concussions show disruption in the brain's default mode network

Adolescents and young adults with post-concussive symptoms who suffered three to five concussions showed disruption in the default mode network, an interconnected network of brain regions involved in wakeful rest and internal thoughts.

22 Nov 2021

Study highlights the toll of technology on work-from-home moms during COVID-19 pandemic

It's no secret that being a work-from-home mom during the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic was a drag. And those tech tools – video meetings and texting – designed to make remote work easier? They just added to the stress and exacerbated the mental health toll on burnt out moms trying to hold everything together.

21 Nov 2021

The Power of Digitalization in the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Sectors

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Frank Buescher and Wael Yared about the increasing digitalization of the life sciences and diagnostics sectors and the possibilities this entails.

From Tecan 19 Nov 2021

Can you take the COVID-19 and Influenza vaccines on the same day?

Scientists have conducted a substudy within a phase 3 UK trial and have reported the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine when co-administered with licensed seasonal influenza vaccines.

19 Nov 2021

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, a renowned bariatric and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon, has been named chief of surgery at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

18 Nov 2021

What is the global prevalence of long COVID?

This study aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis of information on the prevalence and symptoms of PASC.

18 Nov 2021

Short-term severe calorie restriction safe, feasible, and well tolerated by cancer patients

A diet involving short-term, severe calorie restriction was safe, feasible, and resulted in a decrease of blood glucose and growth factor concentration, reduction in peripheral blood immunosuppressive cells, and enhanced intratumor T-cell infiltration in cancer patients receiving standard-of-care therapy, according to the results of a clinical trial.

18 Nov 2021

Fatigue News and Research

Researchers mapping the extent of IBD in the UK are seeking people's help

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Scientists develop a smartwatch-based device for early detection of COVID-19

UK study finds COVID-19 from Delta and Alpha infections are clinically similar

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients may experience breathing issues, chronic fatigue syndrome

Do we need COVID-19 vaccine boosters?

An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections by variant and vaccine

Study finds no evidence to support favipiravir use in mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Household mixing increased during the third COVID-19 lockdown, study reports

Triple combination symptoms anosmia-fatigue-cough more specific to COVID-19 than single symptoms

New AI predictive algorithm greatly improves timeliness and accuracy of sepsis predictions

Can dexamethasone reduce prolonged COVID-19 symptoms?

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The big Biden budget bill passes the House

Adolescents with multiple concussions show disruption in the brain's default mode network

Study highlights the toll of technology on work-from-home moms during COVID-19 pandemic

The Power of Digitalization in the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Sectors

Can you take the COVID-19 and Influenza vaccines on the same day?

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

What is the global prevalence of long COVID?

Short-term severe calorie restriction safe, feasible, and well tolerated by cancer patients

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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