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Study suggests vaping does not increase risk of COVID-19

Researchers examine the risk of PCR-confirmed COVID-19 with the use of e-cigarettes.

12 Jul 2022

How common is pediatric cannabis use and what are the risks?

New research evaluated the recent usage of marijuana and its derivative products, their effects and clinical manifestations, perceptions, pharmaceutics, epidemiological studies, and the long-term ramifications in pediatric populations.

12 Jul 2022

American Roentgen Ray Society announces dramatic increase in AJR's impact factor in 2021

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is proud to announce that the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) dramatically increased its impact factor in 2021, rising from 3.959 to 6.582.

12 Jul 2022

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

12 Jul 2022

Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease in people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

New research has found people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who regularly exercise could substantially reduce their risk of chronic kidney disease.

12 Jul 2022

Scientists explore antigenic imprinting in SARS-CoV-2

A recently published study compared monoclonal RBD antibody responses induced by SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant infections to antibodies induced by the ancestral virus in immunologically naive subjects.

12 Jul 2022

BU researcher wins Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Andrew Berical, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is the recipient of the Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

12 Jul 2022

Breastfeeding provides an immune boost that helps infants to fight off infectious diseases

When infants breastfeed, they receive an immune boost that helps them fight off infectious diseases, according to recent research from Binghamton University Associate Professor of Anthropology Katherine Wander.

12 Jul 2022

Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the EpiPen was the primary option, a new study shows.

12 Jul 2022

NCCN publishes new guidelines for treating pediatric CNS cancers

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network published new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Pediatric Central Nervous System Cancers.

12 Jul 2022

University of Oxford begins recruiting for Phase I trial of new TB vaccine

The University of Oxford has begun recruiting for a Phase I trial with a tuberculosis vaccine in human volunteers at Oxford to develop a new way to test the efficacy of future TB vaccines - with the first volunteers being challenged today (Wednesday).

12 Jul 2022

Network-based machine learning method helps predict cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is a new cancer treatment that activates the body's immune system to fight against cancer cells without using chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

12 Jul 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: One ER doctor grapples with the inequities of American health care

Dr. Thomas Fisher, an emergency room physician at a hospital on Chicago’s South Side, has written “The Emergency,” an up-close chronicle of the covid-19 pandemic's first year.

12 Jul 2022

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn't safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees.

12 Jul 2022

Cornell researchers engineer a biohybrid composite material that mimics natural tissue

Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists, but a new material created at Cornell demonstrates a promising new approach to mimicking natural tissue.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers create a comprehensive map of how complex networks of genes function together

Using new technologies to study thousands of genes simultaneously within immune cells, researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford School of Medicine have created the most detailed map yet of how complex networks of genes function together.

11 Jul 2022

Commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs may be effective in treating obesity

Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern suggests.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer.

11 Jul 2022

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced myocardial ischemia (lack of blood flow to the heart) are likely to benefit from heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, while those with mild or no ischemia are not, according to a new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

11 Jul 2022

Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

A unique Mount Sinai study focused on a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows that young Black adults are twice as likely to have atherosclerosis as similarly situated young Hispanic adults.

11 Jul 2022

Medicine News and Research

Study suggests vaping does not increase risk of COVID-19

How common is pediatric cannabis use and what are the risks?

American Roentgen Ray Society announces dramatic increase in AJR's impact factor in 2021

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease in people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

Scientists explore antigenic imprinting in SARS-CoV-2

BU researcher wins Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Breastfeeding provides an immune boost that helps infants to fight off infectious diseases

Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

NCCN publishes new guidelines for treating pediatric CNS cancers

University of Oxford begins recruiting for Phase I trial of new TB vaccine

Network-based machine learning method helps predict cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

‘An Arm and a Leg’: One ER doctor grapples with the inequities of American health care

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

Cornell researchers engineer a biohybrid composite material that mimics natural tissue

Researchers create a comprehensive map of how complex networks of genes function together

Commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs may be effective in treating obesity

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

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