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Study provides a more effective treatment approach to preventing graft-versus-host-disease

A new study led by UC Davis Health researchers showed that blocking IL-6 and TNF cytokines provides a more effective approach to preventing life-threatening graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), an inflammatory condition that develops in patients after their allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

16 Dec 2021

Mount Sinai expands resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities

Mount Sinai's Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth (CSRPG) has expanded its resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities through a partnership with faith-based organizations in Harlem, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, all disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

16 Dec 2021

PET scans can be used to see drug movement in the body to better treat bacterial infections

Treating bacterial infections associated with orthopaedic implants has often been a case of too little, too late.

16 Dec 2021

Extensive dataset may help develop deeper insights in cognitive and computational neuroscience

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have published an extensive dataset that uses cutting-edge, high-field (7T) fMRI technology to probe how humans perceive, interpret and memorize naturalistic photographs.

16 Dec 2021

Children exposed to maltreatment more likely to show personality traits related to suicidal risk

An article published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine reveals child maltreatment increases some determining risk factors in adolescents' suicidal behaviors.

16 Dec 2021

Study determines minimally effective dose of clinical candidate gene therapy vector to treat hemophilia A

Researchers determined the minimally effective dose (MED) of a clinical candidate gene therapy vector for treating hemophilia A.

16 Dec 2021

Study: Pregnant women in areas with worse health disparities are at greater risk of adverse outcomes

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied outcomes for young women at a county hospital and found that while 97% of them accessed prenatal care, those with greater social needs were associated with adverse outcomes both during pregnancy and during the early weeks of their babies' lives.

16 Dec 2021

Antibody-like proteins derived from sharks may be used to combat future SARS outbreaks

Small, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs - derived from the immune systems of sharks - can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study published Dec. 16.

16 Dec 2021

Cedars-Sinai researchers discover growth hormone in the colon that influences aging process

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified growth hormone in the colon that increases as the colon ages—a discovery that can help guide the development of a new anti-aging therapy.

16 Dec 2021

Nanoparticle therapeutic can be a potential new approach for treating malignant pleural effusion

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).

16 Dec 2021

Smartphone apps could help reduce alcohol consumption among college-age drinkers

Smartphone apps to track blood alcohol abound, but until now had little evidence to show they help manage drinking in young adults.

16 Dec 2021

The mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. healthcare workers, first-responders

Researchers at UW Medicine and the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System worked with emergency medicine physicians at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. healthcare workers and first-responders.

16 Dec 2021

NIH scientists highlight the urgent need for universal coronavirus vaccines

A growing body of scientific evidence, considered together with ecological reality, strongly suggest that novel coronaviruses will continue to infect bats and other animal reservoirs and potentially emerge to pose a pandemic threat to humans.

16 Dec 2021

The Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer to be established with $30 million gift

University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser has committed $30 million to Michigan Medicine to establish an innovative, patient-focused program in prostate cancer.

16 Dec 2021

Novel technique developed to observe cancer cells’ metastatic potential

When cancer cells metastasize, they morph, becoming missile-shaped in order to penetrate into other tissues throughout the body.

16 Dec 2021

Study finds high psychological distress among UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19

Extremely concerning levels of psychological distress are reported in results from a longitudinal study of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19. The findings could help how staff are supported in healthcare services now and in future.

16 Dec 2021

Study details the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infections

Findings from a new study published today provide guidance for increasing the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious pathogens including SARS-CoV-2. T

16 Dec 2021

Hormone levels in the womb before birth linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood

Hormone levels in the womb before birth have been potentially linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood, reveals a new study of genetic and environmental information from the world's largest database of twins.

16 Dec 2021

Treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy appears safe and reduces maternal risk

Treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy appears safe for many women and may reduce maternal risk for severe hypertension without increasing fetal and neonatal risks, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Hypertension.

16 Dec 2021

Risk of cardiovascular disease increases with stress and adverse life events, finds study

The risk of cardiovascular disease rises with an increasing burden of perceived stress, financial problems and adverse life events, a major international study with University of Gothenburg researchers as main authors shows. They were able to link the risk of both heart attack and stroke with high stress levels.

16 Dec 2021

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Study provides a more effective treatment approach to preventing graft-versus-host-disease

Mount Sinai expands resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities

PET scans can be used to see drug movement in the body to better treat bacterial infections

Extensive dataset may help develop deeper insights in cognitive and computational neuroscience

Children exposed to maltreatment more likely to show personality traits related to suicidal risk

Study determines minimally effective dose of clinical candidate gene therapy vector to treat hemophilia A

Study: Pregnant women in areas with worse health disparities are at greater risk of adverse outcomes

Antibody-like proteins derived from sharks may be used to combat future SARS outbreaks

Cedars-Sinai researchers discover growth hormone in the colon that influences aging process

Nanoparticle therapeutic can be a potential new approach for treating malignant pleural effusion

Smartphone apps could help reduce alcohol consumption among college-age drinkers

The mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. healthcare workers, first-responders

NIH scientists highlight the urgent need for universal coronavirus vaccines

The Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer to be established with $30 million gift

Novel technique developed to observe cancer cells’ metastatic potential

Study finds high psychological distress among UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19

Study details the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infections

Hormone levels in the womb before birth linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood

Treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy appears safe and reduces maternal risk

Risk of cardiovascular disease increases with stress and adverse life events, finds study

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