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New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

If heart attacks blared a warning signal, patients would have a better chance of avoiding them. That's the idea behind a new imaging technique developed by a Spartan-led team of researchers.

9 Aug 2021

New recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases from solid tumors

Brain metastases are a common and dangerous complication in cancer patients. Under the leadership of experts from MedUni Vienna, two of the largest international oncology societies have published new clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases from solid tumors.

9 Aug 2021

Study sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on ethnocultural communities

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on ethnocultural community members living in vulnerable circumstances.

9 Aug 2021

Afrocentric health-promotion approach can help increase vaccination rates among Black people

To increase vaccination rates among Black people who are at high risk of COVID-19, employing an Afrocentric health-promotion approach that is centered on respecting patients' values and perspectives can help.

9 Aug 2021

‘The Vaccination Queen’: Nurse practitioner takes covid shots house to house in Puerto Rico

Abigail Matos-Pagán entered a bright-blue house in Mayagüez earlier this summer and was met by Beatriz Gastón, who quietly led the way to her mother's small room. Matos-Pagán had come to provide a covid-19 vaccine for Wildelma Gastón, 88, whose arthritis and other health concerns confine her to bed.

9 Aug 2021

Study of antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in convalescent individuals

In addition to clinical trials conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of the mRNA vaccines, additional studies began describing the serological response to the vaccines under "real-world" conditions, especially with the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 variants and case reports of vaccine escape.

9 Aug 2021

New compound inspired by tapeworm drugs shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19

A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19 in laboratory studies, according to a new publication appearing online in the journal ACS Infectious Disease.

9 Aug 2021

Scientists identify calpeptin as potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2

A team of US-based scientists has recently conducted a robust high-throughput screening to identify potential entry inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The screening identifies calpeptin as a potent and highly specific inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

9 Aug 2021

Availability heuristic plays a role in how physicians make complex testing decisions

Emergency department physicians who saw patients with a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in the lung - were about 15% likelier over the next 10 days to test subsequent patients for the same thing.

8 Aug 2021

Oral drug found to be effective, safe for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease

Pooled results from recent clinical trials indicate that an oral drug called roxadustat is an effective treatment for anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease.

6 Aug 2021

New tabletop device can quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 from saliva samples

Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a small tabletop device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample in about an hour.

6 Aug 2021

New CDC-funded community initiative in Georgia leverages local artists as trusted vaccine messengers

To help build confidence in and increase demand for COVID-19 vaccination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and several other organizations on an innovative community initiative leveraging local artists as trusted vaccine messengers.

6 Aug 2021

Education and employment experiences in early adulthood play a role in later life cardiovascular health

New research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that education and employment experiences in early adulthood contribute to cardiovascular health inequalities in later life, independent of occupation and family income in mid-adulthood.

6 Aug 2021

Light therapy may speed up the healing of burns by activating growth protein

Light therapy may accelerate the healing of burns, according to a University at Buffalo-led study.

6 Aug 2021

New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects COVID-19 variants from saliva samples

With the Delta variant wreaking havoc on unvaccinated populations and COVID-19 cases spiking around the world, the pandemic is far from over.

6 Aug 2021

Research reveals a microRNA network as putative mediators of myocardial reductive stress

Last year, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reported that reductive stress - an imbalance in the normal oxidation/reduction homeostasis - caused pathological changes associated with heart failure in a mouse model.

6 Aug 2021

Study examines the effect of vitamin D supplementation on kidney health in adults with prediabetes

A recent clinical trial described in CJASN has examined the potential of vitamin D supplementation for protecting the kidney health of individuals with pre-diabetes.

6 Aug 2021

Review: Quality improvement studies in Ireland conform to high reporting standards

A review by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in collaboration with the HSE National Quality Improvement Team has found that quality improvement (QI) studies in Ireland over a five-year period conformed to high reporting standards and enhanced multiple elements of healthcare quality.

6 Aug 2021

Scientists use AI to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer that can predict whether the cancer will return after treatment - and which can be identified from routinely acquired tissue biopsy samples of early-stage breast cancer.

6 Aug 2021

Low-cost face masks and AC filters are effective against airborne toxins from algal blooms

Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and elsewhere.

6 Aug 2021

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New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

New recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases from solid tumors

Study sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on ethnocultural communities

Afrocentric health-promotion approach can help increase vaccination rates among Black people

‘The Vaccination Queen’: Nurse practitioner takes covid shots house to house in Puerto Rico

Study of antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in convalescent individuals

New compound inspired by tapeworm drugs shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19

Scientists identify calpeptin as potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2

Availability heuristic plays a role in how physicians make complex testing decisions

Oral drug found to be effective, safe for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease

New tabletop device can quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 from saliva samples

New CDC-funded community initiative in Georgia leverages local artists as trusted vaccine messengers

Education and employment experiences in early adulthood play a role in later life cardiovascular health

Light therapy may speed up the healing of burns by activating growth protein

New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects COVID-19 variants from saliva samples

Research reveals a microRNA network as putative mediators of myocardial reductive stress

Study examines the effect of vitamin D supplementation on kidney health in adults with prediabetes

Review: Quality improvement studies in Ireland conform to high reporting standards

Scientists use AI to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer

Low-cost face masks and AC filters are effective against airborne toxins from algal blooms

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