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COVID-19 vaccine offers lesser, delayed protection against infection in people with cirrhosis

A study shows for the first time that people with cirrhosis who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccination gain important protection against more serious outcomes like hospitalization and death. At the same time, however, the vaccines offer less protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and take longer to take effect in this population.

14 Jul 2021

Study calls for a new approach to replace 'ancestry' in forensics

A new study finds forensics researchers use terms related to ancestry and race in inconsistent ways, and calls for the discipline to adopt a new approach to better account for both the fluidity of populations and how historical events have shaped our skeletal characteristics.

14 Jul 2021

Lott donates $600,000 to the Zero Childhood Cancer Program

Today we'd like to say a big thank you to the Lott for their generous donation of $600,000 to the Zero Childhood Cancer Program.

14 Jul 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs

Electroconvulsive therapy, which may be effective at lowering long-term risks of suicide and death among patients with certain mood disorders, may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

14 Jul 2021

Fungi that live in the gut may be equally important in health and disease

Bacteria's role in gut health has received a lot of attention in recent years. But new research led by scientists at University of Utah Health shows that fungi - another microorganism that lives within us - may be equally important in health and disease.

14 Jul 2021

Early life exposure to antibiotics could alter brain development

Antibiotic exposure early in life could alter human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions, according to a Rutgers researcher.

14 Jul 2021

Research finds Cannabis terpenes as a promising new target for pain therapies

When it comes to the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Cannabis sativa, an unsolved mystery is whether there exists an "entourage effect," whereby the pain-relieving effects of the plant as a whole are greater than any of its individual parts.

14 Jul 2021

Community health workers play an integral role in identifying patients' social needs

Addressing patients' health-related social needs, like housing and food security, is integral to patient care.

14 Jul 2021

New treatment that uses 3D printed implants could bring relief to knee osteoarthritis sufferers

Pioneering 'printed metal' procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis set to be trialled in the UK following MHRA approval.

14 Jul 2021

Vaccine hesitancy among young adults may stall efforts to achieve herd immunity

Vaccine skepticism among young adults may stall efforts to achieve herd immunity - a threshold in which approximately 80 percent of a population is vaccinated against the coronavirus.

14 Jul 2021

Metabolomics: The Individual Metabolic Profile is the Key to Personalized Medicine

The study of these unique substances in each of us paves the way for a revolution in the treatment and prevention of diseases, allowing for early diagnosis and increasingly targeted pharmacological treatments.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 14 Jul 2021

Addressing social needs may help improve care for patients with gynecologic cancer

A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified unmet social needs in women with gynecologic cancer that could be addressed to improve care for patients and lessen disparities.

14 Jul 2021

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

An inflammatory-aging clock called developed by Stanford University School of Medicine and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging can predict how strong your immune system will be in 10 years, when you'll become frail or whether you may develop cardiovascular diseases a few years down the road.

14 Jul 2021

Study uncovers how specific bacteria contribute to common, recurrent gynecological condition

Bacterial vaginosis is the most common and recurrent gynecological condition affecting nearly 30% of women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

14 Jul 2021

Eggs and embryos go through a more dynamic and complex journey than previously thought

The journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube or oviduct toward the uterus is not well understood, mainly because it is inaccessible for direct imaging.

14 Jul 2021

Study assesses the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and the situations of stress and sadness associated with it have not significantly increased the prevalence of depression and anxiety among participants in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil) who live in the city of São Paulo.

13 Jul 2021

Medicine News and Research

COVID-19 vaccine offers lesser, delayed protection against infection in people with cirrhosis

Study calls for a new approach to replace 'ancestry' in forensics

Lott donates $600,000 to the Zero Childhood Cancer Program

Electroconvulsive therapy may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs

Fungi that live in the gut may be equally important in health and disease

Early life exposure to antibiotics could alter brain development

Research finds Cannabis terpenes as a promising new target for pain therapies

Community health workers play an integral role in identifying patients' social needs

New treatment that uses 3D printed implants could bring relief to knee osteoarthritis sufferers

Vaccine hesitancy among young adults may stall efforts to achieve herd immunity

Metabolomics: The Individual Metabolic Profile is the Key to Personalized Medicine

Addressing social needs may help improve care for patients with gynecologic cancer

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

Study uncovers how specific bacteria contribute to common, recurrent gynecological condition

Eggs and embryos go through a more dynamic and complex journey than previously thought

Study assesses the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 vaccine allocation based on health, socioeconomic factors may help minimize deaths

Research provides an update on how electrical impulses in the heart travel from cell to cell

Leading cardiovascular organizations call for global action to improve clinician well-being

U.S. data-protection laws do not reflect the public’s preferences, study reveals

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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