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Dr. Wall named as director of pediatric and adolescent orthopedics division

Lindley B. Wall, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's hand and microsurgery service, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Jul 2022

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice.

7 Jul 2022

Novel method poses broad potential for the study of microbiota on a new, functional level

A research group from Turku Bioscience Centre, Finland, has developed a new method for studying the functionality of microbiota through metaproteomics.

6 Jul 2022

Latest omicron subvariants are better at eluding vaccines and antibody treatments

The latest omicron subvariants - including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the United States - are even better at eluding vaccines and most antibody treatments than previous variants, finds a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

5 Jul 2022

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

A study from the National Institutes of Health describes the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection that damages the brain's blood vessels and may lead to short- and long-term neurological symptoms.

5 Jul 2022

COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis of national death certificate data by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears July 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

5 Jul 2022

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Having a baby after breast cancer does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving the disease. A new study shows that survival is no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before, and those with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer.

5 Jul 2022

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema, according to a new study by University of Southampton researchers.

5 Jul 2022

The future of cold storage

In this interview, Jean Fallacara, Managing Director at inTEST Thermal Solutions, talks to us about the future of cold storage and how inTEST is helping move the industry forward.

From inTEST Thermal Solutions 5 Jul 2022

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

It is important to know whether patients have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), as this distinction plays a key role in treatment and prognosis but cannot be reliably determined by established diagnostic means.

5 Jul 2022

Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium wins £1.6m additional funding to support early-stage translational research

A new consortium involving the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has launched to enhance the research to speed up development of real-world diagnostics and treatments, funded by UK Research and Innovation Medical Research Council (UKRI MRC).

4 Jul 2022

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. This episode focuses on the bladder cancer patient support landscape, including a review of the tools and resources available to the community, as well as key unmet needs to address.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

Scientists use single cell techniques to uncover a central dichotomy for colorectal cancer cells

A team of clinician-scientists and scientists, led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore together with collaborators in Europe and South Korea, used single-cell techniques to uncover a central dichotomy for colorectal cancer cells, leading to a proposed update of the classification system for the disease.

1 Jul 2022

Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be sufficiently accurate for use by people on dialysis, a group often plagued by dangerous swings in blood-sugar levels.

29 Jun 2022

Subgroups of preterm born children can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles, study reports

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that, among very preterm born children, subgroups can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles that vary in severity, type, and combinations of deficits.

28 Jun 2022

New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a national study aimed at identifying patients with early-stage lung cancer who are at high risk of having the cancer return, even after surgery and chemotherapy appear to have eliminated their tumors.

28 Jun 2022

Medical Research News and Research

Dr. Wall named as director of pediatric and adolescent orthopedics division

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

Novel method poses broad potential for the study of microbiota on a new, functional level

Latest omicron subvariants are better at eluding vaccines and antibody treatments

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

The future of cold storage

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium wins £1.6m additional funding to support early-stage translational research

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

Scientists use single cell techniques to uncover a central dichotomy for colorectal cancer cells

Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

Subgroups of preterm born children can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles, study reports

New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Phase 1 clinical trial of new influenza vaccine begins at NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda

New technique offers higher-precision scRNA-seq data than current technologies

Study reveals surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports

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