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New and more effective treatment for Pompe disease

Rare diseases are sometimes the most difficult to treat because of a lack of research and fewer participants to study.

16 Apr 2021

Combination of 2-Photon 3D-printer and bioink allows precise, direct printing of living cells

The combination of a 2-Photon 3D-printer with an innovative hydrogel-based bioink allows the direct printing of 3D structures containing living cells at both the meso- and microscale.

16 Apr 2021

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The findings, published today in Science Immunology, suggest only a single vaccine dose may be needed to produce a sufficient antibody response.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers evaluate the ability of visio-vestibular examination to enhance concussion diagnosis

Early and accurate diagnosis leads to optimal recovery from concussion. Over the past year across a series of studies, the Minds Matter Concussion Program research team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has systematically evaluated the use of the visio-vestibular examination (VVE) and its ability to enhance concussion diagnosis and management.

16 Apr 2021

Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

The complex patterns of genetic ancestry uncovered from genomic data in health care systems can provide valuable insights into both genetic and environmental factors underlying many common and rare diseases--insights that are far more targeted and specific than those derived from traditional ethnic or racial labels like Hispanic or Black, according to a team of Mount Sinai researchers.

16 Apr 2021

“Expansion Hunter” method can detect DNA errors that lead to repeat expansion diseases

Detecting hidden genetic defects by applying an existing method to an existing datasets. Researchers at Radboud university medical center have succeeded.

16 Apr 2021

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer.

16 Apr 2021

Targeting brain protein may lead to new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders

Neurological disorders are the number one cause of disability in the world, leading to seven million deaths each year. Yet few treatments exist for these diseases, which progressively diminish a person's ability to move and think.

16 Apr 2021

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found mutations in a novel gene that may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy.

16 Apr 2021

Analysis: Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of COVID-19 pandemic

A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found that Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of the pandemic, both in overall mortality and specifically in years of potential life lost, in an analysis of 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.).

16 Apr 2021

Study finds that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment to prevent vision loss

More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment to prevent vision loss from glaucoma.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

Fifty-five years ago, America's death toll from automobile crashes was sky-high. Nearly 50,000 people died every year from motor vehicle crashes, at a time when the nation's population was much smaller than today.

16 Apr 2021

S-2-hydroxyglutarate keeps endothelial cells in a dormant state, reveals study

The inner surface of blood vessels is lined by a wafer-thin layer of cells known as the endothelium, which forms a crucial barrier between blood and the surrounding tissue.

16 Apr 2021

Study: Previous COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people, according to an observational study of more than 3,000 healthy members of the US Marines Corps most of whom were aged 18-20 years, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.

16 Apr 2021

Remote and virtual health care models can negatively impact small physician offices

In a newly released study, researchers found that remote and virtual care models can negatively impact small physician offices.

16 Apr 2021

Chile and Uruguay are experiencing their worst moment of COVID-19 pandemic

Chile and Uruguay emerged as model cases last year for their handling of the COVID-19 crisis and are among the top five countriesin the world with the most vaccine doses administered per 100 people daily.

15 Apr 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has worsened global maternal and perinatal outcomes

Immediate action is required to preserve safe maternity care worldwide, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens global maternal and perinatal outcomes, especially in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), a study warns.

15 Apr 2021

CU researcher receives NIH grant to analyze the link between gut microbiome and osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis affects the joints, but according to researcher Michael Zuscik, PhD, it may start in the gut.

15 Apr 2021

UGA receives NIH contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research.

15 Apr 2021

Researchers identify two distinct phenotypes of COVID-19-associated ARDS

Approximately one in four patients hospitalized for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with severe COVID-19 infections may have a distinct phenotype (disease presentation) or biochemical profile associated with organ dysfunction, blood-clotting abnormalities and greater risk of death than patients with other, seemingly similar forms of the disease, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found.

15 Apr 2021

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New and more effective treatment for Pompe disease

Combination of 2-Photon 3D-printer and bioink allows precise, direct printing of living cells

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

Researchers evaluate the ability of visio-vestibular examination to enhance concussion diagnosis

Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

“Expansion Hunter” method can detect DNA errors that lead to repeat expansion diseases

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Targeting brain protein may lead to new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

Analysis: Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of COVID-19 pandemic

Study finds that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment to prevent vision loss

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

S-2-hydroxyglutarate keeps endothelial cells in a dormant state, reveals study

Study: Previous COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

Remote and virtual health care models can negatively impact small physician offices

Chile and Uruguay are experiencing their worst moment of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has worsened global maternal and perinatal outcomes

CU researcher receives NIH grant to analyze the link between gut microbiome and osteoarthritis

UGA receives NIH contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research

Researchers identify two distinct phenotypes of COVID-19-associated ARDS

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