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Inhibition of NLRP3 complex can reduce inflammation in melanoma patients

Cancer doctors may soon have a new tool for treating melanoma and other types of cancer, thanks to work being done by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

8 Apr 2021

Cross-border asthma study investigates hygiene hypothesis amid COVID-19 pandemic

A cross-border investigation of children's susceptibility to asthma and other childhood illnesses in the United States and Mexico is the focus of a new study led by researchers in the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

8 Apr 2021

Joint industry project to advance markerless 3D analysis of biomechanics for sports, medicine

Southwest Research Institute has launched a joint industry project (JIP) to advance markerless 3D analysis of biomechanics for sports and medical applications.

8 Apr 2021

Racial diversity and poverty may influence heart-failure morbidity and mortality

Race associates with the risk of death from end-stage heart failure. So, identifying the molecular determinants of that risk may help the pursuit of the novel diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure, and its therapy.

8 Apr 2021

Compassion training can improve the well-being of relatives of people with mental illness

If relatives of people with mental illness become better at accepting the difficult emotions and life events they experience - which is what training in compassion is about - their anxiety, depression and stress is reduced.

8 Apr 2021

Majority of New Zealanders see a silver lining to COVID-19 lockdown

Two thirds of New Zealanders believed there were 'silver linings' to the country's Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown imposed in March last year, a University of Otago survey has found.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers develop innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by human tendons

Sutures are used to close wounds and speed up the natural healing process, but they can also complicate matters by causing damage to soft tissues with their stiff fibers. To remedy the problem, researchers from Montreal have developed innovative tough gel sheathed (TGS) sutures inspired by the human tendon.

8 Apr 2021

Little evidence of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism in public opinion

Invariably, vaccination programs in high-income countries (HICs) are in a much better position due to their ability to secure a greater number of vaccines from multiple companies. On the contrary, lower-income countries have failed to obtain a sufficient number of vaccines.

8 Apr 2021

Manufacturing workers more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs.

7 Apr 2021

COVID-19 antibodies persist in breast milk for months following mother’s vaccination

Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Apr 2021

Michigan Medicine to kick off first national study on allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

In a carefully controlled study, Michigan Medicine researchers will kick off the first national trial to study allergic reactions to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

7 Apr 2021

Phase II of Singapore's National Precision Medicine strategy to begin in April 2021

Precision medicine is part of Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 strategic goal to transform and protect the health of every Singaporean.

7 Apr 2021

Study highlights how women's choice of birth control is affected by out-of-pocket costs

Getting a birth control implant used to cost some women hundreds of dollars, if they were among the nearly half of privately insured Americans covered by a health plan with a high deductible that they were responsible for paying.

7 Apr 2021

Urolithin A shows promise to slow progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

Progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD) can be delayed in mice by supplementing their diets with Urolithin A, according to new results reported today.

7 Apr 2021

Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist publishes first clinical practice review on diabetes management

New medicines for people who have diabetes seem to pop up all the time. Drugs that help the body break down carbohydrates, drugs that increase excretion of glucose in the urine, drugs that help muscles respond to insulin and drugs that stimulate the pancreas to produce it - the list of pharmaceutical options to treat diabetes gets longer and longer.

7 Apr 2021

Memory and executive function symptoms are valuable for predicting CTE pathology, suggests study

Diagnosing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) during life is crucial for developing therapies and for determining how common the disease is among individuals exposed to repetitive head impacts from contact sports, military service and physical violence.

7 Apr 2021

Medicine News and Research

Inhibition of NLRP3 complex can reduce inflammation in melanoma patients

Cross-border asthma study investigates hygiene hypothesis amid COVID-19 pandemic

Joint industry project to advance markerless 3D analysis of biomechanics for sports, medicine

Racial diversity and poverty may influence heart-failure morbidity and mortality

Compassion training can improve the well-being of relatives of people with mental illness

Majority of New Zealanders see a silver lining to COVID-19 lockdown

Researchers develop innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by human tendons

Little evidence of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism in public opinion

Manufacturing workers more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome

COVID-19 antibodies persist in breast milk for months following mother’s vaccination

Michigan Medicine to kick off first national study on allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

Phase II of Singapore's National Precision Medicine strategy to begin in April 2021

Study highlights how women's choice of birth control is affected by out-of-pocket costs

Urolithin A shows promise to slow progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist publishes first clinical practice review on diabetes management

Memory and executive function symptoms are valuable for predicting CTE pathology, suggests study

NIH-funded clinical trial begins study of systemic allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

Pandemic's mitigation efforts may have contributed to drop in clinical trial completion rates

Manual workers are twice as likely to develop ALS, study finds

New stem cell therapy shows promise to prevent diabetes-related amputations

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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