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Scientific statement defines the distinctive features of opioid-associated cardiac arrest

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests triggered by opioid overdose are a significant cause of death among adults 25 to 64, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the nation's largest voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all.

8 Mar 2021

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

8 Mar 2021

New trend can widen racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials

For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials to sites outside the country.

8 Mar 2021

Antidepressants provide no important benefits for managing low back pain

A new systematic review led by UNSW Sydney has found that treating low back pain with antidepressant medicines provides no important benefits and has the potential to cause harm.

8 Mar 2021

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

With a mission of empowering the rare disease community, Illumina has today partnered with medical researchers and families to highlight the importance of genomic sequencing and to shine the spotlight on the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.

8 Mar 2021

Ultrasound elastography do not show the actual status of postoperative liver fibrosis

It is well-known that patients who undergo Fontan surgery slowly develop liver fibrosis for years post-operatively. In the past decade, these incidences have been steadily increasing and this is due partly to the need for an accurate diagnostic method.

8 Mar 2021

New technology may lead to 3D-printed tissues and organs

It looks like science fiction: A machine dips into a shallow vat of translucent yellow goo and pulls out what becomes a life-sized hand.

8 Mar 2021

Study reveals physical phenomena relied by oocytes to grow big

Egg cells are by far the largest cells produced by most organisms. In humans, they are several times larger than a typical body cell and about 10,000 times larger than sperm cells.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers reprogram glial cells into new neurons to heal spinal cord injury

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after spinal cord injury--revealing an untapped potential to leverage the cell for regenerative medicine.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers find new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X syndrome

Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, a leading genetic cause of autism, in an animal model.

8 Mar 2021

Scientists receive the Brain Prize for groundbreaking contributions to novel migraine therapies

The Brain Prize has been awarded to Michael A. Moskowitz, M.D., a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, who also is supported by an NIH grant.

8 Mar 2021

Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

The body is amazing at healing itself. However, sometimes it can overdo it. Excess scarring after abdominal and pelvic surgery within the peritoneal cavity can lead to serious complications and sometimes death.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers create new nerve cells, spur recovery after spinal cord injury

Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury.

8 Mar 2021

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

A new modeling study published in the journal Science estimates the B.1.1.7 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant is 43% to 90% more transmissible than previous coronavirus variants. The variant was initially found in Southeast England last fall.

7 Mar 2021

Study proposes a new, noninvasive way to detect kidney transplant rejection

Patients can spend up to six years waiting for a kidney transplant. Even when they do receive a transplant, up to 20 percent of patients will experience rejection.

5 Mar 2021

Study: Monoclonal antibody 'cocktail' effective against all known COVID-19 variants

A monoclonal antibody "cocktail" developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus, according to a report published in the journal Nature Medicine.

5 Mar 2021

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Scientific statement defines the distinctive features of opioid-associated cardiac arrest

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

New trend can widen racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials

Antidepressants provide no important benefits for managing low back pain

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

Ultrasound elastography do not show the actual status of postoperative liver fibrosis

New technology may lead to 3D-printed tissues and organs

Study reveals physical phenomena relied by oocytes to grow big

Researchers reprogram glial cells into new neurons to heal spinal cord injury

Researchers find new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X syndrome

Scientists receive the Brain Prize for groundbreaking contributions to novel migraine therapies

Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

Researchers create new nerve cells, spur recovery after spinal cord injury

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

Study proposes a new, noninvasive way to detect kidney transplant rejection

Study: Monoclonal antibody 'cocktail' effective against all known COVID-19 variants

Specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions linked with loneliness and wisdom

People with intellectual disability more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population

Artificial intelligence can predict risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and AF-related stroke

Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity

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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