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Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

1 Mar 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effective for wide range of Covid-19–related outcomes

The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine was shown to be 95% effective in preventing severe COVID-19 infection in clinical trials. However, given that the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread and evolve into several concerning variants, it remained unknown how the vaccine would respond in a real-life setting.

1 Mar 2021

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

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27 Feb 2021

Study examines effectiveness of targeted spraying for malaria control in low-transmission settings

IRS refers to the application of insecticide onto the interior walls of houses. The study, by the Wits Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), was published in The Lancet on 25 February 2021.

27 Feb 2021

Researchers are developing 3D structural-sensing robots to handle healthcare tasks

Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday? That's the idea behind 3D structural-sensing robots being developed and tested at Simon Fraser University by Woo Soo Kim, associate professor in the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering.

27 Feb 2021

Bacteria use slimy strategy to defeat antibiotics that fight cystic fibrosis

University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections afflicting people with cystic fibrosis. The research was published Feb. 23 in the journal Cell Reports.

27 Feb 2021

Efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles depends on expression level of c-Myc

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Director General: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Location: Kawasaki in Japan, Abbreviation: iCONM) reported in ACS Nano (Impact Factor: 14.588 in 2019) together with the group of Prof. Yu Matsumoto of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Prof. Tatsuya Yamasoba) and the group of Prof. Horacio Cabral of the Department of Bioengineering (Prof. Ryo Miyake) in the University of Tokyo that the efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles with different drug activation profile depends on the expression level of c-Myc, one of the major proto-oncogene, has been developed.

27 Feb 2021

MicroRNAs predict heart and kidney health in children without disease

Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) that are measurable in urine have been identified by researchers at Mount Sinai as predictors of both heart and kidney health in children without disease.

27 Feb 2021

Researchers use new approaches to address premature failure of dental restorations

How can dental restorations - such as fillings and crowns - be made to last longer? A new research group centered at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Technische Universität (TU) Berlin plans to address this topic by utilizing approaches from both materials science and dentistry.

27 Feb 2021

Newly identified genes increase risk of obesity and also protect against this disease

People living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood pressure.

27 Feb 2021

Genomic Data Commons offers the largest resource in cancer genomics

The National Cancer Institute's Genomic Data Commons (GDC), launched in 2016 by then-Vice President Joseph Biden and hosted at the University of Chicago, has become one of the largest and most widely used resources in cancer genomics, with more than 3.3 petabytes of data from more than 65 projects and over 84,000 anonymized patient cases, serving more than 50,000 unique users each month.

27 Feb 2021

FDA approves Nulibry to reduce risk of death caused by rare genetic, metabolic disorder

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nulibry (fosdenopterin) for injection to reduce the risk of death due to Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A, a rare, genetic, metabolic disorder that typically presents in the first few days of life, causing intractable seizures, brain injury and death.

27 Feb 2021

Diverse patient population helps identify gene variant associated with childhood asthma

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System, as part of a national asthma collaborative, have identified a gene variant associated with childhood asthma that underscores the importance of including diverse patient populations in research studies.

27 Feb 2021

Combination of deep brain stimulation and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia

New research from Baylor College of Medicine scientists shows that a combination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia, a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive irreversible problems with movement.

27 Feb 2021

Study: Heart problems cause disturbed gene activity in the brain's memory center

Heart problems cause disturbed gene activity in the brain's memory center, from which cognitive deficits arise.

27 Feb 2021

Neanderthal-derived protein may protect against COVID-19 susceptibility and severity

Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with reduced mortality and less severe disease requiring ventilation among patients with COVID-19.

26 Feb 2021

Biomarkers in the blood can predict severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients

When patients with COVID-19 arrive in emergency rooms, there are relatively few ways for doctors to predict which ones are more likely to become critically ill and require intensive care and which ones are more likely to enjoy a quick recovery.

26 Feb 2021

Statin use associated with reduction in mortality of patients with severe COVID-19

People who took statins to lower cholesterol were approximately 50% less likely to die if hospitalized for COVID-19, a study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian has found.

26 Feb 2021

New seizure predicting mathematical model gives accurate warning to epilepsy patients

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting more than 65 million worldwide. For those dealing with epilepsy, the advent of a seizure can feel like a ticking time bomb.

26 Feb 2021

Early PDA closure may reduce adverse outcomes in premature babies

Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with moderate to large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may benefit from transcatheter PDA closure (TCPC) in the first four weeks of life, according to research published by Le Bonheur Cardiologist Ranjit Philip, MD, and Medical Director of Interventional Cardiac Imaging and Interventional Catheterization Laboratory Shyam Sathanandam, MD.

26 Feb 2021

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Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effective for wide range of Covid-19–related outcomes

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

Study examines effectiveness of targeted spraying for malaria control in low-transmission settings

Researchers are developing 3D structural-sensing robots to handle healthcare tasks

Bacteria use slimy strategy to defeat antibiotics that fight cystic fibrosis

Efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles depends on expression level of c-Myc

MicroRNAs predict heart and kidney health in children without disease

Researchers use new approaches to address premature failure of dental restorations

Newly identified genes increase risk of obesity and also protect against this disease

Genomic Data Commons offers the largest resource in cancer genomics

FDA approves Nulibry to reduce risk of death caused by rare genetic, metabolic disorder

Diverse patient population helps identify gene variant associated with childhood asthma

Combination of deep brain stimulation and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia

Study: Heart problems cause disturbed gene activity in the brain's memory center

Neanderthal-derived protein may protect against COVID-19 susceptibility and severity

Biomarkers in the blood can predict severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Statin use associated with reduction in mortality of patients with severe COVID-19

New seizure predicting mathematical model gives accurate warning to epilepsy patients

Early PDA closure may reduce adverse outcomes in premature babies

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