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Nanomaterials' physiochemical properties influence their ability to penetrate the blood brain barrier

Nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape - creating potential neurological impacts that could be both positive and negative, a new study reveals.

5 Jul 2021

What are predictive biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity in pregnant women?

In a paper recently published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, a retrospective cohort study on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnant women with COVID-19 reveals key differences that could better allow an accurate COVID-19 prognosis to be attained in pregnant women.

5 Jul 2021

Viennese scientists awarded grant to find ways for improving and personalizing dialysis care

Patients with malfunctioning kidneys often need dialysis to rid their blood of unwanted molecules and excess water.

5 Jul 2021

Methylglyoxal detoxification deficits can be involved in the development of schizophrenia

Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive α-ketoaldehyde formed endogenously as a byproduct of the glycolytic pathway. MG accumulates under conditions of hyperglycemia, impaired glucose metabolism, or oxidative stress.

2 Jul 2021

Researchers repurpose existing drugs to reduce severity of sleep apnea by at least 30%

New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people by at least 30 per cent.

2 Jul 2021

Salivary markers of oxidative stress during severe COVID-19

An interesting study from researchers at the University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, presents evidence that an elevated level of expression of oxidant molecules may be correlated with severe infection and lung injury.

2 Jul 2021

Repurposing existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea

In an Australian world-first, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people by at least 30 per cent.

2 Jul 2021

What role did the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant play in India’s devastating second wave?

A detailed report, available on the preprint server medRxiv*, describes the various facets of the second wave that set it apart from the first. The report also contains the findings of an extended SIR model that explored the potential effects of intervention at various time points in the second wave.

2 Jul 2021

Researchers introduce novel type of click reaction for living cells and organisms

Increasing our understanding of cellular processes requires information about the types of biomolecules involved, their locations, and their interactions.

2 Jul 2021

Cryo-EM structure of neutralizing antibody 5-7 in complex with SARS CoV-2 spike

Researchers from the US recently reported the 3.7 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of an NTD-directed neutralizing antibody 5-7 that forms a complex with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. They also presented the neutralization data against VOC and studied the recognized epitope.

1 Jul 2021

High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

When researchers at Lund University in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients, they found high levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

1 Jul 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on dialysis patients

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Simon Davies and Dr. Raymond Vanholder about the impact of COVID-19 on kidney dialysis patients.

1 Jul 2021

Study shows wearing facial masks do not impose any limitations during physical exercise

A new study demonstrates that wearing an N95 respirator or cloth mask does not limit the capacity to conduct physical exercise among adults.

1 Jul 2021

New practice guideline includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery

Four leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline today that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes.

1 Jul 2021

Reactive oxygen species are important components in cancer treatments

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive chemicals which contain oxygen radicals. Hypochlorous acid, peroxides, superoxide, singlet oxygen, alpha-oxygen and hydroxyl radicals are the major examples of ROS, which are familiar to persons from many walks of life as they are used in many domestic and industrial processes.

1 Jul 2021

Thermal imaging techniques can predict healing of venous leg ulcers

New research shows thermal imaging techniques can predict whether a wound needs extra management, offering an early alert system to improve chronic wound care.

30 Jun 2021

Researchers show how Covid-19 changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells

Using real-time deformability cytometry, researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen were able to show for the first time: Covid-19 significantly changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells - sometimes over months.

29 Jun 2021

UTA chemist develops cancer medication that uses light to destroy tumor cells

A chemist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a cancer medication that uses light to target and destroy tumor cells in a process known as photodynamic therapy (PDT).

29 Jun 2021

Heart attacks during COVID-19 pandemic more likely to result in worse outcomes

Heart attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to result in heart failure compared with heart attacks one year earlier, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

29 Jun 2021

Nanotechnology and the fight against COVID-19

In a review paper published in the open-access MDPI journal Viruses, a team of researchers explored the potential of nanotechnology to alleviate the current and future coronavirus burden. The team focused on its potential role in the detection, diagnosis, protection, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Jun 2021

Oxygen News and Research

Nanomaterials' physiochemical properties influence their ability to penetrate the blood brain barrier

What are predictive biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity in pregnant women?

Viennese scientists awarded grant to find ways for improving and personalizing dialysis care

Methylglyoxal detoxification deficits can be involved in the development of schizophrenia

Researchers repurpose existing drugs to reduce severity of sleep apnea by at least 30%

Salivary markers of oxidative stress during severe COVID-19

Repurposing existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea

What role did the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant play in India’s devastating second wave?

Researchers introduce novel type of click reaction for living cells and organisms

Cryo-EM structure of neutralizing antibody 5-7 in complex with SARS CoV-2 spike

High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

The impact of COVID-19 on dialysis patients

Study shows wearing facial masks do not impose any limitations during physical exercise

New practice guideline includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery

Reactive oxygen species are important components in cancer treatments

Thermal imaging techniques can predict healing of venous leg ulcers

Researchers show how Covid-19 changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells

UTA chemist develops cancer medication that uses light to destroy tumor cells

Heart attacks during COVID-19 pandemic more likely to result in worse outcomes

Nanotechnology and the fight against COVID-19

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