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Targeted strategy has potential to reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates

Completing cancer screening tests, such as mammograms, can be challenging for low-income people, who may face such challenges as lack of transportation or inability to take time off work.

13 Jan 2021

$Routine evaluation and specialty consultation recommended for young children presenting with fractures$

Routine evaluation and specialty consultation recommended for young children presenting with fractures

Among children who were not in an independently verified incident, evaluation for child abuse should be done by specialty consultation in children aged less than three-years old presenting with rib fractures and children aged less than 18-months presenting with humeral or femoral fractures.

13 Jan 2021

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most common and is marked by high circulating levels of the suPAR protein (soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor).

13 Jan 2021

MIND and Mediterranean diets correlated with later onset of Parkinson's disease

A new study from UBC researchers suggests a strong correlation between following the MIND and Mediterranean diets and later onset of Parkinson's disease (PD).

13 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress s to expand the Phase II clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonQ.

13 Jan 2021

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri, is becoming more common in some areas of the world, and it has no effective treatment.

13 Jan 2021

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Like a failing fuel pump that causes a loss of engine power in a car, a diseased heart can take a serious toll on the body's performance. For some patients, tasks like walking up a flight of stairs or walking across a room eventually turn into exhausting endeavors.

13 Jan 2021

Density of marijuana outlets associated with greater use among young adults

As marijuana outlets open after the drug is legalized, the density of those recreational retailers is associated with more use and a greater intensity of use among young adults, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

13 Jan 2021

Drug found to be safe and effective for treating patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

A new study confirms that treatment with Bimagrumab, an antibody that blocks activin type II receptors and stimulates skeletal muscle growth, is safe and effective for treating excess adiposity and metabolic disturbances of adult patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

13 Jan 2021

Scientists identify key enzyme as driver of autoimmune blistering diseases

The Granzyme B (GzmB) enzyme, which accumulates in certain tissues as we age, has been identified as a driver of itchy and sometimes life-threatening autoimmune conditions known as pemphigoid diseases (PDs), which cause blistering and skin erosion below the skin's surface.

13 Jan 2021

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

Established in 2019 in Nashville, COMBINEDBrain is a non-profit consortium of patient advocacy groups, researchers and clinicians working together to fast-track cures and therapies for individuals afflicted with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.

13 Jan 2021

New genomics resource details the small RNA transcriptomes of four mosquito species

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine provide a new genomics resource that details the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four bio-medically important mosquito species.

13 Jan 2021

New N501 SARS-CoV-2 mutation may have been circulating in Italy since August 2020

A recent study shows that mutated SARS-CoV-2 strains with a substitution at position 501 might have circulated unnoticed even before the end of September 2020, when the rapid emergence of B.1.1.7 lineage (carrying the N501Y mutation) was initially reported.

13 Jan 2021

Study shows faster uptake of chemicals in people with a genetically weakened skin barrier

The ability of our skin to protect us from chemicals is something we inherit. Some people are less well-protected which could imply an increased risk of being afflicted by skin disease or cancer.

13 Jan 2021

Study shows distancing and mandatory masks can prevent 87% of campus COVID-19 infections

The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses--mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing--are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a new study co-authored by a Case Western Reserve University researcher.

13 Jan 2021

Large study provides new understanding of genome diversity in Ukrainian population

Today, the largest study of genetic diversity in Ukraine was published in the open science journal GigaScience.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma.

13 Jan 2021

Recurring glioblastomas with very few mutations are far more vulnerable to immunotherapies

Glioblastoma brain tumors are especially perplexing. Inevitably lethal, the tumors occasionally respond to new immunotherapies after they've grown back, enabling up to 20% of patients to live well beyond predicted survival times.

13 Jan 2021

Study summarizes effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting clinicians from COVID-19

A rapid, evidence-based review summarizes the effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting health care clinicians from respiratory viral infections, such as COVID-19. Nine studies were included in the review, and all but one were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Jan 2021

Mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk

Catherine O'Neal, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is a co-author of a paper reporting that shortening the length of quarantine due to COVID exposure when supported by mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk.

13 Jan 2021

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Targeted strategy has potential to reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates

Routine evaluation and specialty consultation recommended for young children presenting with fractures

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

MIND and Mediterranean diets correlated with later onset of Parkinson's disease

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Density of marijuana outlets associated with greater use among young adults

Drug found to be safe and effective for treating patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

Scientists identify key enzyme as driver of autoimmune blistering diseases

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

New genomics resource details the small RNA transcriptomes of four mosquito species

New N501 SARS-CoV-2 mutation may have been circulating in Italy since August 2020

Study shows faster uptake of chemicals in people with a genetically weakened skin barrier

Study shows distancing and mandatory masks can prevent 87% of campus COVID-19 infections

Large study provides new understanding of genome diversity in Ukrainian population

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

Recurring glioblastomas with very few mutations are far more vulnerable to immunotherapies

Study summarizes effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting clinicians from COVID-19

Mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk

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