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New study seeks to improve treatment options for severe brain injuries

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression sickness resulting from scuba diving or wounds that resist healing, such as those resulting from some types of cancer radiation treatment or from complications of diabetes.

23 Jul 2020

Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine best among COVID-19 treatments, claims large Spanish study

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of several hundred thousand people across the world. In Spain, a intense outbreak took a toll of over 28,000 lives.

23 Jul 2020

Study finds viable drug target for triple negative breast cancer

One member of a larger family of oxygen sensing enzymes could offer a viable target for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), UTSW researchers report in a new study.

23 Jul 2020

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles across the globe, the severe respiratory and pulmonary disorders associated with the infection have become well known.

22 Jul 2020

UVA earns international group's highest honor for quality heart and lung care

For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center has earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award, the international group's highest honor.

21 Jul 2020

Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

The creation of a silica nanocapsule could allow treatments that use light to destroy cancerous or precancerous cells in the skin to also be used to treat other types of cancer.

21 Jul 2020

Study shows feasibility of using Masimo SET pulse oximetry for CCHD screening

Masimo today announced the results of a prospective study published in the International Journal of Neonatal Screening in which researchers in Marrakesh, Morocco, conducted the first Moroccan study on critical congenital heart disease screening for newborns using Masimo SET pulse oximetry.

21 Jul 2020

More than half of American children lack cardiorespiratory fitness

A new study strengthens the claim that children today are not as healthy as those decades ago. In fact, the study by researchers on behalf of the American Heart Association (AHA) has found that nearly 60 percent of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health.

20 Jul 2020

Columbia Engineering researchers win $16.4 million DARPA grant

Sam Sia, professor of biomedical engineering, and Ken Shepard, Lau Family Professor 0f Electrical Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, have won a $16.4 million four-year grant from DARPA for their proposal, "Treatment and Recovery Augmented with Electrical and Ultrasound?Mediated Actuation and Sensing."

20 Jul 2020

Higher-than-normal blood sugar levels may dampen benefits of aerobic exercise

Every doctor recommends regular aerobic exercise, since greater aerobic fitness is important for achieving better overall health.

20 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new nano drug that kills triple-negative breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.

20 Jul 2020

Common antioxidant enzyme catalase as COVID-19 treatment

A new paper by researchers from the USA and China and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in July 2020 discusses a new drug based on the catalase enzyme, which could play a vital part in reducing the inflammation associated with progressive and severe COVID-19 disease.

17 Jul 2020

Durable coating for hard surfaces could help avoid food contamination

In the future, a durable coating could help keep food-contact surfaces clean in the food processing industry, including in meat processing plants.

16 Jul 2020

Blood vessels communicate with sensory neurons to regulate their proliferation

Researchers at Pompeu Fabra University have shown for the first time that blood vessels communicate with neurons in the peripheral nervous system, regulating their proliferation and differentiation.

16 Jul 2020

Disseminated cancer cells hijack crucial iron micronutrients from native macrophages

In order to survive within the remote and harsh anatomical microenvironments of the central nervous system, the disseminated cancer cells that cause rare yet deadly leptomeningeal metastases (LM) hijack crucial iron micronutrients from native macrophages, researchers report.

16 Jul 2020

CBD may help reduce cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation in COVID-19

Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say.

16 Jul 2020

Peptide-derived nanoparticle drug shows promise for treating heart attack

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a new drug that prevents blood clots without causing an increased risk of bleeding, a common side effect of all antiplatelet medications currently available.

15 Jul 2020

Study identifies factors associated with death in critically ill COVID-19 patients

More than 3 million people in the United States have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 130,000 have died. More people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. than in any other country, but few studies offer national data on the factors that may contribute to outcomes for critically ill patients.

15 Jul 2020

Buck researchers investigate ketone bodies as possible therapeutic against COVID-19

Given the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has on older adults in terms of death and lasting disability, and the impact of common aging-related comorbidities like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Buck Institute professor and practicing geriatrician John Newman, MD, PhD, can make a compelling argument that those infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus are suffering from an aging-related disease, no matter how old they are when they get infected.

15 Jul 2020

Scientists explore how scorpion toxin may help treat heart attacks

Scientists are discovering potential life-saving medicines from an unlikely source: the venom of creatures like snakes, spiders and scorpions.

15 Jul 2020

Oxygen News and Research

New study seeks to improve treatment options for severe brain injuries

Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine best among COVID-19 treatments, claims large Spanish study

Study finds viable drug target for triple negative breast cancer

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

UVA earns international group's highest honor for quality heart and lung care

Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

Study shows feasibility of using Masimo SET pulse oximetry for CCHD screening

More than half of American children lack cardiorespiratory fitness

Columbia Engineering researchers win $16.4 million DARPA grant

Higher-than-normal blood sugar levels may dampen benefits of aerobic exercise

Researchers develop new nano drug that kills triple-negative breast cancer cells

Common antioxidant enzyme catalase as COVID-19 treatment

Durable coating for hard surfaces could help avoid food contamination

Blood vessels communicate with sensory neurons to regulate their proliferation

Disseminated cancer cells hijack crucial iron micronutrients from native macrophages

CBD may help reduce cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation in COVID-19

Peptide-derived nanoparticle drug shows promise for treating heart attack

Study identifies factors associated with death in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Buck researchers investigate ketone bodies as possible therapeutic against COVID-19

Scientists explore how scorpion toxin may help treat heart attacks

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