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What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Researchers explored existing literature on long coronavirus disease (COVID). They highlighted key immunological findings, similarities with other diseases, symptoms, and associated pathophysiological mechanisms, and diagnostic and therapeutic options, including COVID-19 vaccinations.

17 Jan 2023

New community diagnostic center set to benefit thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees

Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic center set to open later this year.

16 Jan 2023

New test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses using DNA as 'bait'

A new test that 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as 'bait', and gives highly accurate results in under an hour, has been developed by Cambridge researchers.

16 Jan 2023

Researchers report on the largest cohort of patients tested using plasma mcfDNA sequencing for pathogen detection

Researchers identified a wide variety of pathogenic organisms using plasma mcfDNA sequencing.

16 Jan 2023

Researchers explore multi-syndrome prediction of dementia syndromes

A new study explored how support vector machines (SVMs) applied to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data can differentiate different dementia syndromes.

16 Jan 2023

What is the efficacy of the COVID-19 second booster versus the first booster with prior COVID-19 infections?

Researchers assessed the efficacy of the COVID-19 second booster vaccine compared to the first booster vaccine and the protection conferred by prior COVID-19 infection.

16 Jan 2023

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

A recent news article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed the first clinical practice guideline released by the AAP to effectively and safely evaluate and treat pediatric obesity in children and adolescents.

13 Jan 2023

Risks and benefits of recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Lecanemab, the first Alzheimer's disease treatment to win approval since the largely failed rollout of Aduhelm two years ago.

13 Jan 2023

Uncertainty increases when taking diagnostic tests “just to be on the safe side”

Paradoxical maybe, but it's what often happens in the health services: When you ask for an MRI to be on the safe side, your uncertainty increases, says Bjørn Hoffman, a professor at the Department of Health Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik.

13 Jan 2023

New insights into deadly fungal invasion in people with compromised immune systems

Fungi such as Aspergillus are so common in our surroundings that we breathe in hundreds to thousands of spores every day.

12 Jan 2023

Newly revised classification tool for standardized diagnostic reporting of melanocytic lesions

With the growing number of skin biopsies performed annually for suspected melanoma, a simple, easily understood standardized classification system for melanocytic lesions is increasingly important to aid pathologists and clinicians who examine millions of tissue samples each year and to alleviate patient confusion and anxiety.

11 Jan 2023

Ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration for differentiating pulmonary metastasis from lung cancer

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration maps from dual-energy CT (DECT) can help guide management in patients with known lung cancer and an indeterminate solitary nodule.

11 Jan 2023

Did people use mental health services more during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers explored the utilization rates of mental health services among adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

11 Jan 2023

Study suggests many symptoms are more common after COVID-19 infection, but only a few are commonly associated with a long COVID diagnosis

Researchers compared symptoms in patients with and without prior COVID-19 history and investigated symptoms associated with long COVID diagnosis in the UK.

11 Jan 2023

Newly discovered CRISPR immune system shuts down infected cells to thwart infection

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Assitant Professor Ryan Jackson about his latest work, published in tandem Nature papers, detailing the discovery of a new CRISPR immune system.

11 Jan 2023

The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options

One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley's husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said. The Dudleys had a decision to make: go to the hospital emergency room or to an urgent care clinic near their home in Des Moines, Iowa.

11 Jan 2023

Diagnostic News and Research

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

New community diagnostic center set to benefit thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees

New test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses using DNA as 'bait'

Researchers report on the largest cohort of patients tested using plasma mcfDNA sequencing for pathogen detection

Researchers explore multi-syndrome prediction of dementia syndromes

What is the efficacy of the COVID-19 second booster versus the first booster with prior COVID-19 infections?

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

Risks and benefits of recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

Uncertainty increases when taking diagnostic tests “just to be on the safe side”

New insights into deadly fungal invasion in people with compromised immune systems

Newly revised classification tool for standardized diagnostic reporting of melanocytic lesions

Ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration for differentiating pulmonary metastasis from lung cancer

Did people use mental health services more during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Study suggests many symptoms are more common after COVID-19 infection, but only a few are commonly associated with a long COVID diagnosis

Newly discovered CRISPR immune system shuts down infected cells to thwart infection

The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options

Neurosurgeons discover potential markers of glial brain tumors

Complete genomics launches full sequencing platforms at Biotech Showcase™ 2023

Wellcome Sanger Institute launches new initiative to better understand respiratory viruses

Study finds alarming number of older women facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and death

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit 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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