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Huge WHO trial of COVID-19 therapies begins

As the world reels from the devastating impact and the looming threat of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, researchers around the globe are racing to find a cure that will reduce symptom severity and reverse the course of the disease, freeing up more hospital space and making it possible to treat more of the severely affected cases.

24 Mar 2020

Researchers show possibility to control cell bioenergetics by changing mitochondria content

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have shown that they can give cells a short-term boost of energy through mitochondrial transplantation.

23 Mar 2020

With medical safety gear scarce, the public is stepping up. Here’s help on ways to help.

Increasingly desperate pleas from health care workers and public authorities for donations of face masks and other protective gear are an unsettling sign of just how unprepared American hospitals are for the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Mar 2020

MTU engineering experts join open-source ventilator movement to overcome COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the research community is looking for solutions. In addition to work on vaccines and medicine, medical technology is needed. In severe cases of COVID-19, the disease attacks the respiratory system, and one of the major bottlenecks in treatment is having enough ventilators.

22 Mar 2020

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, working with an international network of scientists, have identified an inflammatory regulatory circuit in the eye controlled by a subtype of endothelial cells, the cells that line the interior of blood vessels.

21 Mar 2020

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up - older patients who face the highest risk of serious illness or death from the rapid spread of COVID-19, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

20 Mar 2020

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Researchers from China and the United Kingdom have collaborated to conduct a clinical trial looking at the efficacy of a combination of two anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir to combat severe cases of COVID-19. Their study titled, “A Trial of Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe COVID-19,” was published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

19 Mar 2020

Some children may become seriously ill with coronavirus, experts warn

Evidence shows that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) most often affects older adults, who are 60 years old or more, and those with underlying medical conditions. But a new study has shown that several children in China had developed severe or critical conditions, with one child dying from COVID-19.

19 Mar 2020

Mental stress may be a stronger predictor of repeat heart attack

We all have stress in our lives--whether it's due to financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus.

19 Mar 2020

Mental stress may better predict repeat heart attack than physical stress

For heart attack survivors, psychological stress may better predict future heart attack or disease than physical stress.

19 Mar 2020

First-of-its kind study identifies the hidden costs of avoidable deficiencies in heart failure

Today, the first investigation of its kind, published in Open Heart, has identified the hidden costs of heart failure (HF) due to under-managed but treatable iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Leading UK clinicians assessed the one-year data of around 80,000 people with HF as part of the analysis.

19 Mar 2020

Women experience more chest pain, but lesser artery narrowing than men

Women with coronary artery disease that reduces blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle (ischemia) have significantly more chest pain caused by plaque build-up, yet less extensive disease as compared with men, according to new research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

18 Mar 2020

Having a low birthweight baby may be an independent risk factor for early heart failure

It's normal for expectant parents to worry about how well their baby is developing and growing. But could a newborn's birthweight serve as a red flag for risks to mom's future health, too?

18 Mar 2020

High iron levels in lung increase severity of asthma

A new study published in the European Respiratory Journal in March 2020 reports that the accumulation of iron in the cells of the lung exacerbates asthma symptoms and reduces lung function.

17 Mar 2020

Damaging the tumor blood vessels could be new strategy to treat oral cancer

Researchers at Okayama University have recently published a study in Cells in which they reduced the size of oral cancer tumors by damaging the blood vessels surrounding the tumor cells.

17 Mar 2020

Asthma patients found to have higher levels of iron in their lungs

New research has suggested that people with asthma have a greater build-up of iron in their lung tissue.

17 Mar 2020

Chronic microfiber exposure causes aneurysms, cellular changes in fish

Chronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish gills, and increases egg production in female fish, a sign that chemicals in the fibers may be acting as endocrine disruptors, a new study by U.S. and Chinese scientists finds.

16 Mar 2020

Two brain-signaling molecules control anemonefish fathering and aggression

Two brain-signaling molecules control how anemonefish dads care for their young and respond to nest intruders, researchers report in a new study.

16 Mar 2020

Harvard Chan School and Thrive Global announce launch of The Health And Wellness For All Program

Building on its renowned commitment to support the public health community around the world, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health announced today the launch of The Health and Wellness For All Program in collaboration with Thrive Global, the behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington to help people adopt healthier habits to reduce stress and improve health and performance.

16 Mar 2020

Single-drug therapy can attack several cellular targets using different modes of action

Clinicians combat the drug resistances of some cancer types by using a combination of different drugs. To make this approach more effective, chemists have designed a chemical conjugate that can simultaneously attack several cellular targets using different modes of action.

13 Mar 2020

Oxygen News and Research

Huge WHO trial of COVID-19 therapies begins

Researchers show possibility to control cell bioenergetics by changing mitochondria content

With medical safety gear scarce, the public is stepping up. Here’s help on ways to help.

MTU engineering experts join open-source ventilator movement to overcome COVID-19

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Some children may become seriously ill with coronavirus, experts warn

Mental stress may be a stronger predictor of repeat heart attack

Mental stress may better predict repeat heart attack than physical stress

First-of-its kind study identifies the hidden costs of avoidable deficiencies in heart failure

Women experience more chest pain, but lesser artery narrowing than men

Having a low birthweight baby may be an independent risk factor for early heart failure

High iron levels in lung increase severity of asthma

Damaging the tumor blood vessels could be new strategy to treat oral cancer

Asthma patients found to have higher levels of iron in their lungs

Chronic microfiber exposure causes aneurysms, cellular changes in fish

Two brain-signaling molecules control anemonefish fathering and aggression

Harvard Chan School and Thrive Global announce launch of The Health And Wellness For All Program

Single-drug therapy can attack several cellular targets using different modes of action

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