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Researchers reveal a potential therapeutic strategy against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive type of leukemia in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts, or immature white blood cells, are found in the bone marrow and blood.

20 Apr 2021

Study provides the first extensive genetic and phenotype landscape of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified more genetic mutations that strongly predispose younger, otherwise healthy women to peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare condition characterized by weakness of the heart muscle that begins sometime during the final month of pregnancy through five months after delivery.

20 Apr 2021

Policies designed to prevent opioid misuse may limit access to pain-relieving drugs

Policies designed to prevent the misuse of opioids may have the unintended side effect of limiting access to the pain-relieving drugs by terminally ill patients nearing the end of their life, new research led by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests.

20 Apr 2021

Study offers new insights on sleep apnea surgery, postoperative respiratory depression

An estimated 50 million people undergo surgery each year in the United States, and a significant proportion of them have undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders (SD) or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

20 Apr 2021

Updated insights for safe COVID-19 vaccination in patients with reported allergic reactions

At the end of 2020, experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital examined all information related to possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccinations.

19 Apr 2021

Report highlights the effectiveness of collaborative care model for patients with dementia

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) details the state of dementia care and research in America and provides guidance on future research to make sure both patients and their families are having their needs met by the care they receive.

19 Apr 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has created major changes in delivery of MS care

A survey of U.S. multiple sclerosis, or MS, specialist clinicians reveals the COVID-19 pandemic has created major changes in how they deliver care.

19 Apr 2021

Researchers decipher the molecular underpinning of exceptional responses in glioblastoma patients

Despite access to some of the best possible medical care in the world, Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy both died within 18 months of their diagnosis of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

19 Apr 2021

MIPT and Harvard researchers grow and transplant retinal ganglion cells to treat glaucoma

A joint research carried out by MIPT scientists and Harvard researchers have presented retinal cells that can integrate into the retina.

19 Apr 2021

Gender-affirming hormone therapy linked to blood pressure changes in transgender people

Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) was associated with blood pressure changes in both transgender men and women, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

19 Apr 2021

Higher handgrip cutoff values found to be more accurate markers of mobility limitation in older adults

Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly to the risk of falls and hospitalizations.

17 Apr 2021

Past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

Although antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection are largely protective, they do not completely protect against reinfection in young people, as evidenced through a longitudinal, prospective study of more than 3,000 young, healthy members of the US Marines Corps conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Naval Medical Research Center, published April 15 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

17 Apr 2021

Ask KHN-Politifact: I’ve recovered from Covid. Why do i still have to mask up?

More than 120 million Americans have joined arguably the most sought-after club on Earth: those immunized against the coronavirus.

16 Apr 2021

Bristol-based new biotech company is developing ground-breaking treatments for Covid-19

A team of top scientists from the University of Bristol have announced the formation of a new biotech company that is developing ground-breaking and newly patented potential treatments for Coronavirus.

16 Apr 2021

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The findings, published today in Science Immunology, suggest only a single vaccine dose may be needed to produce a sufficient antibody response.

16 Apr 2021

Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

The complex patterns of genetic ancestry uncovered from genomic data in health care systems can provide valuable insights into both genetic and environmental factors underlying many common and rare diseases--insights that are far more targeted and specific than those derived from traditional ethnic or racial labels like Hispanic or Black, according to a team of Mount Sinai researchers.

16 Apr 2021

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Researchers reveal a potential therapeutic strategy against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Study provides the first extensive genetic and phenotype landscape of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Policies designed to prevent opioid misuse may limit access to pain-relieving drugs

Study offers new insights on sleep apnea surgery, postoperative respiratory depression

Updated insights for safe COVID-19 vaccination in patients with reported allergic reactions

Report highlights the effectiveness of collaborative care model for patients with dementia

COVID-19 pandemic has created major changes in delivery of MS care

Researchers decipher the molecular underpinning of exceptional responses in glioblastoma patients

MIPT and Harvard researchers grow and transplant retinal ganglion cells to treat glaucoma

Gender-affirming hormone therapy linked to blood pressure changes in transgender people

Higher handgrip cutoff values found to be more accurate markers of mobility limitation in older adults

Past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

Ask KHN-Politifact: I’ve recovered from Covid. Why do i still have to mask up?

Bristol-based new biotech company is developing ground-breaking treatments for Covid-19

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

Researchers develop a rapid method to assess thirdhand smoke contaminants in household fabrics

Trial results show leishmaniasis vaccine is safe and induces immune responses in patients

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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