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One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

News-Medical speaks to Professor Roberto La Ragione, Chair of Trustees at Humanimal Trust, about the concept of One Medicine and how human and veterinary medicine can collaborate, share knowledge, and initiate research for the benefit of both humans and animals.

26 Oct 2022

Mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress may disrupt fetal growth

Fetal growth - which is delicate and precisely programmed - may be disrupted by a mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress during early to mid-pregnancy, a new USC study shows.

26 Oct 2022

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

Telehealth follow-up consultations following an emergency department visit were associated with 28 more repeat ED encounters and nearly 11 more return hospital admissions per 1000 patients compared with in-person follow-ups, UCLA research suggests.

26 Oct 2022

Severe vitamin D deficiency associated with greater risk of premature mortality

It’s the vitamin that we get from the sun, yet despite its ample availability, one in three Australian adults still suffer from mild, moderate or severe vitamin D deficiency.

26 Oct 2022

What is the association of self-reported post-vaccination symptoms with anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody response?

Researchers investigated the association of symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination with antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2.

26 Oct 2022

Connecting the Field of Medicine at MEDICA

NewsMedical spoke with Christian Grosser, Director of the MEDICA and COMPAMED trade fairs occurring in Düsseldorf this November. In this interview, we discuss the significance of trade shows in the healthcare industry and what MEDICA has to offer attendees.

From MEDICA 26 Oct 2022

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America's young people, a small group of states quietly withdrew from the nation's largest public effort to track concerning behaviors in high school students.

26 Oct 2022

$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

Dr. Josie Tenore and Paul Hinds were introduced by a mutual friend in 2017 and hadn't been going out long when she laid down the law: He had to get a physical.

26 Oct 2022

COVID-19 and the gut

Researchers summarize current knowledge about underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches for the effects of COVID-19 on the gut.

26 Oct 2022

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

Researchers describe the wide range of neurological effects associated with cannabis use.

26 Oct 2022

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

In this interview, Dr. Shebna Massey discusses neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and more. She also discusses and explores new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for these diseases.

From Sino Biological Inc. 26 Oct 2022

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.

25 Oct 2022

Study identifies an animal model that shares many similarities with progressive MS

A new study from UCLA researchers identified an animal model that could be used to study treatments for improving disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients.

25 Oct 2022

MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures

There are just over 3 million Americans with epilepsy who experience seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

25 Oct 2022

RIT professor receives grant to investigate new therapeutic approaches for scleroderma

More collagen in the human body is not always good, and Karin Wuertz-Kozak is investigating how disease progresses because of the increase in this important protein.

25 Oct 2022

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models - both in the form of premature and skipped heart beats.

25 Oct 2022

Discovery of small molecule enzyme inhibitor could be the key to treating cancers, autoimmune diseases

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have found a small molecule capable of manipulating an immune process that plays an important role in cancers and autoimmune diseases.

25 Oct 2022

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

After decades of research and two previous drug development attempts, things are looking promising for a team of University of Arizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for a specific type of breast cancer.

25 Oct 2022

Overexpression of KIF11 gene may offset Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline in mice and humans

The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

25 Oct 2022

Combination treatment improves progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to intermittent hormone therapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer.

25 Oct 2022

Research News and Research

One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

Mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress may disrupt fetal growth

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

Severe vitamin D deficiency associated with greater risk of premature mortality

What is the association of self-reported post-vaccination symptoms with anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody response?

Connecting the Field of Medicine at MEDICA

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

COVID-19 and the gut

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

Study identifies an animal model that shares many similarities with progressive MS

MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures

RIT professor receives grant to investigate new therapeutic approaches for scleroderma

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

Discovery of small molecule enzyme inhibitor could be the key to treating cancers, autoimmune diseases

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

Overexpression of KIF11 gene may offset Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline in mice and humans

Combination treatment improves progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

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