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New method opens path for targeting the molecules responsible for HIV virus' growth

A new method could make it possible to identify the most dangerous parts of the HIV virus, so they can be singled out for attack.

20 Oct 2022

Study reveals rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault

An increasing number of people are seeking emergency medical help for sexual assault, a new study suggests.

20 Oct 2022

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

Henry Ford Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), which was developed through a collaboration between the OSTRiCh (Optimizing the Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer) consortium and the Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.

20 Oct 2022

Study identifies gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity

A new Northwestern Medicine study identifies common and rare gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity, an important step toward providing more individualized and effective radiotherapy for patients with cancer.

20 Oct 2022

Virtual care results in significant environmental and patient financial benefits

A new study by researchers at ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University finds that virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and patient travel-related expenses, such as gasoline, parking or public transit costs.

20 Oct 2022

Scientists pinpoint a large number of genes associated with dyslexia

Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia.

20 Oct 2022

AGA releases evidence-based guidelines that recommend new obesity medications and lifestyle changes

Diet and exercise fail for most adults who try to lose weight in the long-term. Today the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new evidence-based guidelines strongly recommending that these patients with obesity use recently approved medications paired with lifestyle changes.

20 Oct 2022

Extreme climatic events pose a significant threat to global dermatological health

The skin is a large, complex organ, and it serves as the body's primary interface with the environment, playing key roles in sensory, thermoregulatory, barrier, and immunological functioning.

20 Oct 2022

Survey shows healthcare affordability remains on the ballot and could have a big influence on elections

Nearly nine in 10 Americans say a candidate's plan for reducing healthcare costs will be an important consideration in determining their vote, and almost 40% of them, or an estimated 100 million Americans, say it could even make them cross party lines in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new poll from West Health and Gallup.

20 Oct 2022

Research elucidates the challenges faced by para-athletes in sports nutrition

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers, Professor Hisayo Yokoyama from the Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, and Specially Appointed Research Associate Miwako Deguchi and Specially Appointed Professor Nobuko Hongu from the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, interviewed para-athletes with lower-limb disabilities about diet and nutrition.

20 Oct 2022

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that they can circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and possibly make immunotherapies more effective.

20 Oct 2022

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Researchers conducted a scoping review of available literature on monkeypox (MPX), in a new study.

20 Oct 2022

UK hospital study explores whether monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosolized droplets and fomites

Researchers conducted an observational study to determine environmental contamination with the monkeypox virus in the hospital isolation rooms of monkeypox patients to understand potential exposures to healthcare workers.

20 Oct 2022

Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok

It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend’s comedy show. She was on the subway when her phone rang.

20 Oct 2022

Breakthrough infection risk and immune responses to vaccines associated with human leukocyte antigen alleles

Researchers from the U.K. used data from clinical trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 to understand the genetic factors contributing to the individual variations in the antibody responses to the vaccine.

20 Oct 2022

Blind to problems: How VA’s electronic record system shuts out visually impaired patients

Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Eugene, Oregon, had a problem. Her patients — mostly in their 70s and beyond — couldn't read computer screens.

20 Oct 2022

5 things to know about Montana’s ‘born alive’ ballot initiative

Montana voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a ballot initiative declaring that an embryo or fetus is a legal person with a right to medical care if it survives an abortion or delivery.

20 Oct 2022

Investigating increased healthcare usage after SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new study, researchers evaluated the post-acute burden of healthcare use after SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults.

20 Oct 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences presenting at ASHG

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, will have a full team of dedicated professionals and informative programming at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting October 25-29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 20 Oct 2022

Two small molecules reverse pancreatic acinar ductal metaplasia

Pancreatic cancer often lurks as a silent disease. With no known symptoms, it can progress undetected and spread to other organs.

20 Oct 2022

Research News and Research

New method opens path for targeting the molecules responsible for HIV virus' growth

Study reveals rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

Study identifies gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity

Virtual care results in significant environmental and patient financial benefits

Scientists pinpoint a large number of genes associated with dyslexia

AGA releases evidence-based guidelines that recommend new obesity medications and lifestyle changes

Extreme climatic events pose a significant threat to global dermatological health

Survey shows healthcare affordability remains on the ballot and could have a big influence on elections

Research elucidates the challenges faced by para-athletes in sports nutrition

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

UK hospital study explores whether monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosolized droplets and fomites

Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok

Breakthrough infection risk and immune responses to vaccines associated with human leukocyte antigen alleles

Blind to problems: How VA’s electronic record system shuts out visually impaired patients

5 things to know about Montana’s ‘born alive’ ballot initiative

Investigating increased healthcare usage after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences presenting at ASHG

Two small molecules reverse pancreatic acinar ductal metaplasia

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