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WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics, especially in resource-poor countries, in a report that examines technology gaps and opportunities.

15 Jul 2022

Researchers discover specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas

A scientific team from MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain Research has now identified specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas.

15 Jul 2022

Using mobile and wearable proprietary technologies to remotely monitor Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Parkinson's Disease affects 10 million people worldwide and its symptoms include tremors in the fingers and hands, small handwriting, loss of smell, walking difficulties, dizziness, and others.

15 Jul 2022

Listen: Why medical debt touches every corner of America

KHN's Noam N. Levey talks with Sasha-Ann Simons of WBEZ about America’s sprawling medical debt crisis.

15 Jul 2022

Eating sunomono correlates to lower blood pressure categorization in men

An observational study led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi from Osaka Metropolitan University presents the first evidence that eating sunomono - a Japanese vinegared side dish - correlates to lower blood pressure categorization in men.

15 Jul 2022

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

research group led by Dr. Soichi Sano, a specially appointed lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, revealed that men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome (mLOY) — meaning men with an increase, in the blood, of cells that have lost the male sex chromosome — have a worse prognosis for heart failure due to fibrosis progression in the heart.

15 Jul 2022

New disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve whole blood exchange

A novel, disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve the whole exchange of blood, which effectively decreased the formation of amyloid plaque in the brains of mice, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

15 Jul 2022

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medication increased each year above and beyond what would be expected based on the preexisting trends, a new study finds.

15 Jul 2022

’Health is Wealth’ focus for global healthcare trade and export summit at Birmingham 2022

A major trade summit exploring opportunities for data driven healthcare to improve health worldwide will take place at UK House.

15 Jul 2022

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn't complete the 2-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa's outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown.

15 Jul 2022

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

15 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

Scientists have published a new review focusing on the relationship between PD and gut microbiota.

15 Jul 2022

Peer comparison information decreases physicians' job satisfaction while increasing burnout

A commonly used behavioral intervention - informing primary care physicians about how their performance compares to that of their peers - has no statistically significant impact on preventive care performance.

15 Jul 2022

Workers report higher level of fatigue from the use of videoconferencing apps during the pandemic

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that the increased use of videoconferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a higher level of fatigue, as reported by workers.

15 Jul 2022

Sore throat lozenges and sprays provide only a small reduction in throat pain

It's hard to get through a winter without suffering sore throat, but luckily they normally get better within a few days.

15 Jul 2022

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).

15 Jul 2022

New study challenges popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup

The popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to a new paper by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

15 Jul 2022

Study finds the increasing popularity of plus size models in both marketing and on social media

With the changing societal body image in America, plus size models have gained in popularity and positively impacted a body inclusive model of beauty.

15 Jul 2022

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic research and development (R&D) has not responded to the urgent need for new antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Research News and Research

WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

Researchers discover specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas

Using mobile and wearable proprietary technologies to remotely monitor Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Listen: Why medical debt touches every corner of America

Eating sunomono correlates to lower blood pressure categorization in men

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

New disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve whole blood exchange

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

’Health is Wealth’ focus for global healthcare trade and export summit at Birmingham 2022

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

Peer comparison information decreases physicians' job satisfaction while increasing burnout

Workers report higher level of fatigue from the use of videoconferencing apps during the pandemic

Sore throat lozenges and sprays provide only a small reduction in throat pain

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

New study challenges popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup

Study finds the increasing popularity of plus size models in both marketing and on social media

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

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