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Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging survival in patients.

20 Jun 2022

Illustrating a rapid response approach for monkeypox management

Researchers illustrated a rapid response strategy for managing monkeypox outbreaks.

20 Jun 2022

Cannabis consumption may relieve fatigue according to new study

Investigators recently analyzed the impacts of Cannabis flower consumption in the treatment of fatigue

20 Jun 2022

Researchers highlight the impact of macrophage subtypes on acute kidney injury to CKD transition

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood effectively, leading to various health complications.

20 Jun 2022

New combination of drugs effective against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer affecting children. The T-ALL form of leukemia that emerges from early T lineage cells has a poorer prognosis than B-lineage ALL. The prognosis for relapsed T-ALL is very poor and new therapies are sorely needed.

20 Jun 2022

MRI-based machine learning approach can accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease

The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated with Alzheimer's.

20 Jun 2022

Implications of impaired type I interferon immunity and increasing COVID-19 severity

Researchers demonstrated that impaired type I interferon immunity is associated with increasing coronavirus disease 2019 severity.

20 Jun 2022

Evaluating post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 using cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Researchers demonstrated reduced exercise capacity due to persistent cardiopulmonary symptoms among COVID-19 survivors hospitalized for acute infection and those having long COVID.

20 Jun 2022

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells.

20 Jun 2022

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience have higher concussion risk

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience were at significantly higher risk of concussion than their peers with less bodychecking experience, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.211718.

20 Jun 2022

Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed whether non-invasive estimation of the ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) to the fractional inspired oxygen (Fi O2), i.e., the P/F ratio could measure overt and occult hypoxemia in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

20 Jun 2022

How effective are mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters against Omicron?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers University of Washington, University of Michigan, Duke University, and Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System assessed the effectiveness of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster vaccines.

19 Jun 2022

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

Hypothalamic GABAergic neurons recognize microbial muropeptides through the cytosolic receptor NOD2, which regulates food intake and body temperature.

19 Jun 2022

New perspective shows high burden of breast cancer mortality for Black women began in the 1980's

A new perspective by researchers from the American Cancer Society and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio shows the high burden of breast cancer mortality in African American (Black) women versus White women began in the United States in the 1980's.

18 Jun 2022

CHEST launches an empathetic health care initiative in Bexar County

Aimed at improving patient care, the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) is launching the First 5 Minutes™, an empathetic health care initiative, on June 18 in Bexar County, Texas.

18 Jun 2022

Disease ecologist receives $3.5 million to take modeling to the next level with EpiMoRPH

Mathematical modeling - which combines math, statistics, computing and data - is a critical tool for public health professionals, who use it to study how diseases spread, predict the future course of outbreaks and evaluate strategies for controlling epidemics.

18 Jun 2022

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Physicians at Stanford Medicine have developed a way to provide pediatric kidney transplants without immune-suppressing drugs.

17 Jun 2022

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

A new multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has found that the co-development of three systems, the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system, is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, and an infant can have negative respiratory outcomes if the development of one of these systems is disrupted.

17 Jun 2022

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. Some victims, especially kids, don't realize they've been exposed until it is too late.

17 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

When a person sneezes or coughs, they can potentially transmit droplets carrying viruses like SARS-CoV-2 to others in their vicinity.

17 Jun 2022

Research News and Research

Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

Illustrating a rapid response approach for monkeypox management

Cannabis consumption may relieve fatigue according to new study

Researchers highlight the impact of macrophage subtypes on acute kidney injury to CKD transition

New combination of drugs effective against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

MRI-based machine learning approach can accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease

Implications of impaired type I interferon immunity and increasing COVID-19 severity

Evaluating post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 using cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience have higher concussion risk

Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

How effective are mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters against Omicron?

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

New perspective shows high burden of breast cancer mortality for Black women began in the 1980's

CHEST launches an empathetic health care initiative in Bexar County

Disease ecologist receives $3.5 million to take modeling to the next level with EpiMoRPH

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

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