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COVID-19 vaccine candidate protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

Most people with COVID-19 have relatively mild disease, but a subset of people develop severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, potentially leading to death.

3 Sep 2020

Scientists identify genetic risk factors underlying penicillin allergy

Penicillin, a life-saving medicine, is the most common cause of drug allergy, with clinical manifestations ranging from temporary skin reactions to life-threatening systemic syndromes.

3 Sep 2020

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have been awarded a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new medical device that can treat mental health disorders in a way that has never been done before using brain rhythms.

3 Sep 2020

Study underscores the importance of interventions to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrests outcomes

A new study published in The Lancet Public Health found that a series of public health interventions in Singapore cumulatively increased the likelihood of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders during out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) nearly eightfold and survival over threefold, underscoring the importance of such interventions to improve OHCA outcomes.

3 Sep 2020

Dozens of U.S. hospitals poised to defy FDA’s directive on COVID plasma

Dozens of major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from recovered COVID patients to treat the disease in favor of dedicating their resources to a gold-standard clinical trial that could help settle the science for good.

3 Sep 2020

Study: Partnership between long-term care organizations can improve quality of care for residents

A study published in the Journal of the Medical Directors Association demonstrated that a partnership between long-term care organizations in two countries working in collaboration with researchers and national health care organizations can generate changes that improve quality of care for residents.

3 Sep 2020

AAV gene therapy often leads to dorsal root ganglion pathology, show studies

A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy often caused dorsal root ganglion (DRG) pathology.

3 Sep 2020

Study shows how general anesthetic drugs act on the brain receptors

As you drift into unconsciousness before a surgery, general anesthetic drugs flowing through your blood are putting you to sleep by binding mainly to a protein in the brain called the ɣ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor.

3 Sep 2020

Experimental drug for ALS shows promising results in clinical trial

An experimental medication slows the progression of the neurodegenerative disease called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to recently released results from a clinical trial run by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital and Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company that manufactures the medication.

2 Sep 2020

New method offers hope to patients in critical need of kidney transplant

Kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be safely transplanted into noninfected recipients when a regimen of direct-acting antiviral therapies is initiated as early as two days after the transplant, according to a study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

2 Sep 2020

Study reveals risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital

When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are at an increased risk of readmission and mortality, there are guidelines for discharging patients with diabetes to reduce these risks, however researchers from the Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick and Warwick Medical School have identified known risk factors for mortality in adult patients discharged from hospital with diabetes.

2 Sep 2020

Study offers a possible explanation for prevalence of autism spectrum disorder

Recent estimates indicate a prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States of 1 in 59 children with a well-established 4:1 male predominance.

2 Sep 2020

Simple test can help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes

A simple test such as the strength of your handgrip could be used as a quick, low-cost screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.

2 Sep 2020

HSS physicians offer practical advice for educators and surgical trainees on reaching peak performance

Studies show that athletes and musicians achieve peak performance not only by constant practice but also by setting specific goals, engaging with strong mentors and cultivating the attributes of perseverance, stoicism and grit.

1 Sep 2020

Mount Sinai hospitals win top quality achievement awards for stroke and cardiac care

Seven Mount Sinai Health System hospitals have received top quality achievement awards from the American Heart Association for ensuring that patients with stroke, heart failure, and severe heart attacks receive the most appropriate and safest treatment for the best possible outcomes.

1 Sep 2020

Surgeons use patients' own stem cells to rebuild damaged corneas

Surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have replaced the ocular surface of four patients who each experienced chemical burns to one eye by using their own stem cells taken from the other healthy eye, in a technique known as "cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation" (CALEC).

1 Sep 2020

Anonymized cell phone location data can help track new cases of COVID-19

In March 2020, federal officials declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. Around the same time, most states implemented stay-at-home advisories - to different degrees and at different times.

1 Sep 2020

Unique antibody profile differentiates people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity

A new study of the antibodies produced by people with gluten sensitivity may lead to a better way to detect the condition and treat it.

31 Aug 2020

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, led by researchers Todd Allen, PhD, a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and group leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, and Jim Riley, PhD, a professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, describes a new Dual CAR T cell immunotherapy that can help fight HIV infection.

31 Aug 2020

Brain protein associated with seizures and abnormal social behaviors

A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the mouse brain that leads to seizures and abnormal social behaviors.

31 Aug 2020

Medical School News and Research

COVID-19 vaccine candidate protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

Scientists identify genetic risk factors underlying penicillin allergy

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Study underscores the importance of interventions to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrests outcomes

Dozens of U.S. hospitals poised to defy FDA’s directive on COVID plasma

Study: Partnership between long-term care organizations can improve quality of care for residents

AAV gene therapy often leads to dorsal root ganglion pathology, show studies

Study shows how general anesthetic drugs act on the brain receptors

Experimental drug for ALS shows promising results in clinical trial

New method offers hope to patients in critical need of kidney transplant

Study reveals risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital

Study offers a possible explanation for prevalence of autism spectrum disorder

Simple test can help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes

HSS physicians offer practical advice for educators and surgical trainees on reaching peak performance

Mount Sinai hospitals win top quality achievement awards for stroke and cardiac care

Surgeons use patients' own stem cells to rebuild damaged corneas

Anonymized cell phone location data can help track new cases of COVID-19

Unique antibody profile differentiates people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

Brain protein associated with seizures and abnormal social behaviors

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