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Older adults living in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to experience post-op delirium

Where you live can increase your risk for experiencing delirium after surgery. So said a study that showed older adults who live in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods are two times more likely to experience delirium after surgery than their counterparts from more affluent communities.

31 Aug 2020

Med students ‘feel very behind’ because of COVID-induced disruptions in training

COVID-19 is disrupting just about every student's 2020 education, but medical students have it particularly hard right now.

31 Aug 2020

Alarmins are the 'gold' in breast milk

Breast milk strengthens a child's immune system, supporting the intestinal flora. These facts are common knowledge.

28 Aug 2020

3D-printed organ model can improve surgical outcomes for heart patients

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3D printing of lifelike models of the heart's aortic valve and the surrounding structures that mimic the exact look and feel of a real patient.

28 Aug 2020

Environmental surface testing at radiation oncology clinic showed no detectable SARS-CoV2

A Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey study shows environmental surface testing at the center's Radiation Oncology Department located within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state showed no detectable SARS-CoV2 – the virus that causes COVID-19

28 Aug 2020

5 things to know about convalescent blood plasma

President Donald Trump told the American people this week that convalescent plasma is a potential new treatment for COVID-19.

27 Aug 2020

Anticoagulation therapy associated with improved survival among COVID-19 patients

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers were among the first to show that anticoagulation therapy was associated with improved survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

27 Aug 2020

Vitamin C could be the key to better muscles in later life

New research shows that vitamin C could help over 50s retain muscle mass in later life.

26 Aug 2020

UMass Amherst researcher develops mHealth system to help stroke survivors in rehabilitation

A University of Massachusetts Amherst health informatician is developing a mobile health (mHealth) system, leveraging a wearable sensor that slips on a finger like a ring, to monitor and encourage movement and activity in the weak upper limb of stroke survivors.

26 Aug 2020

Novel cell-based therapy holds promise for obesity and diabetes

Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year than the Covid-19 coronavirus.

26 Aug 2020

Researchers identify how promising therapy may work to improve adverse effects of NAFLD

A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has taken an important step forward in the goal of developing a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease.

26 Aug 2020

Consuming personal fecal microbiome when dieting may limit weight regain, study shows

People who consume frozen microbiome capsules derived from their own feces when dieting may limit their weight regain, according to a new study published in Gastroenterology, conducted by a team of researchers led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

26 Aug 2020

Many people of color, immigrants among 1,080 US health workers lost to COVID

More than 1,000 front-line health care workers reportedly have died of COVID-19, according to Lost on the Frontline, an ongoing investigation by The Guardian and KHN to track and memorialize every U.S. health care worker who dies from the coronavirus.

26 Aug 2020

Study: Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin linked to significant cardiovascular risks

The combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including mortality, in the largest safety study ever performed on both HCQ and HCQ+AZM.

25 Aug 2020

Antihypertensives reduce severity of Covid-19 infection and death

Medication for high blood pressure could improve Covid-19 survival rates and reduce the severity of infection - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

25 Aug 2020

COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity against coronavirus

A new study by researchers at MassBiologics of UMass Medical School published in Nature Communications suggests that COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus - a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.

25 Aug 2020

Scientists identify two markers of inflammation that predict severity of COVID-19 cases

Mount Sinai scientists have identified two markers of inflammation that reliably predict the severity of COVID-19 cases and likelihood of survival, providing a foundation for a diagnostic platform and therapeutic targets, according to a study published in Nature Medicine in August.

25 Aug 2020

Highly expressed protein in lung cancer cells drives resistance to targeted therapies

A protein highly expressed in lung cancer cells drives resistance to targeted therapies, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

25 Aug 2020

Studies identify a more rapid method to decontaminate N95 masks

Two Rutgers-led studies have identified a more rapid method to decontaminate N95 masks using vaporized hydrogen peroxide – making reuse of masks more economically feasible and practical for health care workers on the frontlines against COVID-19.

24 Aug 2020

Three popular therapies lead to significant improvements in veterans

Three popular complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies – yoga, tai chi, and meditation – lead to significant improvements in key outcomes perceived by Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system, suggests a study in a special September supplement to Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Aug 2020

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Older adults living in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to experience post-op delirium

Med students ‘feel very behind’ because of COVID-induced disruptions in training

Alarmins are the 'gold' in breast milk

3D-printed organ model can improve surgical outcomes for heart patients

Environmental surface testing at radiation oncology clinic showed no detectable SARS-CoV2

5 things to know about convalescent blood plasma

Anticoagulation therapy associated with improved survival among COVID-19 patients

Vitamin C could be the key to better muscles in later life

UMass Amherst researcher develops mHealth system to help stroke survivors in rehabilitation

Novel cell-based therapy holds promise for obesity and diabetes

Researchers identify how promising therapy may work to improve adverse effects of NAFLD

Consuming personal fecal microbiome when dieting may limit weight regain, study shows

Many people of color, immigrants among 1,080 US health workers lost to COVID

Study: Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin linked to significant cardiovascular risks

Antihypertensives reduce severity of Covid-19 infection and death

COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity against coronavirus

Scientists identify two markers of inflammation that predict severity of COVID-19 cases

Highly expressed protein in lung cancer cells drives resistance to targeted therapies

Studies identify a more rapid method to decontaminate N95 masks

Three popular therapies lead to significant improvements in veterans

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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