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Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Most patients who show signs of alcohol or opioid/stimulant drug use associated with injury now undergo screening and/or intervention in Level I and II trauma centers, according to national survey results.

14 Feb 2022

Surprising discovery about genetic form of microcephaly has potential to inform treatment strategies

Virginia Tech researchers publishing in the Journal of Medical Genetics made a discovery about a genetic form of microcephaly -- a condition where babies' heads and brains are smaller and grow more slowly than those of unaffected children.

14 Feb 2022

Discovery may lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease.

14 Feb 2022

Research lays the foundation for developing obesity drugs based on enhancing β-AR signaling

Following up on a 2018 study that identified an epigenetic modifier known as histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) as a potential therapeutic target for treating obesity and diabetes, researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have published new research that finds HDAC11 regulates G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) called beta-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs).

14 Feb 2022

Improving social support may help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians

Improving social support and connectedness could not only lower depression symptoms but also help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians, according to a new analysis.

14 Feb 2022

Enhanced external counterpulsation therapy benefits long COVID-19 patients

In a small study of long COVID-19 patients, those with and without coronary artery disease demonstrated improvement of a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, breathing difficulties and chest discomfort, after undergoing 15-35 hours of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy.

14 Feb 2022

Progression of Alzheimer's disease is linked to oxidative brain damage, research confirms

Increased oxidative damage is linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Even though the pathophysiology of AD has been widely investigated, the likely relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and the disease remains largely unknown.

14 Feb 2022

Families with multiple children find it difficult to adhere to screen time guidelines

Australian parents with multiple children often struggle to ensure their kids meet screen time guidelines, research has revealed.

14 Feb 2022

Study analyzes antigenic properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

A new study elucidated the antigenic properties of the sublineages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 Omicron variant.

14 Feb 2022

Study identifies a link between mortality of newborns on ECMO and red blood cell transfusion volume

Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of ECMO also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a new study indicates that the higher volume of these oxygen-carrying blood cells the babies receive, the higher their mortality rate.

14 Feb 2022

Study explores factors influencing countries with high rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

A new study investigated the various factors affecting the acceptance rate and trust in SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in countries with high rates of vaccination.

14 Feb 2022

Development of multivalent next-generation vaccine strategy against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants

A recent study demonstrated that intranasal (i.n.) delivery of COVID-19 vaccine in murine models elicits greater immune responses against the wildtype SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

14 Feb 2022

Researchers identify a powerful combination of antivirals to treat COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine have identified a powerful combination of antivirals to treat COVID-19.

14 Feb 2022

Hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis discovered

Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis, and which may shed light on why some patients respond better than others to current therapies.

14 Feb 2022

Deep insights on digital transformation in health care

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a digital transformation in health care. Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are contributing to widespread changes in medicine, as reviewed in a Special Issue on All Things Digital Transformation in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology.

14 Feb 2022

3 doses of Pfizer–Biontech COVID-19 vaccine offer more benefits than 2 doses

A Kaiser Permanente study published Feb. 14, 2022, in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas found that one month after a third dose, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness is higher for preventing infection and hospitalization than 2 doses of the vaccine after 1 month.

14 Feb 2022

Research News and Research

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Surprising discovery about genetic form of microcephaly has potential to inform treatment strategies

Discovery may lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

Research lays the foundation for developing obesity drugs based on enhancing β-AR signaling

Improving social support may help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians

Enhanced external counterpulsation therapy benefits long COVID-19 patients

Progression of Alzheimer's disease is linked to oxidative brain damage, research confirms

Families with multiple children find it difficult to adhere to screen time guidelines

Study analyzes antigenic properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

Study identifies a link between mortality of newborns on ECMO and red blood cell transfusion volume

Study explores factors influencing countries with high rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Development of multivalent next-generation vaccine strategy against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants

Researchers identify a powerful combination of antivirals to treat COVID-19

Hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis discovered

Deep insights on digital transformation in health care

3 doses of Pfizer–Biontech COVID-19 vaccine offer more benefits than 2 doses

Study describes a β-CoV spike protein target for protective antibodies that may facilitate pan-β-CoV vaccine development

Study reveals that 1PBC and niclosamide bind the same drug-binding pocket

Study explores the gut microbiome of COVID-19 patients

Physicists investigate the usefulness of gene expression tests for cancer therapy

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