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Healthy lifestyle habits dramatically cut long-term COVID-19 risks

Research shows that maintaining a healthy lifestyle significantly reduces the risk of severe long-term complications, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.

30 Jul 2024

Researchers identify key genetic variants linked to ALS recovery

Though exceedingly rare, some people diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) partially or fully recover from the lethal neurodegenerative disease.

30 Jul 2024

Applied Microbiology International strengthens network with 11 new Global Ambassadors

Applied Microbiology International has announced that it has recruited 11 new Global Ambassadors from around the world.

30 Jul 2024

ACE technology enhances single-cell protein detection with advanced signal amplification

Since the 1950s, researchers have used a famous method invented by Wallace Coulter known as "flow cytometry" to characterize different types of immune cells in research studies and in blood samples from human individuals.

30 Jul 2024

New prognostic marker identified for gastric cancer recurrence risk

Surgical removal of the tumor is considered the basis for curing gastric cancer. However, 40 per cent of patients who have undergone surgery suffer a relapse within two years.

30 Jul 2024

Evidence lacking for widespread youth psychotropic prescribing

There's limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people, warn experts in an editorial, published in the August issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (dtb)

30 Jul 2024

Hospital-based addiction consult services show promise in improving opioid use disorder treatment uptake

Previous research has found that over 80 percent of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based lifesaving medications.

29 Jul 2024

Study reveals IL-22BP protein's role in gut health and infection resistance

A study reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows how the presence of a specific protein called IL-22BP affects the composition of the gut microbiota and the body's response to bacterial infection.

29 Jul 2024

DNA repair gene mutations predict bladder cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

An analysis of pre-treatment tumor specimens from 105 patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer found that the presence of a mutation in any one of three genes, all known to be involved in DNA damage repair, was associated with complete pathologic response to cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy as measured by pathological downstaging at the time of bladder surgery.

29 Jul 2024

Groundbreaking study shows safety of outpatient labor induction for first-time mothers

In the first study of its kind, researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin have shown that it is safe for first-time mothers to spend the first 24 hours of induced low-risk labor in the comfort of their own homes.

29 Jul 2024

Inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis impacts cognitive function

The inflammatory activity in the body caused by rheumatoid arthritis is linked to specific cognitive impairments, finds a small comparative study, published in the open access journal RMD Open.

29 Jul 2024

Physical activity and positive affect boost cognition in women with fibromyalgia despite pain

Researchers found that physical activity and positive affect can improve cognitive performance in women with fibromyalgia, even when pain severity is high. Promoting both may alleviate chronic pain's impact on cognition.

29 Jul 2024

New scoring system enhances identification of HFpEF patients

A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, demonstrates the effectiveness of a newly developed scoring system in identifying patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

29 Jul 2024

New cardiovascular risk calculator could alter treatment for millions

A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for cholesterol and blood pressure therapy remain unchanged, the new calculator may have unintended consequences, according to research from Harvard Medical School.

29 Jul 2024

Study finds link between healthy diet with less sugar and younger biological age

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found a link between following a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially one without much added sugar, and having a younger biological age at the cellular level.

29 Jul 2024

Advanced 3D model replicates hair follicle environment to better evaluate drug treatments

Hair follicles are complex structures that surround the hair root, anchoring it to the skin and giving the hair its hold.

29 Jul 2024

Evaluating renal dysfunction as a risk factor for sudden cardiac death

Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a compromised blood supply, are at greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).

29 Jul 2024

Why many nonprofit (wink, wink) hospitals are rolling in money

One owns a for-profit insurer, a venture capital company, and for-profit hospitals in Italy and Kazakhstan; it has just acquired its fourth for-profit hospital in Ireland.

29 Jul 2024

Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?

When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled.

29 Jul 2024

Overcoming cancer relapse with CAR-Enhancer therapy

Even as they have revolutionized the treatment of certain forms of cancer, CAR T-cell therapies have been shadowed by a significant limitation: many patients, including those whose cancer goes into full remission, eventually relapse. In a new study, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report on a technique with the potential to eliminate that problem.

29 Jul 2024

Hospital News and Research

Healthy lifestyle habits dramatically cut long-term COVID-19 risks

Researchers identify key genetic variants linked to ALS recovery

Applied Microbiology International strengthens network with 11 new Global Ambassadors

ACE technology enhances single-cell protein detection with advanced signal amplification

New prognostic marker identified for gastric cancer recurrence risk

Evidence lacking for widespread youth psychotropic prescribing

Hospital-based addiction consult services show promise in improving opioid use disorder treatment uptake

Study reveals IL-22BP protein's role in gut health and infection resistance

DNA repair gene mutations predict bladder cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Groundbreaking study shows safety of outpatient labor induction for first-time mothers

Inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis impacts cognitive function

Physical activity and positive affect boost cognition in women with fibromyalgia despite pain

New scoring system enhances identification of HFpEF patients

New cardiovascular risk calculator could alter treatment for millions

Study finds link between healthy diet with less sugar and younger biological age

Advanced 3D model replicates hair follicle environment to better evaluate drug treatments

Evaluating renal dysfunction as a risk factor for sudden cardiac death

Why many nonprofit (wink, wink) hospitals are rolling in money

Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?

Overcoming cancer relapse with CAR-Enhancer therapy

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

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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