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Mediterranean-style diet could reduce preeclampsia risk by at least 20%

A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study that surveyed a racially diverse group of more than 8,000 women has added to evidence that following a Mediterranean-style diet could lower the risk of preeclampsia by at least 20%.

20 Apr 2022

The impact of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance on the population of England

A study conducted by the UK Health Security Agency has recently estimated the rate of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among unvaccinated persons residing in England.

20 Apr 2022

CAR T-Cell Therapy: The Future of Cancer and HIV Treatment?

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Jun Huang about CAR T-cell therapy and its future as a potential treatment for cancer or HIV.

20 Apr 2022

Study evaluates the ocular tropism and the possible ocular transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in animal models

Researchers demonstrated ocular tropism of SARS-CoV-2 through neuronal invasion in transgenic mice with hACE2 expression.

20 Apr 2022

The epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the fifth wave in Hong Kong

A recent report presented the epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage infections in Hong Kong.

20 Apr 2022

People with severe mental illness have increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality

Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over recent decades, according to a new study publishing April 19th in PLOS Medicine by Amanda Lambert of the University of Birmingham, UK, and colleagues.

19 Apr 2022

Study finds similar outcomes for virtual and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation as in-person treatment

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) reduces hospitalization and mortality and improves quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease.

19 Apr 2022

Automated system can offer great potential for the treatment of bloodstream infections

When treating acute infections in patients, health care providers must be able to quickly and accurately identify the best antibiotics for fighting the infection.

19 Apr 2022

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 uncommon

A new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is not typically transferred to newborns from infected mothers, and if such transmission occurs, the resulting disease is usually mild.

19 Apr 2022

Research sheds new light on how the body's immune system deals with malaria

By analyzing samples from patients who have been treated for malaria in Sweden, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now describe how the immune system acts to protect the body after a malaria infection.

19 Apr 2022

Study elucidates why it takes a long time to diagnose life-threatening rare diseases

Regular episodes of severe pains in the abdomen and mysterious swellings had become the new normal for Yuki - for 20 years.

19 Apr 2022

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study found that the risk of severe breakthrough infection of SARS-CoV-2 is low among fully vaccinated HIV patients.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

In a new study, researchers successfully created new strains of the Zika virus and proved that the process of passaging through mice resulted in significantly increased virulence.

19 Apr 2022

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signaling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus.

19 Apr 2022

As eating disorders spike during pandemic, rural treatment options lag

Erin Reynolds had battled bulimia since childhood, but the weeks before she entered treatment were among her worst. At 22, she was preparing to leave her home in Helena, Montana, for an inpatient program in New Jersey with round-the-clock medical care.

19 Apr 2022

Mortality News and Research

Mediterranean-style diet could reduce preeclampsia risk by at least 20%

The impact of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance on the population of England

CAR T-Cell Therapy: The Future of Cancer and HIV Treatment?

Study evaluates the ocular tropism and the possible ocular transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in animal models

The epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the fifth wave in Hong Kong

People with severe mental illness have increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality

Study finds similar outcomes for virtual and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation as in-person treatment

Automated system can offer great potential for the treatment of bloodstream infections

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 uncommon

Research sheds new light on how the body's immune system deals with malaria

Study elucidates why it takes a long time to diagnose life-threatening rare diseases

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

As eating disorders spike during pandemic, rural treatment options lag

4th dose of mRNA Covid-19 vaccine significantly increases protection in age 60+

Study finds US life expectancy decreased between 2019 and 2020 on a scale not seen in 21 peer countries

Study predicts that different statins exhibit divergent effects on host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Avasimibe inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and boosts T-cell responses

Impact of COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign in Israel

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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