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Clinical trial launched to test existing drugs for treatment of a rare blood cancer

A clinical trial designed to test existing drugs in the treatment of a rare blood cancer has been launched at the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.

23 Oct 2020

Researchers identify molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19

Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-19's cytokine storm, so are the kidneys, making the 1 in 4 U.S. adults with diabetes resulting in diabetic kidney disease at increased risk for virus mortality.

23 Oct 2020

Study reveals new and essential details of how photoreceptors work

Moving around in the half-light is difficult but not impossible. To help us in this undertaking we have the rods, a type of light-sensitive cells (photoreceptors) present in the retina of vertebrates, capable of detecting very low lights which allow to move about even in poorly lit cellars or caves.

23 Oct 2020

Molecular processes in kidney cells may increase diabetics' vulnerability to COVID-19 infection

People with diabetes -- especially the 20 to 40 percent with diabetic kidney disease -- are among the most at risk for serious complications and death from COVID-19.

23 Oct 2020

Bone density and frame size of women associated with habitual use in domestic labor tasks

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have studied a population of women in rural Poland for the past four years to understand how their lifestyle affects their bone density.

23 Oct 2020

Neutrophils have more functions in the body than previously thought

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares have discovered that neutrophils, the most abundant cells of the innate immune system, have many more functions in the body than previously thought.

23 Oct 2020

Study: 90% of patients have detectable antibodies up to 7 months post contracting COVID-19

A new study led by Marc Veldhoen, principal investigator at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal) with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL) and Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN) and collaborators at Instituto Português do Sangue e Transplantação (IPST), shows that 90% of subjects have detectable antibodies 40 days up to 7 months post contracting COVID-19.

23 Oct 2020

Age can affect response to adjuvant treatment among patients with resected melanoma

Younger patients with resected melanoma had some benefit from adjuvant treatment with the anti-VEGF therapeutic bevacizumab (Avastin) while older patients with resected melanoma did not

23 Oct 2020

Happiness neurotransmitter serotonin plays role in evolutionary expansion of the neocortex

During human evolution, the size of the brain increased, especially in a particular part called the neocortex.

23 Oct 2020

Fecal immunochemical test accurately rules out bowel cancer in patients with suspicious symptoms

Findings from the largest international research study found that using FIT is almost 100% accurate at ruling out bowel cancer in patients with suspicious symptoms.

23 Oct 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for chronic disease patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for people with chronic illnesses, a new UNSW study analysing data from low and middle-income countries shows.

23 Oct 2020

Bioplastics are just as toxic as other plastics

Conventional plastic is made from oil. The production of plastic is not sustainable, and it can contain substances we know are dangerous if ingested.

23 Oct 2020

ACROBiosystems and the Fight Against COVID-19

In this interview, Dr. Yinang Jiang discusses ACROBiosystems and their efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and the search for a vaccine

From ACROBiosystems 23 Oct 2020

The blessings and possible drawbacks of home offices

Working at home has given many people the opportunity to arrange their working hours more freely than usual. But has it really given us more freedom?

23 Oct 2020

Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing linked with increased hospitalizations, costs

The prescription of potentially inappropriate medications to older adults is linked to increased hospitalizations, and it costs patients, on average, more than $450 per year, according to a new University at Buffalo study.

23 Oct 2020

Bangladesh women living in poorer households reluctant to use maternal health care

Women living in poorer households of Dhaka, Bangladesh are unwilling to give birth at maternal healthcare facilities.

23 Oct 2020

High-impact clinical trial results could improve kidney-related medical care

The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented online during ASN Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined October 19-October 25.

23 Oct 2020

Researchers propose using complexity science to respond better to the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally disrupted U.S. healthcare organizations. Hospitals have faced drug and device shortages and created new ICUs overnight. Care plans have evolved out of necessity, and hospitals' carefully constructed patient flow systems were up-ended.

23 Oct 2020

Taiwan and New Zealand offer effective lessons to eliminate COVID-19

Both Taiwan and New Zealand have successfully eliminated COVID-19 with world-leading pandemic responses. By taking a particularly proactive approach, Taiwan's response was probably the most effective and least disruptive of any country's, researchers say.

23 Oct 2020

Investigational drug offers benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

The findings, simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2020 conference, show the investigational drug finerenone had tangible renal and cardiovascular benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.

23 Oct 2020

Research News and Research

Clinical trial launched to test existing drugs for treatment of a rare blood cancer

Researchers identify molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19

Study reveals new and essential details of how photoreceptors work

Molecular processes in kidney cells may increase diabetics' vulnerability to COVID-19 infection

Bone density and frame size of women associated with habitual use in domestic labor tasks

Neutrophils have more functions in the body than previously thought

Study: 90% of patients have detectable antibodies up to 7 months post contracting COVID-19

Age can affect response to adjuvant treatment among patients with resected melanoma

Happiness neurotransmitter serotonin plays role in evolutionary expansion of the neocortex

Fecal immunochemical test accurately rules out bowel cancer in patients with suspicious symptoms

COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for chronic disease patients

Bioplastics are just as toxic as other plastics

ACROBiosystems and the Fight Against COVID-19

The blessings and possible drawbacks of home offices

Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing linked with increased hospitalizations, costs

Bangladesh women living in poorer households reluctant to use maternal health care

High-impact clinical trial results could improve kidney-related medical care

Researchers propose using complexity science to respond better to the COVID-19 pandemic

Taiwan and New Zealand offer effective lessons to eliminate COVID-19

Investigational drug offers benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

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