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Exosomal and non-exosomal miRNAs may serve as biomarkers for HCV-related cirrhosis, liver cancer

Oncotarget published "Exosomal and non-exosomal miRNA expression levels in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and liver cancer" which reported that patients with HCV-related cirrhosis are at risk for liver cancer development.

11 Oct 2021

Prior immunity to influenza, not SARS-CoV-2, prevents severe disease and mortality

Researchers from the Israel Institute of Biological Research delineated the interplay between IAV and SARS CoV-2 infections.

11 Oct 2021

Post-surgical death rate is higher for minority children regardless of socioeconomic status

Minority children die after surgery at higher rates than white children regardless of socioeconomic status (SES), according to a first-of-its-kind study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting.

11 Oct 2021

Mortality among people with mental health conditions amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic

The greater number of deaths amongst those with mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study based on more than 160,000 patients has revealed.

11 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccination rates among minority populations

A new study discusses offers insights into how minority groups can be effectively persuaded to take the currently available COVID-19 vaccines.

10 Oct 2021

Qatari study finds BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness waning 6 months after second dose

The researchers assessed the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalization and deaths.

10 Oct 2021

Dynamic causal modeling for future projection of the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study utilizes dynamic causal modeling to predict the effects of letting SARS-CoV-2 sweep through a largely vaccinated population.

10 Oct 2021

Low risk of severe COVID-19 after first dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in Scotland

Hospital admissions and deaths due to COVID-19 were drastically reduced at two weeks or more from the first dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine.

10 Oct 2021

New risk prediction model for breast cancer in U.S. Black women developed

The lack of a breast cancer risk prediction model tailored to Black women represents a critical gap, given that U.S. Black women, on average, are more likely to have breast cancer at earlier ages and with a worse prognosis than White women.

8 Oct 2021

More severe SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with greater risk of preterm birth

Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health's Perinatology Research Branch in Detroit have discovered that the more severely infected with COVID-19 a mother is, the more likely she is to experience preterm birth.

8 Oct 2021

Severe influenza outbreak expected in the United States after relaxation of COVID control measures

New research warns that the United States could experience a severe influenza outbreak after public health measures like face masks and social distancing are lifted.

8 Oct 2021

Characterization of circulating neutrophils from hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A new preprint deals with the characterization of neutrophil phenotypes in an attempt to provide biomarkers that can predict severe disease in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

8 Oct 2021

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation's more than 250 organ transplant centers.

8 Oct 2021

Study shows an association between initial SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity

Researchers investigated the utility of initial SARS-CoV-2 viral loads of tests performed at a Public Health testing facility regarding hospital and ICUs admissions and overall survival.

8 Oct 2021

Long-term exposure to low concentrations of air pollution may cause many early deaths

Exposure to low concentrations of air pollution, even at levels permitted under federal regulations, may be causing tens of thousands of early deaths each year among elderly people and other vulnerable groups in the U.S., according to a large national study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

7 Oct 2021

Liquid biopsy enables early, accurate identification of breast cancer patients with poor prognosis

Liquid biopsy can help to identify breast cancer patients with a poor prognosis earlier and more accurately than before, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

7 Oct 2021

Protecting the ozone layer could prevent cancer cases and other diseases in the U.S

An international agreement to protect the ozone layer is expected to prevent 443 million cases of skin cancer and 63 million cataract cases for people born in the United States through the end of this century, according to new research.

7 Oct 2021

University of Kentucky studies show a notable rise in opioid overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Blacks

Recent studies by the University of Kentucky's HEALing Communities Study (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) researchers show a notable rise in opioid overdose death rates among non-Hispanic Black individuals.

6 Oct 2021

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

Elevated allostatic load was associated with a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate in patients with lymph node-positive or high-risk lymph node-negative HER2-negative breast cancer, according to results presented at the 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held online October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Black NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy have lower risk of death than white counterparts

Non-Hispanic Black patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with immunotherapy had a lower risk of death than their non-Hispanic white counterparts treated with immunotherapy, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Mortality News and Research

Exosomal and non-exosomal miRNAs may serve as biomarkers for HCV-related cirrhosis, liver cancer

Prior immunity to influenza, not SARS-CoV-2, prevents severe disease and mortality

Post-surgical death rate is higher for minority children regardless of socioeconomic status

Mortality among people with mental health conditions amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 vaccination rates among minority populations

Qatari study finds BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness waning 6 months after second dose

Dynamic causal modeling for future projection of the COVID-19 pandemic

Low risk of severe COVID-19 after first dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in Scotland

New risk prediction model for breast cancer in U.S. Black women developed

More severe SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with greater risk of preterm birth

Severe influenza outbreak expected in the United States after relaxation of COVID control measures

Characterization of circulating neutrophils from hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

Study shows an association between initial SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity

Long-term exposure to low concentrations of air pollution may cause many early deaths

Liquid biopsy enables early, accurate identification of breast cancer patients with poor prognosis

Protecting the ozone layer could prevent cancer cases and other diseases in the U.S

University of Kentucky studies show a notable rise in opioid overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Blacks

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

Black NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy have lower risk of death than white counterparts

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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