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An analysis links COVID-19 to brain microvascular injury and inflammation

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2), an RNA virus that belongs to the family Coronaviridae. According to research, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients often suffer from neurological disorders like strokes, lost taste or smell, memory loss, confusion, and delirium.

13 Jun 2021

PET radiotracer can noninvasively identify and monitor pulmonary fibrosis

Positron emission tomography (PET) using a 68Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) can noninvasively identify and monitor pulmonary fibrosis, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting.

13 Jun 2021

Children of well-educated parents survive more often than others

Every day, around 15000 children under the age of five die from causes that could have been prevented.

11 Jun 2021

Incidental rudeness can be deadly in certain situations, suggests study

Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude events like this happen frequently, and you may be surprised by the magnitude of the effects they have on our decision-making and functioning.

11 Jun 2021

Statins associated with reduced COVID-19 mortality and decreased need for ventilator support

Statins are medications widely used in the management of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Statins help lower serum lipids by blocking HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase), the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis.

11 Jun 2021

Metformin prevents pulmonary or lung inflammation in animals infected with SARS-CoV-2

Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for type 2 diabetes, which afflicts more than 34 million Americans.

11 Jun 2021

Nanobodies from nanomice and llamas show potent neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

While several COVID-19 vaccines have been approved to date, the constant evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor-binding domain (RBD) has challenged the efficacy of these vaccines.

11 Jun 2021

Agroecology has boosted the variety of foods consumed by children

A farming practice known as agroecology has boosted the variety of foods eaten by children by 10 per cent, according to a study.

11 Jun 2021

Largest U.S. study shares first results on effects of COVID-19 on cancer patients

In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers analyzing national data from more than 63,000 patients with cancer and a positive COVID-19 diagnosis report an increased risk of death among those who were older, male, had a higher number of comorbidities, and had hematologic cancers and recent chemotherapy treatments.

11 Jun 2021

$Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds$

Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds

Researchers at Michigan Medicine found a subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy are up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer fractures than men without the disorder.

10 Jun 2021

ACTG launches phase 1 HIV cure study evaluating two promising therapies

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group, the largest global HIV research network, today announced the launch of A5386, a phase 1 HIV cure study evaluating two promising therapies.

10 Jun 2021

New open-source tool designed to predict drug overdose mortality in the U.S.

For two decades, the number of Americans who die each year from drug overdoses has steadily risen, from less than 20,000 in 1999 to more than 80,000 in 2020.

10 Jun 2021

Are pre-existing Vitamin D deficiencies linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality?

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge, much remains to be known about why severity varies so unpredictably between individuals. A new study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, elucidates the relationship between Vitamin D and COVID-19 severity.

10 Jun 2021

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

9 Jun 2021

Pathogenic airway neutrophilia drives ARDS in Black patients with severe COVID-19 in case study

Researchers from the US used a systems immunology approach where they combined high-dimensional flow cytometry and multi-omics single-cell sequencing analyses of immune profiles taken from the airways and matching blood samples of Black/AA patients.

9 Jun 2021

Senolytics reduce inflammation, illness, and mortality from COVID in older mice

Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of Minnesota showed that COVID-19 exacerbates the damaging impact of senescent cells in the body.

9 Jun 2021

Research reveals a possible new approach to prevent death among elderly COVID-19 patients

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic reveals a possible new approach to preventing death and severe disease in elderly people infected with SARS-CoV-2.

8 Jun 2021

COVID-19 projections after California's reopening

A new medrxiv* preprint shows how important equitable and widespread vaccination is in preventing a resurgence of cases and deaths once restrictions on social interactions are lifted.

8 Jun 2021

People with diabetes experiencing sleep disturbances have increased risk of death

Having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you feeling tired and frustrated. It also could subtract years from your life expectancy, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom (UK).

8 Jun 2021

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with non-altered umbilical cord stem cells increases survival

Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to survive as those who did not have the treatment, according to a study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.

8 Jun 2021

Mortality News and Research

An analysis links COVID-19 to brain microvascular injury and inflammation

PET radiotracer can noninvasively identify and monitor pulmonary fibrosis

Children of well-educated parents survive more often than others

Incidental rudeness can be deadly in certain situations, suggests study

Statins associated with reduced COVID-19 mortality and decreased need for ventilator support

Metformin prevents pulmonary or lung inflammation in animals infected with SARS-CoV-2

Nanobodies from nanomice and llamas show potent neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Agroecology has boosted the variety of foods consumed by children

Largest U.S. study shares first results on effects of COVID-19 on cancer patients

Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds

ACTG launches phase 1 HIV cure study evaluating two promising therapies

New open-source tool designed to predict drug overdose mortality in the U.S.

Are pre-existing Vitamin D deficiencies linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality?

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

Pathogenic airway neutrophilia drives ARDS in Black patients with severe COVID-19 in case study

Senolytics reduce inflammation, illness, and mortality from COVID in older mice

Research reveals a possible new approach to prevent death among elderly COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 projections after California's reopening

People with diabetes experiencing sleep disturbances have increased risk of death

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with non-altered umbilical cord stem cells increases survival

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