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As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.

20 Nov 2022

Marijuana and e-cigarettes both increase risks of cardiac arrhythmias

In a recent study published in the Heart Rhythm journal, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, assessed the relationship between different types of inhaled marijuana or tobacco product usage with ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

17 Nov 2022

Study identifies risk factors and symptom clusters associated with long-COVID

A recent study posted to medRxiv* preprint server evaluated risk factors associated with long COVID.

17 Nov 2022

What is the immune protection generated by SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5?

Researchers evaluated immune protection conferred by previous SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and Omicron BA.1/BA.2 subvariant infections and updated vaccines against Omicron BA.4/5 infections and associated hospitalizations.

17 Nov 2022

Comparing post–COVID-19 symptoms two years after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers compared the presence of post–coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms among hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients in Spain.

17 Nov 2022

Mitochondria plays an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways

Mitochondria are primarily known as the powerhouse of the cell. However, these cellular organelles are required not only for providing energy: Professor Konstanze Winklhofer and her group at the Faculty of Medicine at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recently discovered that mitochondria play an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways.

17 Nov 2022

Study reveals novel therapeutic targets for airway relaxation

Bronchial constriction is what makes many lung diseases like asthma so dangerous. Researchers have discovered a new signaling pathway that causes the airways to widen.

17 Nov 2022

Experts investigate the role of IL-26 in COVID-19

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown that patients with acute COVID-19 infection have increased levels of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood. Moreover, high IL-26 levels correlate with an exaggerated inflammatory response that signifies severe cases of the disease. The findings, which are presented in Frontiers in Immunology, indicate that IL-26 is a potential biomarker for severe COVID-19.

17 Nov 2022

Among US veterans with COVID-19, few used antivirals or monoclonal antibodies

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network, researchers in the United States investigated factors that restricted the use of antivirals directed at severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States (US) between January and February 2022.

16 Nov 2022

Study describes risk factors for people with chronic pancreatitis to develop diabetes

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes risk factors that could make it more likely for people who have chronic pancreatitis, an ongoing inflammation of the pancreas, to develop diabetes. The findings are published in Diabetes Care.

16 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers reactivation of latent viruses in people with chronic fatigue syndrome

COVID-19 reactivated viruses that had become latent in cells following previous infections, particularly in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.

16 Nov 2022

Scientists urge immediate action to address weaknesses in European cancer research

Europe may face a 'cancer epidemic' over the next decade if immediate action is not taken to address weaknesses in health infrastructure and gaps in research, warn scientists in a new report published in The Lancet Oncology.

16 Nov 2022

Cambridge scientists use synthetic biology approach to destroy SARS-CoV-2 virus

Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus, an approach that could be used to develop a new generation of antiviral drugs.

16 Nov 2022

Whole-genome sequencing reveals five new subgroups of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

A collaborative study led by the University of Oxford as part of the UK's 100,000 Genomes Project, published in Nature Genetics today, has defined five new subgroups of the most common type of blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and associated these with clinical outcomes.

16 Nov 2022

Research in young rats shows how hormonal contraceptives may affect the brain

Reproductive health experts consider hormonal contraceptives good choices for adolescents because they're safe and highly effective at preventing pregnancy, but one aspect of their effect on the teenage body remains a mystery – whether and how they modify the developing brain.

16 Nov 2022

Study explores the links between childhood adversity and cardiovascular disease in early adulthood

Children who experience adversity, including serious family illness or death, poverty, neglect, or dysfunctional and stressful family relationships, are at increased risk of developing diseases of the heart or blood vessels in early adulthood.

15 Nov 2022

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth, according to a research article published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Nov 2022

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

Results of pancreas transplantation continue to improve and up to 90% of recipients with diabetes enjoy freedom from both insulin therapy and the need for close glucose monitoring following the procedure, according to a new paper published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

15 Nov 2022

Emphysema rates higher among marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers

Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

15 Nov 2022

Polyphenols in Mediterranean diet may modulate COVID-19 inflammation

Researchers discuss the beneficial role of polyphenolic plant compounds in the Mediterranean diet in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

15 Nov 2022

Chronic News and Research

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Marijuana and e-cigarettes both increase risks of cardiac arrhythmias

Study identifies risk factors and symptom clusters associated with long-COVID

What is the immune protection generated by SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5?

Comparing post–COVID-19 symptoms two years after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Mitochondria plays an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways

Study reveals novel therapeutic targets for airway relaxation

Experts investigate the role of IL-26 in COVID-19

Among US veterans with COVID-19, few used antivirals or monoclonal antibodies

Study describes risk factors for people with chronic pancreatitis to develop diabetes

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers reactivation of latent viruses in people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists urge immediate action to address weaknesses in European cancer research

Cambridge scientists use synthetic biology approach to destroy SARS-CoV-2 virus

Whole-genome sequencing reveals five new subgroups of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Research in young rats shows how hormonal contraceptives may affect the brain

Study explores the links between childhood adversity and cardiovascular disease in early adulthood

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

Emphysema rates higher among marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers

Polyphenols in Mediterranean diet may modulate COVID-19 inflammation

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