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Corticosteroid exposure associated with hospitalization for severe pain event among patients with sickle cell disease

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) who were recently prescribed a corticosteroid – a medicine frequently used to treat asthma or inflammation – were found to be significantly more likely to be hospitalized for a severe pain event, according to a paper published today in the journal Blood.

27 Apr 2022

Research looks at children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 who depend on medical technology

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers described coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in technology-dependent children.

27 Apr 2022

Fourth dose of COVID vaccine in over 60 years significantly effective

In a recent study published in the Nature Medicine journal, the researchers assessed the effectiveness of a second booster dose of the BioNTech, Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity in elderly patients.

26 Apr 2022

Roswell Park experts to share latest advances in the treatment of blood-related cancers

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center specialists will share the latest advances and developments in the treatment of blood-related cancers at the 2022 Tandem Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) in Salt Lake City, Utah, from April 23 to 26.

26 Apr 2022

Cognitive development in children could be affected by parental type 1 diabetes

Cognitive development in children could be affected regardless of which biological parent has type 1 diabetes, according to research publishing April 19th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

26 Apr 2022

Pioneering research receives prestigious grant to improve treatment for insomnia and anxiety

Anxiety disorders and chronic insomnia are the two most common psychiatric conditions. Unfortunately, there is not enough knowledge about the underlying causes to be able to better treat these conditions.

26 Apr 2022

CDC issues health alert about children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection

CDC today issued a nationwide health alert to notify clinicians and public health authorities about a cluster of children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection – and to ask all physicians to be on the lookout for symptoms and to report any suspected cases of hepatitis of unknown origin to their local and state health departments.

26 Apr 2022

Researchers use mouse model to explore correlation of impaired interferon-mediated immune response with severe COVID-19

Researchers developed a highly pathogenic mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 strain to model mild, moderate, or COVID-19.

26 Apr 2022

Understanding the Choice Between Individual Versus Social Housing Mice and Its Impact On Research

In this interview, Steffen van Heijningen discusses the differences between individual and social housing of mice and how housing conditions can impact the research.

From Noldus Information Technology 26 Apr 2022

Rich countries must reduce meat consumption by at least 75%, study suggests

If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption - ideally by at least 75 percent.

25 Apr 2022

MGH investigators find important regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney

Proper function of the kidney is critical for concentrating urine, regulating blood pressure, and for the tight control of electrolyte levels in the blood.

25 Apr 2022

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

To better understand how dementia develops in Asians and to advance new strategies that will one day help to predict and delay the progression of the disease, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched the Dementia Research Centre (Singapore).

25 Apr 2022

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April), has identified the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in the progression of disease among symptomatic patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia.

23 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

A study released April 22 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection, roughly 80% to 90%, in the first few months against hospital admissions and emergency department visits caused by the delta and omicron variants. However, against omicron, this protection wanes over time - even after a third dose.

23 Apr 2022

Chronic News and Research

Corticosteroid exposure associated with hospitalization for severe pain event among patients with sickle cell disease

Research looks at children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 who depend on medical technology

Fourth dose of COVID vaccine in over 60 years significantly effective

Roswell Park experts to share latest advances in the treatment of blood-related cancers

Cognitive development in children could be affected by parental type 1 diabetes

Pioneering research receives prestigious grant to improve treatment for insomnia and anxiety

CDC issues health alert about children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection

Researchers use mouse model to explore correlation of impaired interferon-mediated immune response with severe COVID-19

Understanding the Choice Between Individual Versus Social Housing Mice and Its Impact On Research

Rich countries must reduce meat consumption by at least 75%, study suggests

MGH investigators find important regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

Researchers identify new spinal oxygen sensors capable of protecting the body from hypoxia

Interleukin-6 levels predict early withdrawal of COVID-19 patients from mechanical ventilation

Could DNA be linked to Premature Aging in Cancer Survivors?

Salk scientists identify a protein that is critical for preventing pancreatic auto-digestion in mice

Interleukin-3 may contribute to alleviating asthma, research suggests

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein disrupts lipid metabolism resulting in liver, heart & kidney damage

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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