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New and significant breakthrough made to detect brain tumors

Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect folate receptors in brain tumors.

15 Jun 2023

Routine testing may help to reduce health disparities for people with peripheral artery disease

Low-cost, routine testing may help to reduce disparities and health care costs for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's flagship peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

15 Jun 2023

Study reveals sharp increase in hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity among youth

The rate of hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity rose by 67 per cent for young adults (aged 19 to 24) and 44 per cent for youth (aged 18 or below) in Ontario between 2013 and 2020, according to a new study from ICES and Unity Health Toronto.

15 Jun 2023

Study reports outbreak of C. vulturna in a hospital in China

Researchers reported an increase in Candida vulturna infections among residents of China between 2019 and 2022.

15 Jun 2023

Vaccination against COVID-19 may consistently reduce the risk of long COVID symptoms

Researchers explored the efficacy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in preventing long COVID symptoms.

15 Jun 2023

Measuring the receipt of medications and behavioral health services for AUD

Heavy drinking commonly begins in adolescence and is a known risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Data from adult clinical trials suggest offering evidence-based medications for AUD to younger adults could promote their engagement in treatment and improve clinical outcomes.

15 Jun 2023

New base-edited T-cells proven effective to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

Three young patients with relapsed T-cell leukemia have now been treated with base-edited T-cells, as part of a 'bench-to-bedside' collaboration between UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

15 Jun 2023

New atraumatic uterine manipulator for minimally invasive gynecological surgery

Asociación RUVID Researchers from the Biomechanics and Ergonomics research group of the Universitat Jaume I, the Abdomino-Pelvic Oncology Surgery Referral Unit (UR-COAP) of the General University Hospital of Castelló and the Fisabio Foundation have developed an atraumatic uterine manipulator for minimally invasive gynaecological surgery.

15 Jun 2023

Exploring how Bourbon virus-carrying ticks travel through wildlife and to people

On a cold spring morning, Washington University in St. Louis virologist Jacco Boon, PhD, and wildlife ecologist Solny Adalsteinsson, PhD, flap and drag a large white flag through a woodsy area on the western edge of St. Louis County. Boon, an associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Adalsteinsson, a senior scientist at the university's Tyson Research Center, are looking for lone star ticks that carry the potentially deadly Bourbon virus.

14 Jun 2023

Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

Oxidative stress – characterized by elevated levels of unstable molecules called reactive oxygen species– is associated with neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease.

14 Jun 2023

First population-based food allergy study explores racial and ethnic differences in all age groups

Food allergy has not been on the radar of most racial and ethnic communities. But a new Northwestern Medicine study - the first population-based food allergy study in the U.S. to explore racial and ethnic differences in all age groups - shows why it should be.

14 Jun 2023

Antibiotic targeting Fusobacterium reduces the formation of lesions associated with endometriosis

A research group from the Graduate School of Medicine and iGCORE at Nagoya University in Japan, has discovered that using an antibiotic to target Fusobacterium reduced the formation of lesions associated with endometriosis, a gynecological disorder characterized by endometrial tissue usually found inside the uterus being found outside it.

14 Jun 2023

Synthetic compound used in perfumes shows potential to stop coagulopathy during a massive hemorrhage

The chances of surviving massive blood loss from a traumatic injury such as a gunshot wound are around 50 percent. To survive, a patient needs two things to happen quickly: a large infusion of blood and coagulation at the wound to stop the bleeding.

14 Jun 2023

Phone menu test assesses daily functioning in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has found that a brief, simulated task of navigating a phone menu can detect the earliest changes in daily functioning in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

14 Jun 2023

Inflammation regulating gene also plays a key role in maintaining normal blood-sugar levels, study shows

A study led by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows for the first time how a gene called RELA, known to regulate inflammation, also plays an essential role in maintaining normal blood-sugar levels.

14 Jun 2023

Vaginal seeding engrafts maternal bacteria in the bodies of cesarean section born neonates

Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria restored to their skin surface and stools, according to a new study.

14 Jun 2023

OICR funding to help six Ontario-based research teams improve the lives of cancer patients

Funding announced today by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) will help six Ontario-based research teams pursue their ultimate goal of improving the lives of people with cancer.

14 Jun 2023

BU assistant professor of medicine receives the 2023 Excellence in LGBTQ Health Award

Carl G. Streed, MD, MPH, FACP, FAHA, an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and the research lead for the GenderCare Center at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has received the 2023 Excellence in LGBTQ Health Award (Physician) from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Board of Directors.

14 Jun 2023

Landmark study in trauma care shines new light on tranexamic acid

A new study from Australia, New Zealand and Germany published in the New England Journal of Medicine raises important questions about the success or otherwise of emergency medicine.

14 Jun 2023

Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages

Brandy Holbrook spent April driving hundreds of miles across four counties in northeastern Nevada to deliver a plea to local leaders about a smoldering crisis in the regional foster care system.

14 Jun 2023

Hospital News and Research

New and significant breakthrough made to detect brain tumors

Routine testing may help to reduce health disparities for people with peripheral artery disease

Study reveals sharp increase in hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity among youth

Study reports outbreak of C. vulturna in a hospital in China

Vaccination against COVID-19 may consistently reduce the risk of long COVID symptoms

Measuring the receipt of medications and behavioral health services for AUD

New base-edited T-cells proven effective to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

New atraumatic uterine manipulator for minimally invasive gynecological surgery

Exploring how Bourbon virus-carrying ticks travel through wildlife and to people

Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

First population-based food allergy study explores racial and ethnic differences in all age groups

Antibiotic targeting Fusobacterium reduces the formation of lesions associated with endometriosis

Synthetic compound used in perfumes shows potential to stop coagulopathy during a massive hemorrhage

Phone menu test assesses daily functioning in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Inflammation regulating gene also plays a key role in maintaining normal blood-sugar levels, study shows

Vaginal seeding engrafts maternal bacteria in the bodies of cesarean section born neonates

OICR funding to help six Ontario-based research teams improve the lives of cancer patients

BU assistant professor of medicine receives the 2023 Excellence in LGBTQ Health Award

Landmark study in trauma care shines new light on tranexamic acid

Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages

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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