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Study finds higher risk of mortality among women than men after heart attack

Women are more than twice as likely to die after a heart attack than men, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have joined a Children's National Hospital effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.

22 May 2023

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

22 May 2023

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the heart. Amyloid fibril deposition thickens and stiffens the heart walls, and the disease is also known as stiff-heart syndrome.

22 May 2023

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

An international clinical trial to evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis has started in three public hospitals in South Africa and Kenya.

22 May 2023

Study shows potential benefit of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure patients with EF over 40%

Sacubitril/valsartan leads to greater reduction in plasma NT-proBNP levels compared to valsartan alone after stabilization for worsening heart failure in patients with an ejection fraction (EF) above 40%, according to late breaking science presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

Heart attack patients with strong legs less likely to develop heart failure

People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

Global study examines consequences of uncontrolled hunger in adolescents living with obesity

Teenagers living with obesity who say hunger is preventing them from losing weight (hunger-barrier ALwO) perceive their weight more negatively and worry about it more than youngsters who don't see hunger as an obstacle, new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (17-20 May) shows.

22 May 2023

New AI framework shows potential as a supplementary tool for precise stroke identification

A team of researchers from Denmark have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework to address the number of strokes that go unrecognised by human emergency call handlers.

22 May 2023

Study helps clarify the underlying cause of chest symptoms in angina

An intensive study into the treatment of angina has found that the use of tests for small blood vessel function in the heart clarify the underlying cause of the condition.

22 May 2023

Brain’s primary auditory cortex favors positive vocalizations coming from the left side

Researchers have shown that the brain’s primary auditory cortex is more responsive to human vocalizations associated with positive emotions and coming from our left side than to any other kind of sounds.

21 May 2023

MGH researchers identify a potential method for treating fragile X syndrome

New research has identified a potential method for treating fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism spectrum disorders that is characterized by an inherited repeat of certain nucleotides within the DNA sequence of the FMR1 gene.

19 May 2023

Researchers discover sex-specific genes, molecular pathways that contribute to Alzheimer's disease progression

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative illness with genetic and environmental origins.

19 May 2023

BCG vaccine associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine - which prevents tuberculosis - offers multiple beneficial effects, and it's currently a recommended therapy for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

19 May 2023

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

One of the main risk factors for death and disability worldwide is the use of intoxicants (alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs). We know a great deal about the individual and social factors that influence the use of drugs.

19 May 2023

Novel gene-editing strategy harnesses an unusual protective ability to eliminate HIV-1 infection

Genetic alterations that give rise to a rare, fatal disorder known as MOGS-CDG paradoxically also protect cells against infection by viruses.

19 May 2023

Penn Medicine launches a new community mental health hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Medicine is launching a new community mental health hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar), co-locating inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care with a new crisis response center (CRC) at the facility.

19 May 2023

Research findings bring order to the genomic chaos of ovarian high grade serous carcinoma

New research findings based on the evolution of malignant tumors increase our understanding of the characteristics of an ovarian cancer subtype that is difficult to treat.

19 May 2023

Comparing clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients with a chohort admitted to ICU for influenza pneumonia

A recent study evaluated clinical differences between critically ill COVID-19 and influenza patients.

19 May 2023

Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden scale of mpox rpidemic, challenging official figures

Research highlights the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology as a complementary tool to clinical monitoring for assessing the magnitude of a mpox epidemic. Findings suggest that the presence of mpox DNA in wastewater does not directly correspond to the number of hospitalizations, indicating the underestimation of the epidemic's scale and unidentified cases.

19 May 2023

Hospital News and Research

Study finds higher risk of mortality among women than men after heart attack

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

Study shows potential benefit of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure patients with EF over 40%

Heart attack patients with strong legs less likely to develop heart failure

Global study examines consequences of uncontrolled hunger in adolescents living with obesity

New AI framework shows potential as a supplementary tool for precise stroke identification

Study helps clarify the underlying cause of chest symptoms in angina

Brain’s primary auditory cortex favors positive vocalizations coming from the left side

MGH researchers identify a potential method for treating fragile X syndrome

Researchers discover sex-specific genes, molecular pathways that contribute to Alzheimer's disease progression

BCG vaccine associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

Novel gene-editing strategy harnesses an unusual protective ability to eliminate HIV-1 infection

Penn Medicine launches a new community mental health hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Research findings bring order to the genomic chaos of ovarian high grade serous carcinoma

Comparing clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients with a chohort admitted to ICU for influenza pneumonia

Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden scale of mpox rpidemic, challenging official figures

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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