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Avanced genome editing technology could be used as a one-time treatment for CD3 delta SCID

A new UCLA-led study suggests that advanced genome editing technology could be used as a one-time treatment for the rare and deadly genetic disease CD3 delta severe combined immunodeficiency.

21 Mar 2023

RSV causes 160,000 hospitalizations every year in the EU, according to new study

Researchers estimate hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection in the European Union.

20 Mar 2023

Study: Minimum unit pricing legislation associated with reductions in alcohol-specific deaths

The implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation is associated with significant reductions in alcohol-specific deaths among those from the most socio-economically deprived areas in Scotland, suggests a new study published in The Lancet.

20 Mar 2023

Food FARMacia program associated with reduced food insecurity and obesity in children

Food FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation's growing food insecurity problem, according to a new study by pediatricians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian.

20 Mar 2023

Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

More than twelve billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the start of the COVID pandemic, saving millions of lives. But RNA-based therapies for other diseases have so far proven more challenging to develop.

20 Mar 2023

Poor inflammatory immune response in obese patients increases susceptibility to severe COVID-19

Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.

20 Mar 2023

New technique lights up cancerous tumors during surgery

A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type of infrared light has, for the first time, been used during surgery to differentiate between cancerous tumors and healthy tissue.

20 Mar 2023

COVID-19 patients more likely to develop gastrointestinal disorders

COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of developing long-term gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome.

20 Mar 2023

Realizing the Importance of Medical Electronic Devices

News Medical speaks to Brian Anthony, co-director of MIT’s Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, about the effect machine learning and sensor technologies have had on medical device engineering, as well as the Bioprocess Data Analytics and Machine Learning course he co-leads at MIT.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 20 Mar 2023

78% of alcohol-related injury deaths and 59% of hospitalizations among men

This media release contains information some readers may find distressing as it refers to data about alcohol use, assault, suicide and self-harm.

20 Mar 2023

XBB/XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 shows increased vaccine sensitivity

The study, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, indicates that omicron subvariant XBB/XBB.1.5 is more sensitive to vaccine-induced immunity than other co-circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants.

19 Mar 2023

Usefulness of dried blood spot samples for monitoring HCV infection in people who inject drugs

A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

17 Mar 2023

Severe COVID-19 increases the risk of developing heart disease later in life

Patients who have been hospitalized with severe COVID-19 have permanent changes in their cholesterol 3 months after recovery, according to a study from the University of Oslo. This increases their risk of developing heart disease later in life.

17 Mar 2023

Scientists develop a marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia

With the combination of the drugs Venetoclax and 5-Azacitidine, a new, effective and more tolerable alternative to chemotherapy for the treatment of AML has been available for several years. But for some patients, the drug combination does not work.

17 Mar 2023

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Hypertension remains poorly controlled worldwide and is becoming more common. Lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing drugs are the mainstays of therapy for hypertension, but despite widespread availability of these approaches, many patients with hypertension are not adequately treated.

17 Mar 2023

Drug combination may reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression, death

TALAPRO-2, a study led by Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO, demonstrated that using TALZENNA, in combination with XTANDI, may reduce the risk of disease progression or death by 37%.

17 Mar 2023

Stanford researchers study causes of and treatments for long COVID

Time heals many wounds. But not all of them.

17 Mar 2023

Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies

Using a new computational approach they developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterized by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.

17 Mar 2023

Study confirms the benefit of Paxlovid as an early-stage treatment to prevent COVID-19 hospitalization

A Kaiser Permanente study confirms the benefit of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, also known as Paxlovid, as an early-stage treatment to prevent hospitalization for people with mild to moderate COVID-19, regardless of prior immunity or age.

17 Mar 2023

Real-world data on the effectiveness of Sotrovimab as a prophylactic against COVID-19

In a recent study posted in the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists assessed the efficacy of sotrovimab for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) treatment.

16 Mar 2023

Hospital News and Research

Avanced genome editing technology could be used as a one-time treatment for CD3 delta SCID

RSV causes 160,000 hospitalizations every year in the EU, according to new study

Study: Minimum unit pricing legislation associated with reductions in alcohol-specific deaths

Food FARMacia program associated with reduced food insecurity and obesity in children

Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

Poor inflammatory immune response in obese patients increases susceptibility to severe COVID-19

New technique lights up cancerous tumors during surgery

COVID-19 patients more likely to develop gastrointestinal disorders

Realizing the Importance of Medical Electronic Devices

78% of alcohol-related injury deaths and 59% of hospitalizations among men

XBB/XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 shows increased vaccine sensitivity

Usefulness of dried blood spot samples for monitoring HCV infection in people who inject drugs

Severe COVID-19 increases the risk of developing heart disease later in life

Scientists develop a marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Drug combination may reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression, death

Stanford researchers study causes of and treatments for long COVID

Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies

Study confirms the benefit of Paxlovid as an early-stage treatment to prevent COVID-19 hospitalization

Real-world data on the effectiveness of Sotrovimab as a prophylactic against COVID-19

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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