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UK and Singapore partner on health data

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) are pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, that formalizes a collaborative partnership in healthcare and data science.

3 Oct 2024

Simplifying medication instructions with pictograms to enhance patient care

Transforming patient care through clarity and simplicity, Duke-NUS Medical School has introduced visual aids or pictograms designed to make medication instructions clearer.

3 Oct 2024

Dronabinol shows promise in reducing agitation in Alzheimer's patients

In a study led by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine, researchers show that a pill form of the drug dronabinol, an FDA-approved synthetic version of marijuana's main ingredient, THC, reduces agitation in patients with Alzheimer's by an average of 30%.

2 Oct 2024

NYU Langone secures NIH award to explore eye imaging for early detection of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Researchers at NYU Langone Health were awarded $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate changes in the eye that may indicate early signs of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

2 Oct 2024

Online insomnia treatment brings relief to overburdened caregivers

Providing care for a family member with a disabling illness can be a demanding job that leaves many people unable to sleep, but an online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine can help, new research shows.

2 Oct 2024

Scientists uncover two Crohn’s disease subtypes using lab-grown intestines, offering hope for personalized therapies

Researchers used stem-cell derived organoids from Crohn's disease patients to identify two molecular subtypes, paving the way for personalized treatments targeting specific disease characteristics.

2 Oct 2024

Long-lived plasma cells fail to establish after COVID mRNA vaccination, limiting long-term antibody response

Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells were largely excluded from the long-lived plasma cell compartment in the bone marrow after mRNA vaccination, explaining the short-lived antibody response.

2 Oct 2024

Scientists unveil a 3D photoacoustic scanner that speeds up vascular imaging for real-time clinical use

Researchers have developed a rapid 3D photoacoustic tomography (PAT) scanner for high-resolution vascular imaging, enabling fast and detailed visualization of the microvasculature.

1 Oct 2024

Research heralds in a new era for genetic sequencing and testing

Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London is heralding in a new era for genetic sequencing and testing.

1 Oct 2024

Study reveals genetic elements driving Klebsiella pneumoniae hypervirulence

More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise healthy people.

1 Oct 2024

Epigenetic hallmarks of cancer unveiled in new research

Cancer mortality has just surpassed cardiovascular disease for the first time ever and one in two men, and one in three women, will be diagnosed with some form of the disease in the US, according to the NIH.

1 Oct 2024

Breast milk antibodies linked to protection against rotavirus in infants

A study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that breast milk provides protection against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea, vomiting and fever in infants.

1 Oct 2024

CHEST expands First 5 Minutes program to address implicit bias and cultural humility

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) is expanding its First 5 Minutes® program to include e-learning modules addressing implicit bias and cultural humility in the clinical setting.

1 Oct 2024

FDA approves new PET imaging agent for coronary artery disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved flurpiridaz F-18 (Flyrcado; GE Healthcare), a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, for use in adult patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

1 Oct 2024

Diagnostic errors affecting one in fourteen hospital patients

Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients - at least those receiving general medical care - suggest the findings of a single center study in the US, published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety.

1 Oct 2024