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Clear-cut treatment routine could reduce surgically treated ankle fractures

It has been shown that the percentage of ankle fractures that undergo surgery could be substantially reduced, from more than 30 per cent to 10 in the most common type of fracture.

24 Jan 2023

Study compares early restrictive and liberal fluid management for sepsis-induced low pressure

Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a leading role in a large national study designed to compare two early interventions in the treatment of patients with sepsis, the body's severe response to an uncontrolled infection.

24 Jan 2023

Insufficient sleep during the teenage years may increase subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis

Insufficient and disturbed sleep during the teenage years may heighten the subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests a case-control study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

24 Jan 2023

Smoking during pregnancy reduces childhood brain growth in very preterm babies

Women who smoke during pregnancy have been found to run the risk of injuring brain development in their babies. A new study extends this finding to adolescent brain growth.

24 Jan 2023

Researchers develop a simple new assay to eliminate heteroresistance in Enterobacter species

Bacteria of the genus Enterobacter are among the most dangerous bacteria associated with hospital infections worldwide.

24 Jan 2023

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

To highlight ethical considerations for promoting patients' autonomy and health care rights, researchers from mainland China, Hong Kong and New Zealand present the results of interviews documenting patient and primary care physicians with digital surveillance of infectious disease (including COVID-19) in urban areas of northern and southern China.

23 Jan 2023

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

Many people are experiencing a variety of long COVID-19 symptoms and are relying on some of their own methods to allay those symptoms.

23 Jan 2023

High adherence to procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing guideline may reduce antibiotic use in hospitals

A study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases claims that high adherence to procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing guidelines is necessary to reduce antibiotic use in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections.

23 Jan 2023

Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases

Many cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, or 'hardening of the arteries,' correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment in the tissues of the heart and blood vessels.

23 Jan 2023

CHLA launches first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder with $5.3 million NIH grant

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has launched the first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD), a rare and debilitating condition that affects adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.

23 Jan 2023

Cryo-electron microscopy captures the first 3D structure of SPOP protein that drives cancer

SPOP is the most mutated protein in prostate cancer and plays a role in endometrial, uterine and other cancers. Despite this importance, how SPOP mutations drive cancer has been incompletely understood.

23 Jan 2023

Study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk for maternal morbidity and severe complications

Researchers examined vaccine effectiveness and pregnancy outcomes during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron period.

23 Jan 2023

Using motion capture technology and AI to monitor the progression of movement disorders

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI.

23 Jan 2023

Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits, new poll suggests

While most parents and caregivers stay on top of scheduling regular well child visits, they may not always be making the most of them, a new national poll suggests.

23 Jan 2023

Heart symptoms persist in 10% of patients with long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers described the long-term cardiac symptoms associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 Jan 2023

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

On the journey from gene to protein, a nascent RNA molecule can be cut and joined, or spliced, in different ways before being translated into a protein.

20 Jan 2023

Early return to school may be associated with faster recovery after a concussion

Contrary to popular belief, rest may not always be the best cure after a concussion, new study published in JAMA Network Open finds.

20 Jan 2023

Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and incurable disease of the lung arteries that causes early death.

20 Jan 2023

Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine/cisplatin does not improve overall survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

Adding nab-paclitaxel to a standard treatment of gemcitabine plus cisplatin does not significantly extend median overall survival (OS) time for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers, although it may provide a benefit for subsets of patients with locally advanced disease or gallbladder adenocarcinoma.

20 Jan 2023

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

Researchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study in Cell Host and Microbe that sheds light on the mechanisms behind the severity, or virulence, of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood stream infections.

20 Jan 2023

Hospital News and Research

Clear-cut treatment routine could reduce surgically treated ankle fractures

Study compares early restrictive and liberal fluid management for sepsis-induced low pressure

Insufficient sleep during the teenage years may increase subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis

Smoking during pregnancy reduces childhood brain growth in very preterm babies

Researchers develop a simple new assay to eliminate heteroresistance in Enterobacter species

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

High adherence to procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing guideline may reduce antibiotic use in hospitals

Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases

CHLA launches first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder with $5.3 million NIH grant

Cryo-electron microscopy captures the first 3D structure of SPOP protein that drives cancer

Study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk for maternal morbidity and severe complications

Using motion capture technology and AI to monitor the progression of movement disorders

Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits, new poll suggests

Heart symptoms persist in 10% of patients with long-COVID

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

Early return to school may be associated with faster recovery after a concussion

Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine/cisplatin does not improve overall survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

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