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10 new centers to deliver CT scans, MRIs and x-rays across England

Community diagnostic centers (CDCs) have delivered more than two million vital tests, checks and scans for patients, with a further 10 centers now approved, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced today October 11.

11 Oct 2022

Study opens up new approaches for treating fatty liver disease

A study group at MedUni Vienna has identified a regulatory loop controlled by leptin, by which this adipocyte-derived hormone regulates hepatic lipid metabolism via the autonomic nervous system.

11 Oct 2022

Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after Christmas, she woke up gasping for air and dialed 911.

11 Oct 2022

Pulmonary radiological patterns in patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

A recent Respiratory Medicine Case Reports study reported the pulmonary tomographic findings in severely infected COVID-19 patients with critical pneumonia.

11 Oct 2022

The association of BNT16B2b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with thrombocytopenia and pneumonitis: A case report

The case report of a patient who developed pneumonitis and thrombocytopenia concurrently after being administered the COVID-19 vaccine.

11 Oct 2022

"Smart surveillance" for viral spillover needed to lessen the consequences of next pandemic

"Smart surveillance" for viral spillover from animals to humans, targeted preparedness and drug and vaccine research, and worldwide cooperation on surveillance and stopping disease spread are required to reduce deaths and lessen the economic consequences of the next pandemic, according to an international team of scientists.

10 Oct 2022

Infant’s brain “plastic” enough to reorganize language to the opposite side after perinatal stroke

A clinical study conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of their birth, the infant's brain was 'plastic' enough for the right hemisphere to acquire the language abilities ordinarily handled by the left side while also maintaining its own language abilities as well.

10 Oct 2022

Scientists discover a promising strategy for development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapies

Researchers have identified a promising strategy for development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapies that centers around promoting a strong immune response capable of stopping a number of viruses in their infectious tracks.

10 Oct 2022

Saliency heat maps may not be yet ready for prime time, study shows

Artificial intelligence models that interpret medical images hold the promise to enhance clinicians' ability to make accurate and timely diagnoses, while also lessening workload by allowing busy physicians to focus on critical cases and delegate rote tasks to AI.

10 Oct 2022

Independent Task Force report outlines a One Health approach to address risk factors for future pandemics

The Independent Task Force on COVID-19 and other Pandemics (www.independentcovidtaskforce.org) announced that their report "Pandemic Origins and a One Health Approach to Preparedness and Prevention: Solutions Based on SARS-CoV-2 and Other RNA Viruses" has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

10 Oct 2022

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Under the microscope, researchers often observe different cell types organizing themselves in peculiar patterns within tissues, or sometimes a rare cell type that stands out by occupying a unique position, exhibiting an unusual shape, or expressing a specific biomarker molecule.

10 Oct 2022

Self-teaching deep learning algorithm can find similar cases in large pathology image repositories

Rare diseases are often difficult to diagnose and predicting the best course of treatment can be challenging for clinicians.

10 Oct 2022

$Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults$

Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults

Having specific combinations of underlying health issues is a significant risk for poorer health outcomes in older adults who've had a fracture, a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows.

10 Oct 2022

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors in COVID-19 therapy

A new paper reviews current knowledge of RdRp inhibitors that could be developed further to provide broadly effective antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 in particular and CoVs in general.

10 Oct 2022

Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

A new study determines whether antidiabetic agents can reduce complications in COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

10 Oct 2022

Study suggests colleagues and household members increase SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in hospital employees, not COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers conducted an observational study to assess severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and infection status among Jena University Hospital (JUH) employees.

10 Oct 2022

Effect of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination on COVID-19 severity during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance periods

In a new study, researchers estimated the association of first-generation messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related medical encounters.

10 Oct 2022

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

Blocking the action of calcium signals in immune cells suppresses the most common form of asthma, but without compromising the body's defenses against flu viruses, a new study finds.

7 Oct 2022

Research identifies new clue for preventing and treating gliomas

An important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine.

7 Oct 2022

Frailty Index predicts postoperative complications after endoscopic surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia

The Five-item Frailty Index (5i-FI) is a tool used by physicians to predict surgical risk and postoperative complications after a procedure.

7 Oct 2022

Hospital News and Research

10 new centers to deliver CT scans, MRIs and x-rays across England

Study opens up new approaches for treating fatty liver disease

Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

Pulmonary radiological patterns in patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

The association of BNT16B2b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with thrombocytopenia and pneumonitis: A case report

"Smart surveillance" for viral spillover needed to lessen the consequences of next pandemic

Infant’s brain “plastic” enough to reorganize language to the opposite side after perinatal stroke

Scientists discover a promising strategy for development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapies

Saliency heat maps may not be yet ready for prime time, study shows

Independent Task Force report outlines a One Health approach to address risk factors for future pandemics

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Self-teaching deep learning algorithm can find similar cases in large pathology image repositories

Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors in COVID-19 therapy

Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

Study suggests colleagues and household members increase SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in hospital employees, not COVID-19 patients

Effect of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination on COVID-19 severity during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance periods

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

Research identifies new clue for preventing and treating gliomas

Frailty Index predicts postoperative complications after endoscopic surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia

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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