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Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality

An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex.

19 Jan 2021

Researchers design armored immune cells to attack recurring cancer in liver transplant patients

Duke-NUS Medical School researchers, together with collaborators in Singapore, have designed armored immune cells that can attack recurring cancer in liver transplant patients, while temporarily evading immunosuppressant drugs patients take to avoid organ rejection.

19 Jan 2021

Novel non-steroid topical cream can safely and effectively treat plaque psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythematous (red) patches and plaques.

19 Jan 2021

Study shows high prevalence of mental health conditions among children with autism

Nearly 78 per cent of children with autism have at least one mental health condition and nearly half have two mental health conditions or more, according to a new U.S. study from the University of British Columbia's department of psychology and the AJ Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University (Pennsylvania).

19 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $460,000 NIH grant for brain imaging study

Michael Alosco, PhD, associate professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, and Gil Rabinovici, MD, professor of neurology and radiology at the University of California San Francisco have been awarded a two-year, $460,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

19 Jan 2021

Study explores how choice of foods influences aging and lifespan in fruit flies

Having a choice of foods may accelerate aging and shorten the lifespan of fruit flies, according to a study published today in the open-access eLife journal.

19 Jan 2021

Are antibiotic regimens for critical COVID-19 patients with bacterial superinfection unnecessarily high?

A new study by researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA, shows that antibiotic regimens for critically ill COVID-19 patients with bacterial superinfections may be promoting an unnecessarily high.

19 Jan 2021

Owlstone Medical introduces breath biopsy panel for respiratory diseases

Owlstone Medical, the leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in disease detection, today introduced the Respiratory Diseases Research Use Only Panel.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 19 Jan 2021

Prolonged shedding and multiple mutations 154 days after initial SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis reported

An interesting new preprint published on the medRxiv server describes an immunosuppressed patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who continued to shed the virus for an astounding 154 days. During this period, the virus underwent numerous mutations.

19 Jan 2021

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs, impair key regulatory proteins

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs of rats, compromising important regulatory proteins through exposure, according to research recently published in the journal Redox Biology.

18 Jan 2021

Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients

News-Medical catches up with Professor Carl Philpott about the latest findings regarding COVID-19 and smell loss.

18 Jan 2021

Midwife’s research included in new national guidance on harms caused by alcohol in pregnancy

As thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has been included in new national guidance on the harms of consuming alcohol both before and during pregnancy.

18 Jan 2021

Study: Fibroblast hormone promotes movement of hematopoietic stem cells

Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.

17 Jan 2021

Study sheds light on the causes of debilitating gut pain

A new study, published in the journal Nature, reports evidence from mice and humans that a novel mechanism contributes to chronic gut pain.

17 Jan 2021

Researchers measure brain volume differences in HIV-infected individuals

Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how infection changes the brain, especially in the context of aging, is increasingly important for improving both treatment and quality of life.

16 Jan 2021

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Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality

Researchers design armored immune cells to attack recurring cancer in liver transplant patients

Novel non-steroid topical cream can safely and effectively treat plaque psoriasis

Study shows high prevalence of mental health conditions among children with autism

Researchers receive $460,000 NIH grant for brain imaging study

Study explores how choice of foods influences aging and lifespan in fruit flies

Are antibiotic regimens for critical COVID-19 patients with bacterial superinfection unnecessarily high?

Owlstone Medical introduces breath biopsy panel for respiratory diseases

Prolonged shedding and multiple mutations 154 days after initial SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis reported

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs, impair key regulatory proteins

Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients

Midwife’s research included in new national guidance on harms caused by alcohol in pregnancy

Study: Fibroblast hormone promotes movement of hematopoietic stem cells

Study sheds light on the causes of debilitating gut pain

Researchers measure brain volume differences in HIV-infected individuals

When covid deaths aren’t counted, families pay the price

Study shows why antihistamine drugs fail to control severe itch in eczema patients

Metformin drug decreases mortality rate in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers to study potential treatment for limb dysfunction in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Scientists make new discovery in the quest for novel antibiotics

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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