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Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Data suggests diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children are increasing 4-5% per year. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the cells in the body do not respond to insulin, which increases the body's need for insulin.

24 Aug 2022

Physical activity may play a major role in achieving longevity than genetics

Previous research has shown that low physical activity and greater time spent sitting are associated with a higher risk of death. Does risk change if a person is genetically predisposed to live a long life?

24 Aug 2022

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

24 Aug 2022

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

In a new study, researchers assessed early pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection.

24 Aug 2022

Simple blood test can accurately detect Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome

Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old.

24 Aug 2022

Ian Frazer Centre for Children’s Immunotherapy Research aims to advance pediatric cancer care

Australia's first dedicated children's immunotherapy center will investigate treatments to not only increase the survival of kids with cancer, but to also improve their ongoing quality of life.

24 Aug 2022

Timely mental health care is a key factor in strike by Kaiser Permanente workers

A California law that took effect in July requires health plans to offer timely follow-up appointments for mental health and addiction patients.

24 Aug 2022

Researchers combine AI with data to improve patient care and outcomes

Chenyang Lu, the Fullgraf Professor of computer science and engineering in the Washington University in St. Louis McKelvey School of Engineering, is combining artificial intelligence with data to improve patient care and outcomes.

23 Aug 2022

Case report on the post-orgasmic illness treated with antihistamines

Scientists discuss a post-orgasmic illness syndrome patient’s experience of being treated with an antihistamine.

23 Aug 2022

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

Research led by nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that a new wireless sock monitoring system reduced fall rates among "fall-risk" patients hospitalized at Ohio State's Brain and Spine Hospital.

23 Aug 2022

Unconventional T cells influence immune responses in the lymph nodes

Lymph nodes trigger very different immune responses – depending on which body tissue they are connected to. Special T cells are responsible for this newly discovered relation.

23 Aug 2022

Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

Patients critically ill with COVID-19 are at exceptionally high risk for developing healthcare-associated pressure injuries (HAPrIs), and nurses and other clinicians should be extra vigilant with assessments and protective interventions, according to a study published in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

23 Aug 2022

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Spear Bio, Inc.announced that the Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven ultrasensitive SPEAR protein-detection technology has been licensed to the newly formed Boston-based startup.

23 Aug 2022

Hospital News and Research

Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Physical activity may play a major role in achieving longevity than genetics

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

Simple blood test can accurately detect Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome

Ian Frazer Centre for Children’s Immunotherapy Research aims to advance pediatric cancer care

Timely mental health care is a key factor in strike by Kaiser Permanente workers

Researchers combine AI with data to improve patient care and outcomes

Case report on the post-orgasmic illness treated with antihistamines

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

Unconventional T cells influence immune responses in the lymph nodes

Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

RCSI research provides greater insight into the causes of Long COVID syndrome

Study finds a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis finds link between regular physical activity and lower risk of COVID-19 severity

Short-term NSAID use linked with first-time heart failure hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes

Marburg outbreak in Ghana causes African countries to stay alert

Case report describes clinical manifestation of monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV coinfection

What risk factors are associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2?

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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