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Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

A study led by the University of Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes.

5 Jul 2022

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema, according to a new study by University of Southampton researchers.

5 Jul 2022

Women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are more likely to have underweight babies

Women diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are five (500%) times more likely on average to have underweight babies, according to a comprehensive new study.

5 Jul 2022

The future of cold storage

In this interview, Jean Fallacara, Managing Director at inTEST Thermal Solutions, talks to us about the future of cold storage and how inTEST is helping move the industry forward.

From inTEST Thermal Solutions 5 Jul 2022

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

It is important to know whether patients have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), as this distinction plays a key role in treatment and prognosis but cannot be reliably determined by established diagnostic means.

5 Jul 2022

Effectiveness of two and three doses of BNT162b2 against hospital and ED admissions for BA.1 and BA.2 infection

Researchers compared the effectiveness of two and three-dose regimens of COVID-19 vaccine BNT1262b against Omicron BA.1 and BA.2-related hospital and ED admissions.

5 Jul 2022

How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence

The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as covid-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill hundreds each day.

5 Jul 2022

Study finds hospitalizations for COVID-19–related croup increased after the onset of the Omicron variant

Researchers assessed whether croup infections among young children in the United States were associated with the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Omicron.

5 Jul 2022

The varying patterns of acute respiratory infection hospitalizations before and during two pandemic years

Investigators analyzed the varying pattern of respiratory viruses resulting in hospitalizations from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022 in Canada.

5 Jul 2022

Newly identified gut bacterial strains could pave the way for IBD and colon cancer prevention

Researchers have isolated five strains of gut bacteria that could pave the way for new inflammatory bowel disease treatments and potentially help prevent some forms of bowel cancer.

5 Jul 2022

Modeling the influence of COVID superspreading events

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, University of Kansas researchers assessed the effect of superspreading events (SSEs) on the United States (US) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak dynamics.

5 Jul 2022

COVID vaccines protect people of all body weights

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers in the United Kingdom determined whether an individual with a higher body mass index (BMI) mounted a weaker immune response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

4 Jul 2022

How severe is Omicron compared to Delta?

Researchers assess the disease severity of hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19 through the use of three different health outcomes.

4 Jul 2022

Innovative strategy for treating non-small cell lung cancer when radiotherapy fails

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 2.2 million new cases and around 1.8 million deaths in 2020 alone.

4 Jul 2022

COVID pandemic may have hidden a significant increase in child abuse, say doctors

UK doctors are concerned that the COVID pandemic may have hidden a significant increase in child maltreatment. Speaking at the United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress in Liverpool, Professor Owen Arthurs (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London) called for greater resources to detect abuse, especially if future COVID waves lead to new lockdown conditions.

4 Jul 2022

Study highlights the non-inferiority of frozen sperm for intrauterine insemination treatments

Patients having intrauterine insemination for fertility treatment can be reassured that the use of cryopreserved sperm instead of fresh is not associated with inferior outcomes.

4 Jul 2022

Probiotics do not improve unhealthy vaginal flora, study shows

Pregnancy chances in IVF can be affected by many factors including the type of bacteria which naturally colonize the reproductive tract.

4 Jul 2022

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. This episode focuses on the bladder cancer patient support landscape, including a review of the tools and resources available to the community, as well as key unmet needs to address.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

Understanding the impact of bladder cancer on daily life before and after diagnosis

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas, discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. They focus on the quality of life for patients and delve into the impact bladder cancer has on daily life, both before and after diagnosis and treatment, from the holistic perspective of both patients and HCPs.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of neuroinflammation in NeuroCOVID patients

A new research paper studied several biomarkers associated with neuronal injury, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration in NeuroCOVID adults who experienced a CNS syndrome during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

4 Jul 2022

Hospital News and Research

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

Women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are more likely to have underweight babies

The future of cold storage

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

Effectiveness of two and three doses of BNT162b2 against hospital and ED admissions for BA.1 and BA.2 infection

How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence

Study finds hospitalizations for COVID-19–related croup increased after the onset of the Omicron variant

The varying patterns of acute respiratory infection hospitalizations before and during two pandemic years

Newly identified gut bacterial strains could pave the way for IBD and colon cancer prevention

Modeling the influence of COVID superspreading events

COVID vaccines protect people of all body weights

How severe is Omicron compared to Delta?

Innovative strategy for treating non-small cell lung cancer when radiotherapy fails

COVID pandemic may have hidden a significant increase in child abuse, say doctors

Study highlights the non-inferiority of frozen sperm for intrauterine insemination treatments

Probiotics do not improve unhealthy vaginal flora, study shows

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

Understanding the impact of bladder cancer on daily life before and after diagnosis

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of neuroinflammation in NeuroCOVID patients

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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