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UH expert in lupus reports two new discoveries

Two separate findings by a University of Houston nationally recognized expert in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs including the kidneys, skin, joints and heart, are being reported in scientific and medical journals.

2 Jun 2022

Two cases of MIS-C after laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated adolescent patients

Researchers investigated whether COVID-19 vaccination effectively protected adolescents in the United States from multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS).

2 Jun 2022

The effect of corticosteroids on mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the impact of modern causal inference methods in estimating the effect of corticosteroids against COVID-19-related mortality.

2 Jun 2022

Aromatherapy can help control pain and reduce opioid consumption, preliminary study suggests

Aromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study being presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June).

2 Jun 2022

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Women with epilepsy often need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to the antiseizure medication valproate during pregnancy and risk of autism and low IQ in the offspring.

2 Jun 2022

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have applied a novel stem cell model to map disease risk variants in human neurons, which could help provide insights into the biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2022

New research may open a window to treating aggressive form of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Survival has improved greatly in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). But a certain form of ALL that occurs mostly in babies is still very lethal, with a survival rate below 50 percent: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with rearrangements of the mixed lineage leukemia gene, or MLL B-ALL.

1 Jun 2022

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.

1 Jun 2022

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing inflammation, tissue injury and blood clots in the lungs, new research in mice suggests.

1 Jun 2022

Membrane lipid stops stress reactions and inhibits cell death

Programmed cell death is an important tool that an organism uses to keep itself healthy. When a cell does not function as it should, various stress reactions are activated. The goal of these reactions is to restore the original cell function.

1 Jun 2022

Deadly drug overdose rates among Black people more than doubles in Kentucky

The rate of deadly drug overdoses among Black people in Kentucky more than doubled from 2016 to 2020, according to a new analysis by University of Kentucky researchers.

1 Jun 2022

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 linkage on outcomes in hospitalized children with PIMS across Canada

Researchers analyze the clinical effects and implications of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children who were hospitalized due to MIS-C.

1 Jun 2022

Early diagnosis and intervention could prevent mortality from alcohol-related liver disease

Patients dying of alcohol-related liver disease had frequent interactions with secondary care services prior to their death, and a new study has found that these opportunities to address their high-risk drinking behavior could have been missed.

1 Jun 2022

Taco bowls and chicken curry: Medi-Cal delivers ready meals in grand health care experiment

Every Friday, Frances De Los Santos waits for a shipment of healthy, prepared meals to land on her front porch at the edge of the Mojave Desert.

1 Jun 2022

Study assesses the effectiveness of telemedicine-based pediatric genetics care

A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that using telemedicine to evaluate patients with rare genetic conditions resulted in a similar rate of proper diagnosis as in-person visits.

1 Jun 2022

Study highlights the need for liver cirrhosis patients to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient

Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main vein that supplies blood to the liver, called the portal vein, is also a dangerous situation.

31 May 2022

Australian-first health alliance aims to close life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Closing the gap in life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be the focus of an Australian first health alliance.

31 May 2022

NHS complaint-handling policies focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not on learning

The current design of national policies for complaint handling in NHS hospitals in England means there is too much focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not enough on learning from the concerns raised, according to a new study published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

31 May 2022

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

A new study in mice by UCLA scientists reveals how exposure to traffic-related air pollutants causes cellular changes in the placenta that can lead to pregnancy complications and affect the health of both mother and offspring.

31 May 2022

MGH scientists develop a data-driven simulation model to address the rampant opioid crisis

A data-driven simulation model designed to help policymakers to better understand and address the nation's rampant opioid crisis has been developed by a team of scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital.

31 May 2022

Hospital News and Research

UH expert in lupus reports two new discoveries

Two cases of MIS-C after laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated adolescent patients

The effect of corticosteroids on mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Aromatherapy can help control pain and reduce opioid consumption, preliminary study suggests

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

New research may open a window to treating aggressive form of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Membrane lipid stops stress reactions and inhibits cell death

Deadly drug overdose rates among Black people more than doubles in Kentucky

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 linkage on outcomes in hospitalized children with PIMS across Canada

Early diagnosis and intervention could prevent mortality from alcohol-related liver disease

Taco bowls and chicken curry: Medi-Cal delivers ready meals in grand health care experiment

Study assesses the effectiveness of telemedicine-based pediatric genetics care

Study highlights the need for liver cirrhosis patients to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient

Australian-first health alliance aims to close life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

NHS complaint-handling policies focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not on learning

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

MGH scientists develop a data-driven simulation model to address the rampant opioid crisis

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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