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Low-cost wireless device could provide precise, safe treatment options for cancers

For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence at the site of the original cancer when microscopic cancer cells are left behind at the time of surgery.

26 Apr 2022

Clinical traits with inflammation characterization of long COVID and correlation with one-year recovery after COVID-19-linked hospitalization

Researchers presented the clinical traits with inflammation characterization of long COVID and correlation with one-year recovery after COVID-19-linked hospitalization.

26 Apr 2022

Shopping for space, health systems make over malls

The hulking Hickory Hollow Mall — a full 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeastern Nashville — was once the largest shopping center in Tennessee. But like many malls, it's been in a downward death spiral for more than a decade.

26 Apr 2022

Exploring Populations of B and T Cells in Lymph Nodes of Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 via Microscopy and Image Analysis

My work is focused on looking at the dynamics of B/T cell populations within lymph nodes from patients that had recovered from COVID-19. My role in this research was developing and implementing microscopy image analysis techniques using methods and instrumentation in part supplied by TissueGnostics.

From TissueGnostics 26 Apr 2022

INTEGRA pipettes accelerate COVID-19 testing for pediatric hospital group

INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes and EVOLVE manual pipettes are playing pivotal roles in COVID-19 testing at Children’s Minnesota, an award-winning, non-profit acute pediatric healthcare group in the ‘twin cities’ of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 26 Apr 2022

Increased power and amplitude of memory B cells after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, the researchers investigated the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) booster vaccine on memory B cells.

25 Apr 2022

Scientists show how T cells may help protect against severe COVID

In a recent study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, the researchers summarized the perspectives and observations on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related adaptive immunity.

25 Apr 2022

Scientists win $2.85 million grant to use novel technology for studying babies with hydrocephalus

A five-year, $2.85 million grant to use novel technology to study babies with hydrocephalus has been awarded to a team of UTHealth Houston researchers by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

25 Apr 2022

COVID-related hospital visitation limits may have contributed to increase in stress-related disorders

Efforts by hospitals to protect people from COVID-19 by restricting them from visiting family members in ICUs may have contributed to a significant increase in stress-related disorders, according to a study led by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers.

25 Apr 2022

Study shows combined benefit of three public health interventions for preventing invasive cancers

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home strength exercise program (SHEP) showed a cumulative reduction by 61% in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or older.

25 Apr 2022

Odyssean malaria remains a rare event but has potential serious implications

Malaria is mainly a travel-associated infection in Belgium where between 2016 and 2019, 327 to 420 cases were reported annually by the National Reference Laboratory. Local transmission is only sporadically reported.

25 Apr 2022

Drug-resistant mold found to be spreading and infecting susceptible people's lungs

A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mold is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people's lungs.

25 Apr 2022

Study finds antimicrobial resistance rates to be significantly higher during the pandemic than before

Among those hospitalized during the pandemic, both COVID-19 patients and those tested for SARS-COV-2 but negative, had higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalized before the pandemic, according to a study evaluating the pandemic's impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 271 hospitals across the USA, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April).

25 Apr 2022

MGH investigators find important regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney

Proper function of the kidney is critical for concentrating urine, regulating blood pressure, and for the tight control of electrolyte levels in the blood.

25 Apr 2022

Using AI to predict cancer from patient data without putting personal information at risk

A new way of using artificial intelligence to predict cancer from patient data without putting personal information at risk has been developed by a team including University of Leeds medical scientists.

25 Apr 2022

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

To better understand how dementia develops in Asians and to advance new strategies that will one day help to predict and delay the progression of the disease, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched the Dementia Research Centre (Singapore).

25 Apr 2022

New data may change the standard of care for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

The phase 2 clinical trial of a multi-center study known as the COAST clinical trial has demonstrated improved outcomes using immunotherapy combinations for patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer, according to researchers at Yale Cancer Center and participating organizations.

25 Apr 2022

Hospital News and Research

Low-cost wireless device could provide precise, safe treatment options for cancers

Clinical traits with inflammation characterization of long COVID and correlation with one-year recovery after COVID-19-linked hospitalization

Shopping for space, health systems make over malls

Exploring Populations of B and T Cells in Lymph Nodes of Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 via Microscopy and Image Analysis

INTEGRA pipettes accelerate COVID-19 testing for pediatric hospital group

Increased power and amplitude of memory B cells after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster

Scientists show how T cells may help protect against severe COVID

Scientists win $2.85 million grant to use novel technology for studying babies with hydrocephalus

COVID-related hospital visitation limits may have contributed to increase in stress-related disorders

Study shows combined benefit of three public health interventions for preventing invasive cancers

Odyssean malaria remains a rare event but has potential serious implications

Drug-resistant mold found to be spreading and infecting susceptible people's lungs

Study finds antimicrobial resistance rates to be significantly higher during the pandemic than before

MGH investigators find important regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney

Using AI to predict cancer from patient data without putting personal information at risk

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

New data may change the standard of care for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Treating COVID-19 using monoclonal antibodies during pregnancy

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 infection and related hospitalization

Role of complement factor H-related protein 5 in venous thromboembolism and COVID-19

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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