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New blood biomarkers can help quantify the brain impact of neurosurgery

Damage to the brains of patients operated on for brain tumors may be assessed by measuring biomarkers in the blood pre- and postoperatively.

30 May 2023

Defining long-COVID using self-reported symptoms

Researchers developed a symptom-based criteria to identify post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

30 May 2023

Web-based surveys offer a feasible way to monitor the safety of novel vaccines

Web-based surveys are a feasible way of rapidly collecting drug safety data on novel vaccines when they are rolled out quickly over a large area, according to a new European study involving the UK’s leading drug safety unit.

26 May 2023

Large study uncovers new details about long COVID

Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many of whom had COVID-19, have uncovered new details about long COVID, the post-infection set of conditions that can affect nearly every tissue and organ in the body.

26 May 2023

Treatment with luspatercept improves red blood cell counts in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

Treatment with luspatercept improved red blood cell counts and erythroid responses compared to treatment with epoetin alfa in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), allowing the majority to no longer require regular blood transfusions.

26 May 2023

RECOVER study: An important step toward defining long COVID

A study led by the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative and supported by NYU Langone Health, home to the effort's Clinical Science Core (CSC), provides an expanded working definition of long COVID.

25 May 2023

Study elucidates 12 defining symptoms of long COVID

Long COVID, or Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), includes a wide range of symptoms that present or persist more than 30 days after COVID-19 infection.

25 May 2023

Exercise capacity found to be lower than expected among people with long COVID

While some patients recover from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, others have experienced the aftereffects of COVID-19 long after the initial infection. One of these long COVID symptoms is reduced exercise capacity.

25 May 2023

Importance of analyzing the impact of life stressors on those with MS

A Michigan Medicine-led study finds that stressors across the lifespan - including poverty, abuse and divorce - are associated with worsening health and functional outcomes for people with multiple sclerosis.

25 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

Study analyzes the relationship between tobacco use and cancer-related symptom burden

In a recent study, current smoking and vaping were associated with a higher burden of symptoms among adult cancer survivors, but these symptoms were not related to survivors' desire to quit smoking.

23 May 2023

Study: Mental health programs need to be strengthened to combat increasing stress among first responders

Controlling traumatic situations is synonymous with the daily duties of first responders, yet many mental health programs to combat the increasing stress they encounter are lacking.

22 May 2023

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the heart. Amyloid fibril deposition thickens and stiffens the heart walls, and the disease is also known as stiff-heart syndrome.

22 May 2023

Use of hormonal birth control linked to greater risk of postpartum depression in women

Inability to feel happy, low spirits, fatigue, and loss of appetite. These are common symptoms of postpartum depression.

17 May 2023

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Vigorous exercise does not appear to increase the risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

17 May 2023

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Researchers analyzed the evolution of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 condition.

17 May 2023

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Research examines the impact of long-Covid syndrome on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with mild or moderate SARS-CoV-2 infections. It reveals significant impairments in physical and mental health, emphasizing the need for long-term surveillance and support for affected individuals.

16 May 2023

Combination approach is safe, improves survival outcomes in a subset of glioblastoma patients

Intratumoral delivery of an engineered oncolytic virus (DNX-2401) targeting glioblastoma (GBM) cells combined with subsequent immunotherapy was safe and improved survival outcomes in a subset of patients with recurrent GBM, according to results from a multi-institutional Phase I/II clinical trial co-led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Toronto.

15 May 2023

Study aims to optimize radiotherapy treatment for patients with anal cancer

Reducing the dose and duration of radiotherapy treatments for anal cancer may result in fewer side effects, recent clinical trial results have shown.

15 May 2023

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Anabolic steroids not only can cause serious side effects during use, such as heart failure and depression, but can continue being harmful years after stopping, according to two studies presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Fatigue News and Research

New blood biomarkers can help quantify the brain impact of neurosurgery

Defining long-COVID using self-reported symptoms

Web-based surveys offer a feasible way to monitor the safety of novel vaccines

Large study uncovers new details about long COVID

Treatment with luspatercept improves red blood cell counts in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

RECOVER study: An important step toward defining long COVID

Study elucidates 12 defining symptoms of long COVID

Exercise capacity found to be lower than expected among people with long COVID

Importance of analyzing the impact of life stressors on those with MS

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

Study analyzes the relationship between tobacco use and cancer-related symptom burden

Study: Mental health programs need to be strengthened to combat increasing stress among first responders

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Use of hormonal birth control linked to greater risk of postpartum depression in women

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Combination approach is safe, improves survival outcomes in a subset of glioblastoma patients

Study aims to optimize radiotherapy treatment for patients with anal cancer

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

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