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Persistent loneliness during midlife can increase risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease

Being persistently lonely during midlife (ages 45-64) appears to make people more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) later in life. However, people who recover from loneliness, appear to be less likely to suffer from dementia, compared to people who have never felt lonely.

24 Mar 2021

Cognitive decline is linked to COVID-19 lockdown, shows study

A decline in cognitive functions - such as memory, attention and decision-making - is connected to the tightest restrictions in Scotland's COVID-19 lockdown, a new peer-reviewed study has found.

24 Mar 2021

Sargramostim drug can also improve memory in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease

A new study suggests that Sargramostim, a medication often used to boost white blood cells after cancer treatments, is also effective in treating and improving memory in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

24 Mar 2021

Delays in TB diagnosis often exceed WHO’s recommendations, shows study

Tuberculosis remains a rare disease in the United States, but when it does occur, delays in diagnosing it often exceed recommendations by the World Health Organization, according to a new report by Harvard Medical School researchers published March 22 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

24 Mar 2021

Study shows how surveillance-based informative testing mitigates COVID-19 spread

While COVID-19 cases may be on the decline, the virus is still prevalent nationwide, and higher education institutions need to prepare for a successful 2021 academic year.

24 Mar 2021

Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe

Researchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe, especially in cases of the mucocutaneous variety of the disease, which can cause deformations in patients.

24 Mar 2021

Disposition practice varies widely on outpatient management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Despite guidelines promoting outpatient management of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), few patients are currently discharged home from hospital emergency departments in the United States.

24 Mar 2021

Vaccination of health care workers resulted in notable reduction of COVID-19 cases

Vaccinating health care workers resulted in an immediate and notable reduction of positive COVID-19 cases among employees, reducing the number of required isolations and quarantines by more than 90 percent, according to data at UT Southwestern Medical Center published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

24 Mar 2021

Pandemic fear is killing patients suffering from other serious diseases

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier, has observed that although non-COVID inpatients suffered from the usual mix of conditions such as heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, the Internal Medicine inpatient population was distinctly different from what he had seen over the past decades.

24 Mar 2021

Study examines the impact of dental coverage offered through Michigan’s Medicaid expansion

As the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that the program's dental coverage can improve their oral health in ways that help them seek a new job or do better at the one they have.

23 Mar 2021

Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, study shows

It's not just your legs and heart that get a workout when you walk briskly; exercise affects your brain as well. A new study by researchers at UT Southwestern shows that when older adults with mild memory loss followed an exercise program for a year, the blood flow to their brains increased.

23 Mar 2021

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine found to be moderately less effective against South African variant

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine is moderately less effective against the South African variant, but still neutralizes the British variant and the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.

23 Mar 2021

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to large proportion of dementia deaths in England, Wales

A large proportion of dementia deaths in England and Wales may be due to socioeconomic deprivation, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.

23 Mar 2021

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

After Covid-19 forced Olivia Goulding's Indiana middle school to switch back to remote learning late last year, the math teacher lost contact with many of her students.

23 Mar 2021

New review of post-acute COVID-19

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of millions of people around the world but has also left hundreds with lingering symptoms or completely new symptoms weeks after recovery.

23 Mar 2021

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.

23 Mar 2021

STAQ and Children’s Hospital Colorado launch sterile compounded drugs for pediatric patients

STAQ (Safety, Transparency, Availability, Quality) Pharma and Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) announced today the completion of product development work and the launch of several important sterile compounded medications that are widely used in pediatric hospitals.

23 Mar 2021

Education News and Research

Persistent loneliness during midlife can increase risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease

Cognitive decline is linked to COVID-19 lockdown, shows study

Sargramostim drug can also improve memory in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease

Delays in TB diagnosis often exceed WHO’s recommendations, shows study

Study shows how surveillance-based informative testing mitigates COVID-19 spread

Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe

Disposition practice varies widely on outpatient management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Vaccination of health care workers resulted in notable reduction of COVID-19 cases

Pandemic fear is killing patients suffering from other serious diseases

Study examines the impact of dental coverage offered through Michigan’s Medicaid expansion

Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, study shows

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine found to be moderately less effective against South African variant

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to large proportion of dementia deaths in England, Wales

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

New review of post-acute COVID-19

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

STAQ and Children’s Hospital Colorado launch sterile compounded drugs for pediatric patients

Highly sensitive DNA nanosensor can accurately detect lethal superbugs

Study may help develop effective biosensors for non-invasive diagnosis of prostate cancer

Researchers analyze conceptual metaphors used to describe issues associated with depression

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