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New trial tests the effectiveness of hyperimmune immunoglobulin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold particles) emerging from the surface of a cell cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19.NIAID

28 Jan 2022

Unhealthy vaginal microbiome in mothers may contribute to infant deaths and altered development

A new study in mice from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers showed that an unhealthy vaginal microbiome in pregnant mothers in combination with an unhealthy diet contributed to increased pup deaths and altered development in the surviving babies.

27 Jan 2022

Northwestern and partners are part of mega NIH program to investigate precision nutrition

Northwestern, the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Chicago and Rush University are part of a mega National Institutes of Health (NIH) $170 million program that is the first comprehensive study to investigate precision nutrition.

27 Jan 2022

Homologous and heterologous COVID-19 booster vaccines found to be safe and immunogenic

In adults who had previously received a full regimen of any of three COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an additional booster dose of any of these vaccines was safe and prompted an immune response, according to preliminary clinical trial results reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

26 Jan 2022

DoD Awards Contract to Siemens Healthineers to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS' 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

On Jan. 21, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a contract to Siemens Healthineers to procure 50 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits.

From Siemens Healthineers 26 Jan 2022

NIH study provides a framework to evaluate Stargardt disease progression

National Eye Institute researchers developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss.

25 Jan 2022

Supportive relationships, healthy behaviors may have a positive effect on adolescents' mental health during the pandemic

Longitudinal survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents ages 11-14 recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 found that supportive relationships with family and friends and healthy behaviors, like engaging in physical activity and better sleep, appeared to shield against the harmful effects of the pandemic on adolescents' mental health.

24 Jan 2022

Novel experimental drug designed to silence FUS gene may help treat ALS

Using an experimental drug, researchers were able to suppress a mutated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene.

24 Jan 2022

Vaccine wars ignite in California as lawmakers seek stronger laws

California is poised to become the front line of America's vaccination wars. State lawmakers are drafting the toughest covid-19 vaccine legislation in the country, backed by a new pro-vaccine lobbying force promising to counter anti-vaccine activists who have threatened government officials and shut down public meetings across the state.

24 Jan 2022

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

State laws in the US that require medical doctors (MDs) to determine which medications a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) can prescribe, and under what conditions, may limit the number of patients who use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), reports a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

22 Jan 2022

New opportunity to induce remission of peanut allergy in young children through oral immunotherapy

A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 years safely desensitized most of them to peanut and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. The immunotherapy consisted of a daily oral dose of peanut flour for 2.5 years.

21 Jan 2022

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes covid-19.

21 Jan 2022

State laws aim to regulate ‘troubled teen industry,’ but loopholes remain

Five days after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law meant to provide stronger oversight of the more than 100 residential youth treatment programs operating in the state, a 12-year-old boy arrived at one of them, Provo Canyon School. Before long, he was forced into seclusion, denied communication with his family and given antipsychotic medication without parental permission, according to relatives.

21 Jan 2022

UC San Diego receives $14.55 million to launch new Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program is a national effort to build a large, diverse database of 1 million or more people whom researchers can use to study health and disease.

20 Jan 2022

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

A new federally funded study will use machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions to improve health and treat chronic diseases.

20 Jan 2022

Experts highlight the neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2 and the need for rigorous research

SARS-CoV-2 was initially identified as a respiratory virus, but it can affect the entire body, including the nervous system.

20 Jan 2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect the chances of conceiving a child, according to a study of more than 2,000 couples that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Jan 2022

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds, according to one of the first studies measuring steps and pace among this population.

20 Jan 2022

NIH Common Fund supports Nutrition for Precision Health study

The National Institutes of Health is awarding $170 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, to clinics and centers across the country for a new study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines.

20 Jan 2022

HHS proposal for marketplace plans carries a hefty dose of consumer caution

Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent, perhaps for the commissions, a move that could put consumers in danger of owing back the subsidies connected with the coverage. The damage could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

19 Jan 2022

Health and Human Services News and Research

New trial tests the effectiveness of hyperimmune immunoglobulin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Unhealthy vaginal microbiome in mothers may contribute to infant deaths and altered development

Northwestern and partners are part of mega NIH program to investigate precision nutrition

Homologous and heterologous COVID-19 booster vaccines found to be safe and immunogenic

DoD Awards Contract to Siemens Healthineers to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS' 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

NIH study provides a framework to evaluate Stargardt disease progression

Supportive relationships, healthy behaviors may have a positive effect on adolescents' mental health during the pandemic

Novel experimental drug designed to silence FUS gene may help treat ALS

Vaccine wars ignite in California as lawmakers seek stronger laws

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

New opportunity to induce remission of peanut allergy in young children through oral immunotherapy

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

State laws aim to regulate ‘troubled teen industry,’ but loopholes remain

UC San Diego receives $14.55 million to launch new Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

Experts highlight the neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2 and the need for rigorous research

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

NIH Common Fund supports Nutrition for Precision Health study

HHS proposal for marketplace plans carries a hefty dose of consumer caution

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