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Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants.

6 Jan 2023

People with latent tuberculosis infection could be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease

Newly published research from the University of Cincinnati finds that people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have more inflammation and could be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease.

6 Jan 2023

Low-cost intervention can make a difference to America's deadly overdose epidemic

There are no simple solutions to America's deadly overdose epidemic, which costs 100,000 lives each year and is erasing gains in life expectancy.

6 Jan 2023

Study shows XBB.1.5 exhibits a substantially higher hACE2-binding affinity compared to BQ.1.1 and XBB/XBB.1

Researchers investigated the reasons for the rapid advent of SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5, a sublineage of the Omicron recombinant mutant XBB in the USA.

6 Jan 2023

Study links epigenetic biological aging and aberrations in neural oscillatory activity in people with HIV

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed as "Aging (Albany NY)" by MEDLINE/PubMed and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 14, Issue 24, entitled, "Epigenetic aging is associated with aberrant neural oscillatory dynamics serving visuospatial processing in people with HIV."

6 Jan 2023

Is appropriate initial empirical antimicrobial therapy associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections?

Researchers estimated the association between the receipt of appropriate initial empirical antibiotic treatment and in-hospital death among individuals hospitalized with BSI (bloodstream infections).

6 Jan 2023

During in-flight emergencies, Sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help.

6 Jan 2023

A need for more research on how lifestyle interventions could help high-risk pregnant populations

The prevalence of chronic hypertension (CH) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased considerably in the pregnant population over the recent decades. Notably, the percentage of its occurrence has continued to rise due to increasing rates of obesity and advances in maternal age. Obesity is a key risk factor influencing CH or DM/T2DM.

5 Jan 2023

Study describes the variations in drug response across genetic subtypes of childhood leukemia

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are reporting the most comprehensive study to date describing the variations in drug response across different genetic subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

5 Jan 2023

Intense exercise encourages coronary artery calcification

A recent Circulation journal paper has focused on investigating the relationship between exercise volume and intensity and the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older male athletes.

5 Jan 2023

Free spike proteins in the blood appear to play a role in myocarditis post-COVID mRNA vaccine

A recent study published in the journal Circulation examines the immunological picture in this scenario, looking for clues to the etiology of this rare and potentially serious complication.

5 Jan 2023

A gloomy outlook for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by 2050

A study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal estimates the global incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents using microsimulation models.

5 Jan 2023

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2023

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Somebody just coughed on you. On a plane. At a dinner party. In a supermarket line. If only there were a "morning after" nasal spray that could knock out respiratory viruses' ability to colonize your nose and throat.

5 Jan 2023

Intestinal bacteria in multiple sclerosis patients vary with disease activity, study finds

Multiple sclerosis patients do not have the same bacteria in their intestines as healthy people. There are also differences in the composition and function of the bacteria in the intestines of multiple sclerosis patients, depending on whether their illness is active, and whether they are in treatment.

5 Jan 2023

Blood News and Research

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

People with latent tuberculosis infection could be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease

Low-cost intervention can make a difference to America's deadly overdose epidemic

Study shows XBB.1.5 exhibits a substantially higher hACE2-binding affinity compared to BQ.1.1 and XBB/XBB.1

Study links epigenetic biological aging and aberrations in neural oscillatory activity in people with HIV

Is appropriate initial empirical antimicrobial therapy associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections?

During in-flight emergencies, Sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

A need for more research on how lifestyle interventions could help high-risk pregnant populations

Study describes the variations in drug response across genetic subtypes of childhood leukemia

Intense exercise encourages coronary artery calcification

Free spike proteins in the blood appear to play a role in myocarditis post-COVID mRNA vaccine

A gloomy outlook for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by 2050

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Intestinal bacteria in multiple sclerosis patients vary with disease activity, study finds

Genotype-first approach uncovers new relationships between genes and clinical conditions

Researchers develop a new approach to better understand the biology of polycystic kidney disease

Cilia act as sensors to establish body left-right asymmetry during embryogenesis

FUJIFILM Europe urology solutions demonstrated at ERUS 2022

Are patients with a history of MIS-C at increased risk of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination?

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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