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Oral bacteria may be a contributory factor in patients developing brain abscesses

Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown.

7 Dec 2022

Exploring immunogenicity, boosting efficacy and safety of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity, boosting efficacy, and safety of single-dose and two-dose MVA-BN (modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic) vaccinations in comparison to replicating smallpox vaccines.

7 Dec 2022

Air pollution-triggered immune surveillance deficits in the lungs increase the risk of respiratory diseases with aging

Researchers highlighted the significance of air quality in preserving immune health over the human lifespan, especially lung-related immunity, owing to the lungs' continuous exposure to the environment.

7 Dec 2022

Watch: Big Medicaid changes in California leave millions of patients behind

KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1's "Los Angeles Times Today" on Nov. 29 to discuss her reporting on California's pricey and ambitious experiment to transform its Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal.

7 Dec 2022

Innovative technique uses AI and a digital camera to monitor blood pressure

Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers.

7 Dec 2022

New approach enables robust intestinal mini-organs to be grown more easily in the lab

Growing human body parts in the lab is a common trope of horror movies and sci-fi books. But growing miniature organ-like tissues in the lab is already within our reach.

6 Dec 2022

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

More than 107,000 Americans died from drug overdose in 2021, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions.

6 Dec 2022

Research extends the powerful tool of immunotherapy to autoimmune diseases

The cancer therapy known as CAR-T has revolutionized treatment of some blood cancers since it was introduced in 2017. The therapy uses genetically altered immune cells to home in on cancer cells and destroy them.

6 Dec 2022

New technology could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional MRIs

Nicholas Dwork, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has filed a provisional patent for a technology that could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

6 Dec 2022

Study provide new insights into why cholestasis causes cognitive issues

Patients with cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can experience significant impairment of bile flow and may develop neurological symptoms including fatigue and cognitive decline.

6 Dec 2022

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Research lead by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered three new subtypes of brain tumor which could help to identify new and effective therapies.

6 Dec 2022

Unique technology uses ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles for treating osteoporosis

University of Central Florida researchers have created unique technology for treating osteoporosis that uses nanobubbles to deliver treatment to targeted areas of a person's body.

6 Dec 2022

Research explores how alignment of endothelial cells plays a role in cancer metastasis

Preventing metastasis – the development of cancer cells beyond their original location – remains one of the major goals of current cancer research.

6 Dec 2022

Parkinson’s drug improves blood pressure, aortic stiffness in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Teens with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) who took bromocriptine, a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes, had lower blood pressure and less stiff arteries after one month of treatment compared to those who did not take the medicine, according to a small study published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

6 Dec 2022

Colorectal cancer doesn’t wait - DNA methylation tests facilitate earlier treatment

In this interview, Yantao Li and Zhe Wang, Director of Cancer Early Screening Products and the Product Director of Oncology at BGI Genomics, talks to NewsMedical about colorectal cancer (CRC), including why incidences are important and the importance of screening.

From BGI Genomics 6 Dec 2022

Largest machine learning effort securely aggregates data from brain scans of glioblastoma patients

Researchers at Penn Medicine and Intel Corporation led the largest-to-date global machine learning effort to securely aggregate knowledge from brain scans of 6,314 glioblastoma (GBM) patients at 71 sites around the globe and develop a model that can enhance identification and prediction of boundaries in three tumor sub-compartments, without compromising patient privacy.

6 Dec 2022

Blood News and Research

Oral bacteria may be a contributory factor in patients developing brain abscesses

Exploring immunogenicity, boosting efficacy and safety of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine

Air pollution-triggered immune surveillance deficits in the lungs increase the risk of respiratory diseases with aging

Watch: Big Medicaid changes in California leave millions of patients behind

Innovative technique uses AI and a digital camera to monitor blood pressure

New approach enables robust intestinal mini-organs to be grown more easily in the lab

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

Research extends the powerful tool of immunotherapy to autoimmune diseases

New technology could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional MRIs

Study provide new insights into why cholestasis causes cognitive issues

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Unique technology uses ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles for treating osteoporosis

Research explores how alignment of endothelial cells plays a role in cancer metastasis

Parkinson’s drug improves blood pressure, aortic stiffness in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Colorectal cancer doesn’t wait - DNA methylation tests facilitate earlier treatment

Largest machine learning effort securely aggregates data from brain scans of glioblastoma patients

The critical role of flow cytometry in CAR+ T-Cell trials

NUS scientists develop novel low-cost method of testing for cancers

New machine learning algorithm could spot early signs of pneumonia based on cough sounds

New trial to evaluate a potential treatment for irritability in teenagers with autism

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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