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Two peanut allergy treatments for children found to be highly effective at inducing remission

Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission.

7 Feb 2022

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

A recent article, published in Rheumatology and Therapy, reviews the potent evidence of colchicine against the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2022

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Patients waiting for elective surgeries will benefit from increased transparency and information sharing following the launch of the new NHS 'My Planned Care' platform.

7 Feb 2022

Study looks at rapid antigen vs. PCR tests in the emergency department triage

In a recent study posted to the Lancet preprint* server, researchers assessed the utility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapid antigen testing (RAT) for patient triage in the hospital emergency department (ED).

7 Feb 2022

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

6 Feb 2022

New expert consensus on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization released

A newly released expert consensus statement on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization aims to summarize available literature on myocardial revascularization in women and identify important gaps in evidence.

6 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

The first published case describing the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a domestic cat in the United States highlights the realistic scenario of spillover infections with emerging viral variants that threaten human and animal health.

6 Feb 2022

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Black residents of Baton Rouge and New Orleans faced twice the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection as white residents, a study shows.

6 Feb 2022

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

A new study by researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital suggests the day may be approaching when advanced artificial intelligence systems could assist anesthesiologists in the operating room.

6 Feb 2022

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

New research published in Internal and Emergency Medicine discusses the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and dizziness.

6 Feb 2022

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Research shows that pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at increased risk of severe complications, including hospitalization, ventilation, and death, compared to pregnant people without COVID-19.

4 Feb 2022

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Within only three weeks after the omicron variant was first identified among Houston Methodist patients, this variant rapidly took over and became the cause of a majority of new cases.

4 Feb 2022

Researchers develop new potential method for treating Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the faculty have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) method to help them identify potential new medicines for Alzheimer's. The new medicine seems to be more precise. No side effects were documented during tests with worms and mice.

4 Feb 2022

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant (Award Number T32HL160529), boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems.

4 Feb 2022

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists aimed at furthering our understanding of anti-Nucleocapsid and anti-Spike responses over time.

4 Feb 2022

Do COVID-19 vaccinations increase the length of the menstrual cycle?

In this interview, we speak to Professor Alison Edelman about her latest research that investigated the effects COVID-19 vaccinations have on the menstrual cycle.

4 Feb 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection can change nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in pregnancy

A recent study from Spain showed that the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can change the overall structure and diversity of the nasopharyngeal microbiota in pregnant women – which persists even weeks after clinical infection. The paper is currently available on Research Square preprint* server.

3 Feb 2022

Review confirms reduced severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Researchers review existing literature to quantify the transmissibility, immune evasion, reinfection, and severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

3 Feb 2022

Better diagnostic tests needed to guide HER2 breast cancer treatment, study suggests

A new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows using current standard human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) assays as a diagnostic test may result in a mis-assignment of patients for treatment for breast cancer with a promising new drug.

3 Feb 2022

Hospital News and Research

Two peanut allergy treatments for children found to be highly effective at inducing remission

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Study looks at rapid antigen vs. PCR tests in the emergency department triage

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

New expert consensus on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization released

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Researchers develop new potential method for treating Alzheimer's disease

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

Do COVID-19 vaccinations increase the length of the menstrual cycle?

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection can change nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in pregnancy

Review confirms reduced severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Better diagnostic tests needed to guide HER2 breast cancer treatment, study suggests

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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