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Using warmer brain-irrigation fluid can reduce repeat operations to remedy subdural hematoma

A simple method can halve the number of repeat operations to remedy bleeding under the cranium, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows.

22 Nov 2022

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Researchers investigated the association between individual and combined coffee and tea consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality, such as those due to cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive diseases.

22 Nov 2022

Diastolic blood pressure found to be associated with neuroticism

Diastolic blood pressure - the lower of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading - is highly likely to cause neurotic personality trait, finds research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

22 Nov 2022

Acupuncture significantly improves lower back or pelvic pain during pregnancy

Acupuncture can significantly relieve the lower back and/or pelvic pain frequently experienced by women during their pregnancy, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Nov 2022

Treating long covid is rife with guesswork

Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the hospital. He picks up a spirometer, a device that measures lung capacity, and takes a deep breath — though not as deep as he'd like.

22 Nov 2022

Scientists provide metrics for organ development

Organs in the human body have complex networks of fluid-filled tubes and loops. They come in different shapes and their three-dimensional structures are differently connected to each other, depending on the organ.

21 Nov 2022

Beetroot juice appears to affect gut microbiome, positively impacting intestinal and systemic health

In a recent study published in the Food Chemistry journal, researchers investigated the impact of consuming red beetroot juice for two weeks on gut microbiota.

21 Nov 2022

Using induced pluripotent stem cells to recreate the adrenal gland in a petri dish

Sitting atop the kidneys, the adrenal gland plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy body. Responding to signals from the brain, the gland secretes hormones that support critical functions like blood pressure, metabolism, and fertility.

21 Nov 2022

Additional mRNA COVID vaccine doses could salvage antibody responses in blood cancer patients

A third COVID-19 vaccine dose in this patients with blood cancers could enhance their antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2

21 Nov 2022

UC San Diego receives $8 million CIRM funding to expedite stem cell therapy clinical trials

Stem cells show particular promise in treating diseases for which few other effective treatments exist. In these therapies, stem cells are introduced into the body where they develop into specialized cells that repair, restore, replace or regenerate cells that have been damaged by the disease.

21 Nov 2022

Study challenges "good" cholesterol's predictive role for heart disease

A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, often called the "good cholesterol," may not be as effective as scientists once believed in uniformly predicting cardiovascular disease risk among adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

21 Nov 2022

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

An analysis by researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that cancer patients with privatized, cost-saving Medicare Advantage were more likely than those with traditional Medicare to go to hospitals with physicians less experienced at performing complicated surgeries, and that they were more likely to die within the first 30 days after the removal of their stomach, pancreas or liver.

21 Nov 2022

Comprehensive analysis outlines the potential toxicities of antibody drug conjugates

Over the past two decades, numerous complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) have been tested in clinical trials and approved for use in patients.

21 Nov 2022

Researchers identify best methods to study resting state of the brain in marmosets

A team led by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified the best methods to study the resting state of the brain in marmosets using functional MRI.

21 Nov 2022

Evaluating cell-free DNA-based blood tests for early detection of multiple cancers

Researchers assessed several approaches for a circulating cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA)-based multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test. Defining the clinical limit of detection (LOD) based on circulating tumor allele fraction (cTAF) enables the comparison of different approaches.

21 Nov 2022

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Using warmer brain-irrigation fluid can reduce repeat operations to remedy subdural hematoma

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Diastolic blood pressure found to be associated with neuroticism

Acupuncture significantly improves lower back or pelvic pain during pregnancy

Treating long covid is rife with guesswork

Scientists provide metrics for organ development

Beetroot juice appears to affect gut microbiome, positively impacting intestinal and systemic health

Using induced pluripotent stem cells to recreate the adrenal gland in a petri dish

Additional mRNA COVID vaccine doses could salvage antibody responses in blood cancer patients

UC San Diego receives $8 million CIRM funding to expedite stem cell therapy clinical trials

Study challenges "good" cholesterol's predictive role for heart disease

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

Comprehensive analysis outlines the potential toxicities of antibody drug conjugates

Researchers identify best methods to study resting state of the brain in marmosets

Evaluating cell-free DNA-based blood tests for early detection of multiple cancers

Increase in Candida auris infections among EU/EEA nations between 2020 and 2021

Hungary sees 116% growth in non-invasive prenatal testing

MRI reveals brain changes in patients up to six months after COVID-19 recovery

SARS-CoV-2 infection and mRNA vaccination prime transcriptionally distinct CD4+ T cell memory landscapes

Enormous rise in Acinetobacter bloodstream infection cases in initial two years of COVID-19

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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