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Updated analysis helps clarify the relationship between alcohol consumption and epilepsy

Epilepsy, a common neurological disorder associated with stigma, psychiatric comorbidities, and rising healthcare costs, affects approximately 50 million people globally. A common risk factor associated with the development of epilepsy and seizures is alcohol consumption.

28 Jan 2022

Study investigates how vitamin D or omega fatty acids may affect rates of autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune diseases (AD) such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroid disease and psoriasis, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality as people age.

28 Jan 2022

Two-step strategy can help determine the risk of liver cancer after HCV cure

The results of the study, conducted from the Virgen del Rocío Hospital, reveal the importance of personalized medicine and evaluating each patient.

27 Jan 2022

Higher social determinants of health burden linked to increase in obesity

Cumulative social disadvantage, as denoted by higher social determinants of health (SDOH) burden, is associated with a higher likelihood of obesity independent of clinical and demographic factors, according to a new study in Obesity, The Obesity Society's (TOS) flagship journal.

27 Jan 2022

UK's LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities

Here in Kentucky and across the nation, there is an increased need for a qualified workforce to better serve the growing population of children with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder.

27 Jan 2022

Masking young children linked with fewer childcare program closures due to COVID-19

A new Yale study found that child care programs in the United States that practiced child masking early in the COVID-19 pandemic (May-June 2020) experienced a 13% reduction in program closure within the following year, and continued child masking throughout the one-year study period was associated with a 14% reduction in program closure.

27 Jan 2022

Study finds steady increase in hypertensive crisis hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized for a hypertensive crisis - when blood pressure increases so much it can cause a heart attack, stroke or other sudden cardiovascular event - more than doubled from 2002 to 2014, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators.

27 Jan 2022

Rising NO2 pollution levels in urban areas may lead to new child asthma cases

Reducing air pollution should be a crucial part of health strategies for children, as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — a harmful pollutant emitted from burning fossil fuels — may lead to nearly 2 million new child asthma cases a year, research suggests.

27 Jan 2022

Early-stage alveolar epithelial cell necrosis linked to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

A new study analyzed whether alveolar epithelial cell necrosis at an early stage SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent releases of damage-associated molecular patterns could aggravate COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.

27 Jan 2022

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Thomas McElrath about his latest research into a maternal-fetal medicine technique for predicting pregnancy health.

27 Jan 2022

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

A boisterous political battle over a proposed expansion by the largest and most expensive hospital system in Massachusetts is spotlighting questions about whether similar expansions by big health systems around the country drive up health care costs.

27 Jan 2022

Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human – a significant step in robotics toward fully automated surgery on humans.

27 Jan 2022

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

The development of a protein vaccine candidate for nasal administration has taken another step. Led by the BioMAP research team, from the Infectiology and Public Health (ISP) joint research unit run by INRAE and the Université de Tours, this project, supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and accompanied by the ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, is moving up a gear.

27 Jan 2022

Hospital News and Research

Updated analysis helps clarify the relationship between alcohol consumption and epilepsy

Study investigates how vitamin D or omega fatty acids may affect rates of autoimmune diseases

Two-step strategy can help determine the risk of liver cancer after HCV cure

Higher social determinants of health burden linked to increase in obesity

UK's LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities

Masking young children linked with fewer childcare program closures due to COVID-19

Study finds steady increase in hypertensive crisis hospitalizations

Rising NO2 pollution levels in urban areas may lead to new child asthma cases

Early-stage alveolar epithelial cell necrosis linked to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Urinary proteomic COV50 marker accurately predicts adverse COVID-19 outcomes

T-cell apoptosis linked to poor prognosis among COVID-19 patients

England returns to Plan A following the success of booster rollout and falling Omicron infections

Microbiome 'profiling' may help identify people at risk of long COVID

Study shows enduring T-cell immunity up to at least 1-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and care home residents

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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