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New approach to help diabetes patients maintain healthy glucose levels

Before consuming a meal, many people with diabetes need to inject themselves with insulin. This is a time-consuming process that often requires estimating the carbohydrate content of the meal, drawing blood to measure blood glucose levels, and then calculating and delivering the correct insulin dose.

21 Jan 2022

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Public Health, a research team from China has evaluated and presented the economic burden of public healthcare and hospitalization associated with COVID-19 in China.

20 Jan 2022

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

A group of researchers developed a risk-stratification system from existing scoring methods that are exclusively for outpatients.

20 Jan 2022

Indian study suggests significant decrease in protection from vaccine or natural immunity against Omicron variant

Researchers present evidence for early community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in New Delhi, India.

20 Jan 2022

Study shows efficacy, safety of oral immunotherapy in one- to three-year-olds with peanut allergy

The majority of young children treated with peanut immunotherapy achieved desensitization after two and a half years of treatment, and one in five remained in remission 26 weeks after treatment ended, according to a randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet.

20 Jan 2022

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Kingston University has launched a project to give health and social care students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge by supporting people living with dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Study: Many incarcerated pregnant people with opioid use disorder do not receive standard of care treatment

In a large survey study looking at the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for pregnant and postpartum people in United States jails, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a substantial number of facilities fail to consistently provide standard MOUD to this group.

20 Jan 2022

Researchers identify first known patients with BUB1 biallelic mutations

A new study published in Science Advances described the first two patients known to have mutations in both copies of BUB1, a critical gene for cell division.

20 Jan 2022

AI could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease.

20 Jan 2022

Northwestern medical student explores trends in pre-pregnancy cardiovascular health

After completing a hospital shadowing experience at while an undergraduate student at Yale University, Michael Wang knew that he wanted to pursue medicine as a career path. Now a fourth-year medical student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Wang is currently applying to internal medicine residency programs with a focus in primary care.

20 Jan 2022

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Yume Imahori about her latest research which looks at whether heart rate could be used as an early risk factor for dementia.

20 Jan 2022

The association between green tea consumption and SARS-CoV-2 infection among Japanese

A study recently examined the association between consumption of green tea and SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Japanese population.

20 Jan 2022

Females more prone to long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers described the results of a multi-center study (LONG-COVID-EXP-CM) that investigated sex differences in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related symptoms and long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms in a group of previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors in a large Spanish population.

19 Jan 2022

Research shows a relationship between increased SARS-CoV-2 seroreactivity and antimalarial humoral immunity

Researchers investigate the cross-reactivity of the SARS-CoV-2 with pre-pandemic malaria-exposed sera samples collected from Cambodia.

19 Jan 2022

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

A recent review article published in the journal Advanced Science reviewed the features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Using a physical and materials science perspective, the review also summarizes the most significant variants of SARS-CoV-2 encountered to date as well as possible preventive strategies.

19 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be detected in exhaled aerosol

In a study published in the open-access journal Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, researchers investigated if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be detected in exhaled aerosol samples obtained from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during many different types of breathing and coughing. They also analyzed how SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect the size and number of exhaled aerosol particles.

19 Jan 2022

Investigational cancer drug mimics the metabolic and therapeutic effects of fasting, mice study shows

An investigational cancer drug that starves tumors of their energy supply also shows evidence of improving whole body metabolism, according to a new study in mice from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

19 Jan 2022

Plan B measures to be removed in England following the success of the booster program

The government has today announced that England will fully return to Plan A on Thursday 27 January thanks to the success of the booster program, with ministers urging anyone who has still not had a top-up jab to come forward and Get Boosted Now.

19 Jan 2022

Treatment with immune-boosting protein and radiation improves survival in mice with glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer in the brain or spinal cord, has proven stubbornly resistant to newer immunotherapies. And radiation and chemotherapy, the standard treatment for glioblastoma, result in fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years after diagnosis.

19 Jan 2022

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

The most comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance thus far is published in The Lancet today. It reveals that more than 1.2 million people (and potentially millions more) around the world died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections – placing it among the leading causes of death.

19 Jan 2022

Hospital News and Research

New approach to help diabetes patients maintain healthy glucose levels

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

Indian study suggests significant decrease in protection from vaccine or natural immunity against Omicron variant

Study shows efficacy, safety of oral immunotherapy in one- to three-year-olds with peanut allergy

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Study: Many incarcerated pregnant people with opioid use disorder do not receive standard of care treatment

Researchers identify first known patients with BUB1 biallelic mutations

AI could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

Northwestern medical student explores trends in pre-pregnancy cardiovascular health

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

The association between green tea consumption and SARS-CoV-2 infection among Japanese

Females more prone to long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms

Research shows a relationship between increased SARS-CoV-2 seroreactivity and antimalarial humoral immunity

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be detected in exhaled aerosol

Investigational cancer drug mimics the metabolic and therapeutic effects of fasting, mice study shows

Plan B measures to be removed in England following the success of the booster program

Treatment with immune-boosting protein and radiation improves survival in mice with glioblastoma

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

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