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Montana’s Blackfeet tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants

Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig's skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana.

30 Jun 2022

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

Researchers reviewed the neurologic manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

Research examines possibility of monkeypox transmission in domestic settings

In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted environmental sampling for an imported monkeypox virus (MPXV) case in the United Kingdom (UK).

30 Jun 2022

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

A new Viruses study determines the effect of casirivimab/imdevimab on IFN-1 and cytokines during SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Jun 2022

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the June 29, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Jun 2022

Existing cancer drug shows promise for treating patients with muscular dystrophy

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could have potential as a treatment for muscular dystrophy.

29 Jun 2022

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

A new study focused on studying molecular mimicry between the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 and known epitopes, using a computational method.

29 Jun 2022

Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be sufficiently accurate for use by people on dialysis, a group often plagued by dangerous swings in blood-sugar levels.

29 Jun 2022

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

In a study of eye fluid from 38 patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that levels of a specific protein appears to help accurately predict whether people with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration may need lifelong, frequent eye injections to preserve vision or if they can be safely weaned off the treatments.

29 Jun 2022

COVID-19 pandemic linked to lower antibodies in breastmilk

New research describes the results of a study measuring such protection and exploring the effects of waning antibody levels on infant susceptibility to respiratory pathogens.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

A new study has studied the clinical outcome and spectrum in 61 patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

29 Jun 2022

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life's Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association's updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ideal heart and brain health.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

What you need to know about monkeypox

The World Health Organization said June 25 that monkeypox wasn't yet a public health emergency of international concern. More than 4,500 cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 300 in the U.S. And with public health officials unable to follow all chains of transmission, they're likely undercounting cases.

29 Jun 2022

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Researchers investigated the epigenetic rewiring of odor perception in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells.

29 Jun 2022

Cognitive fatigue due to exercise in low-oxygen conditions can be avoided by maintaining oxygen saturation

When physically demanding activities are performed at high altitude or in other low-oxygen environments, excellent coordination, judgment, and decision-making are important. In some cases, such as when mountaineering, these capabilities may be the difference between life and death.

29 Jun 2022

Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Mount Sinai-led researchers have shown that tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama could provide strong protection against every COVID-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, which was responsible for the 2003 SARS outbreak.

29 Jun 2022

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

The bacteria that causes typhoid fever is becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics used to treat the disease, with resistant strains spreading to hundreds of countries in the past three decades, new analysis shows.

29 Jun 2022

Study explores antibody responses following three COVID vaccine doses in kidney transplant recipients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, Canadian researchers evaluated antibody responses in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) before and one and three months after receiving the third dose of a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

28 Jun 2022

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine stimulates significant antibody response in lung cancer patients

In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Japan assessed the safety and immunogenicity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) BNT162b2 vaccine among lung cancer patients under treatment.

28 Jun 2022

Blood News and Research

Montana’s Blackfeet tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

Research examines possibility of monkeypox transmission in domestic settings

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Existing cancer drug shows promise for treating patients with muscular dystrophy

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

COVID-19 pandemic linked to lower antibodies in breastmilk

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

What you need to know about monkeypox

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Cognitive fatigue due to exercise in low-oxygen conditions can be avoided by maintaining oxygen saturation

Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

Study explores antibody responses following three COVID vaccine doses in kidney transplant recipients

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine stimulates significant antibody response in lung cancer patients

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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