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Study identifies link between common air pollutants and incidence of cardiac arrest

A study in Italy has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Large analysis identifies 579 genetic locations linked to anti-social behavior and addiction

An analysis of data from 1.5 million people has identified 579 locations in the genome associated with a predisposition to different behaviors and disorders related to self-regulation, including addiction and child behavioral problems.

27 Aug 2021

Children younger than 6 years of age account for 70% of furniture and TV tip-over injuries, study finds

Furniture and TV tip-overs are an important source of injury, especially for children younger than 6 years old.

27 Aug 2021

Pediatric cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19 than children without cancer

Research from a large international effort shows that 20% of children with cancer who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop severe infections.

27 Aug 2021

Fine particle pollution doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black women

Fine particle pollution may be one reason why Black women have double the risk of developing Alzheimer's than white women, suggests new research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

27 Aug 2021

Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults

Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.

26 Aug 2021

Neuroinflammation is the key upstream mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Neuroinflammation is the key driver of the spread of pathologically misfolded proteins in the brain and causes cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reveal in a paper published today in Nature Medicine.

26 Aug 2021

Study finds potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and heart disease risk

A study in more than 100,000 individuals has found a potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and developing heart disease.

26 Aug 2021

Breathing difficulty is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, research says

Difficulty breathing is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

26 Aug 2021

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

The world's first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest in the community. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the European Heart Journal.

26 Aug 2021

New blood test could save thousands of lives by predicting sepsis before symptoms appear

Clinicians at Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital are leading medical trials of a blood test that could help to save thousands of UK lives a year by predicting sepsis days before patients show any symptoms.

26 Aug 2021

Study assesses the use of complementary and integrative healthcare by people with spinal cord injury

In a cross-sectional self-report study led by experts from five Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers, a survey of people with spinal cord injury revealed that 80 percent of participants were current or previous users of complementary and integrative healthcare approaches such as multivitamins, massage, and acupuncture.

26 Aug 2021

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email.

26 Aug 2021

Preliminary study suggests nitric oxide may be a potential treatment for COVID-19 respiratory failure

New research led by Devang K. Sanghavi of the Mayo Clinic in Florida, USA, suggests pre-intubation use of nitric oxide for patients with COVID-19–related hypoxemic respiratory may help reduce patients' mortality. Their findings show that inhaling nitric oxide in this patient population could reduce the need for future intubation and other invasive mechanical ventilation.

26 Aug 2021

New Montana law sows confusion, defiance over school quarantines

As classes get underway this week and next, Montana school and county health officials are grappling with how a new state law that bans vaccine discrimination should apply to quarantine orders for students and staffers exposed to covid-19.

26 Aug 2021

Large UK study examines impact of Delta variant on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness

Now, a new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server focused on determining the effectiveness of the BNT162b2, ChAdOx1, and mRNA-1273 vaccines by conducting SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive tests.

26 Aug 2021

Two mRNA vaccines are effective even without post-shot symptoms or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

Vaccination with the two messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, yields a robust antibody response, even if a person did not develop significant symptoms following vaccination or did not have a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

26 Aug 2021

Better communication and patient-centered psychiatric care are key to reducing absconding events

Patients run away from in-patient mental health facilities because they experience bad news or conflict, or because they have specific everyday things to do, a Flinders University study has found, adding fewer than 2 in every 100 patients leave care.

26 Aug 2021

Asian donor and black recipient kidney grafts associated with inferior long-term outcomes

Black transplant recipients and patients who received kidneys from Asian donors had a significantly higher risk of kidney graft failure within seven years, according to a new study presented at the European Society for Organ Transplantation Congress 2021.

26 Aug 2021

Hyfe’s smartphone cough-tracking app used in a groundbreaking epidemiological research

Hyfe, a cough monitoring smartphone app and digital diagnostics tool developed by an international team of scientists and public health professionals, recently announced that their technology is now being incorporated into groundbreaking research in Spain in partnership with the University of Navarra, and involving over 800 participants.

26 Aug 2021

Hospital News and Research

Study identifies link between common air pollutants and incidence of cardiac arrest

Large analysis identifies 579 genetic locations linked to anti-social behavior and addiction

Children younger than 6 years of age account for 70% of furniture and TV tip-over injuries, study finds

Pediatric cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19 than children without cancer

Fine particle pollution doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black women

Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults

Neuroinflammation is the key upstream mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Study finds potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and heart disease risk

Breathing difficulty is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, research says

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

New blood test could save thousands of lives by predicting sepsis before symptoms appear

Study assesses the use of complementary and integrative healthcare by people with spinal cord injury

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

Preliminary study suggests nitric oxide may be a potential treatment for COVID-19 respiratory failure

New Montana law sows confusion, defiance over school quarantines

Large UK study examines impact of Delta variant on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness

Two mRNA vaccines are effective even without post-shot symptoms or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

Better communication and patient-centered psychiatric care are key to reducing absconding events

Asian donor and black recipient kidney grafts associated with inferior long-term outcomes

Hyfe’s smartphone cough-tracking app used in a groundbreaking epidemiological research

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