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How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student.

13 Aug 2021

Study highlights the significance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus

Abnormal cells that go on develop into oesophageal cancer – cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach – start life as cells of the stomach, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

13 Aug 2021

Popular painkillers can be used as personal dosimeters in a radiation emergency

When proper precautions are taken, radioactive substances are extremely safe to use. But what if they leak into the environment in an uncontrolled manner? Then it becomes crucial to find out the dose of radiation people may have absorbed.

12 Aug 2021

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have increased the threat of COVID-19 infection in the Black community and among some other racial and ethnic minority groups when the agency updated its mask guidance last May, according to a new commentary in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by two colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers discover how PARP inhibitors selectively kill BRCA-mutant cancer cells

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital researchers has discovered how an important class of anti-cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors works, a finding that could help improve treatment and prolong survival for patients with breast cancer and other malignancies.

12 Aug 2021

Yale perspective highlights new breakthrough therapies to treat non-small cell lung cancer

A new publication by Yale Cancer Center highlights recent breakthrough therapies developed to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

12 Aug 2021

Novel blood test as adjunct to MRI improves prostate cancer screening

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnoses and thereby improve prostate cancer screening.

12 Aug 2021

Study finds new pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset of hypertension in pregnant women

An international study, led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and St Bartholomew's Hospital, has found a unique pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset high blood pressure in pregnant women.

12 Aug 2021

Over 70% of young people in England vaccinated with a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Over 70% of young people aged 18 to 29 in England have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show, providing vital protection against infection and serious illness from the virus.

12 Aug 2021

Skin cells could provide better understanding of molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal dementia

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland suggests that skin fibroblasts from frontotemporal dementia patients may be useful in investigating underlying disease mechanisms as well as in biomarker and drug research.

12 Aug 2021

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

When kids head back to school this fall, for some it will be the first time they've been in a real classroom with other students since the pandemic began.

12 Aug 2021

National academies’ report took pharma-friendly stance after millions in gifts from drugmakers

To several U.S. senators, it looked wasteful, even outrageous. Every year, taxpayers pay for at least $750 million worth of expensive pharmaceuticals that are simply thrown away. Companies ship many of the drugs in "Costco"-size vials, one lawmaker said, that once opened usually cannot be resealed or saved for other patients. Yet pharma gets paid for every drop.

12 Aug 2021

Getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy even more urgent as ICU beds fill up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doubling down on its recommendation that people who are pregnant get the covid-19 vaccine, in light of new data underscoring its safety and effectiveness throughout pregnancy.

12 Aug 2021

Norwegian study on the benefits of COVID vaccination for residents and employees in nursing homes

It is important to understand the vaccine effectiveness (VE) to determine how much protection it offers to the general population. Unfortunately, only a few studies are available that have determined the effect of the COVID-19 vaccine among the residents of LTCFs.

11 Aug 2021

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

The hospitalization of PWH with COVID-19 is related to host factors such as older age and co-morbidities, rather than due to traditional metrics of HIV.

11 Aug 2021

Understanding hypoxia-induced gene expression variations in aggressive type of pancreatic cancer

Cancer cells have evolved a myriad of mechanisms that support their uncontrolled growth. In case of solid tissue tumors, the tumor microenvironment, which consists of extracellular components and conditions surrounding the tumor, is crucial in deciding the fate of the cancer cells.

11 Aug 2021

UC Davis epidemiologist turns to colleagues for cancer care

Brad Pollock knows a lot about cancer. In addition to his appointments as chair of the UC Davis Public Health Sciences Department and associate dean for public health sciences, Pollock is an expert in cancer epidemiology, including the study of what causes cancer, how it spreads and cancer prevention.

11 Aug 2021

Hospital News and Research

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

Study highlights the significance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus

Popular painkillers can be used as personal dosimeters in a radiation emergency

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

Researchers discover how PARP inhibitors selectively kill BRCA-mutant cancer cells

Yale perspective highlights new breakthrough therapies to treat non-small cell lung cancer

Novel blood test as adjunct to MRI improves prostate cancer screening

Study finds new pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset of hypertension in pregnant women

Over 70% of young people in England vaccinated with a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Skin cells could provide better understanding of molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal dementia

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

National academies’ report took pharma-friendly stance after millions in gifts from drugmakers

Getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy even more urgent as ICU beds fill up

Norwegian study on the benefits of COVID vaccination for residents and employees in nursing homes

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Understanding hypoxia-induced gene expression variations in aggressive type of pancreatic cancer

UC Davis epidemiologist turns to colleagues for cancer care

UQ-led telehealth project focuses on easing dementia’s burden on Indigenous Australians

Mount Sinai study discovers an important clue to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Fine aerosols generated during talking, singing may play a major role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

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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