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Study shows how near-death experiences in humans may have an evolutionary origin

Near-death experiences are known from all parts of the world, various times and numerous cultural backgrounds. This universality suggests they may have a biological origin and purpose, but exactly what this could be has been largely unexplored.

2 Jul 2021

High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

When researchers at Lund University in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients, they found high levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

1 Jul 2021

Pandemic prompts scientists at Cincinnati Children's to focus on suicide prevention research efforts

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to pivot their suicide prevention research efforts with a focus on telehealth.

1 Jul 2021

Study: Valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated

Hitherto, the development of valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated and rarely treated.

1 Jul 2021

Study finds a neural circuit for spirituality and religiosity

More than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of spirituality and religiosity has been sparse.

1 Jul 2021

Patients' socioeconomic status can influence the medical assistance in dying

In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those who are high income, according to a study published in British Medical Journal Open (BMJ Open).

1 Jul 2021

Loss of PTHrP hormone can prevent metastases, improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer

Lowering levels of a hormone called PTHrP can prevent metastases and improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer and could lead to a new way to treat patients, according to a study from cancer researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and with collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania.

1 Jul 2021

Multimodality therapy critical for treating more aggressive prostate cancers

Men with high-risk prostate cancer with at least one additional aggressive feature have the best outcomes when treated with multiple healthcare disciplines, known as multimodality care, according to a UCLA study led by Dr. Amar Kishan, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a researcher at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

1 Jul 2021

New mobile app could be useful in assessing symptom severity in chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disabling disease, in which people have great difficulties in carrying out their daily activities.

1 Jul 2021

Study evaluates neutralizing antibody responses elicited by the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

A recent Diagnostics study discusses the specific antibody response that occurred in individuals after they had received the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

1 Jul 2021

Changes in midlife wealth influence cardiovascular health

A relative decline in wealth during midlife increases the likelihood of a cardiac event or heart disease after age 65 while an increase in wealth between ages 50 and 64 is associated with lower cardiovascular risk, according to a new study in JAMA Cardiology.

1 Jul 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on dialysis patients

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Simon Davies and Dr. Raymond Vanholder about the impact of COVID-19 on kidney dialysis patients.

1 Jul 2021

Nurses' perceptions of barriers to mobilizing intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation

Concerns about safety, competing priorities and uncooperative patients were among the barriers identified by critical care nurses for not mobilizing intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in American Journal of Critical Care.

1 Jul 2021

How one rural town without a pharmacy is crowdsourcing to get meds

The building that once housed the last drugstore in this town of fewer than 600 is now a barbecue restaurant, where pit boss Larry Holtman dishes out smoked brisket and pulled pork across the same counter where pharmacists dispensed vital medications more than 30 years ago.

1 Jul 2021

Damage to children’s education — and their health — could last a lifetime

Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na'ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys' prep school. A spot playing trombone in the marching band, performing in parades all over New Orleans.

1 Jul 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in 94% of cancer patients, shows study

In a U.S. and Swiss study, nearly all patients with cancer developed good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines three to four weeks after receiving their second dose, but the fact that a small group of the patients exhibited no response raised questions about how their protection against the virus will be addressed moving forward.

1 Jul 2021

Majority of people were unprepared and did not have a pandemic plan, survey reveals

Researchers point out that if these healthy individuals had a challenging time absorbing COVID-related information, then such challenges may be even greater in people with limited educational opportunities or with neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease or a brain injury, due to low health literacy and impaired memory.

1 Jul 2021

New practice guideline includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery

Four leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline today that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes.

1 Jul 2021

Research shows COVID-19-mRNA vaccine efficiency against coronavirus variants

A new Finnish study shows that 180 health care workers who had received two doses of the Pfizer and Biontech vaccine have very good antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The immune response was as strong against the alpha variant (formerly the UK variant) but was somewhat decreased against the beta variant (formerly the South Africa variant).

1 Jul 2021

Novel surgical technique shows promise to repair ruptures caused by heart attacks

Heart attack, medically known as myocardial infarction (MI), is a common heart condition. MI is caused by problems in blood supply to parts of the heart.

30 Jun 2021

Hospital News and Research

Study shows how near-death experiences in humans may have an evolutionary origin

High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

Pandemic prompts scientists at Cincinnati Children's to focus on suicide prevention research efforts

Study: Valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated

Study finds a neural circuit for spirituality and religiosity

Patients' socioeconomic status can influence the medical assistance in dying

Loss of PTHrP hormone can prevent metastases, improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer

Multimodality therapy critical for treating more aggressive prostate cancers

New mobile app could be useful in assessing symptom severity in chronic fatigue syndrome

Study evaluates neutralizing antibody responses elicited by the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Changes in midlife wealth influence cardiovascular health

The impact of COVID-19 on dialysis patients

Nurses' perceptions of barriers to mobilizing intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation

How one rural town without a pharmacy is crowdsourcing to get meds

Damage to children’s education — and their health — could last a lifetime

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in 94% of cancer patients, shows study

Majority of people were unprepared and did not have a pandemic plan, survey reveals

New practice guideline includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery

Research shows COVID-19-mRNA vaccine efficiency against coronavirus variants

Novel surgical technique shows promise to repair ruptures caused by heart attacks

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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