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Otago researchers join vaccine research project to tackle Salmonella bloodstream infections in Africa

A team of University of Otago researchers is part of a major new international vaccine research project to help tackle devastating Salmonella bloodstream infections which are killing thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa each year.

1 Nov 2019

Low blood oxygen more common in sick children than previously thought

Low blood oxygen is more common in sick children than previously thought, and strongly increases children's risk of death, Australian-led research has found.

1 Nov 2019

Tightening of Ebola care practice rules following survivor’s death

Guidelines for the safe care of Ebola patients are being looked over after a patient's death due to a second infection from Ebola.

1 Nov 2019

Measles resets children’s immune systems to a “baby-like” state

New studies have shown that measles can compromise the immune system’s ability to fight off other future infections.

1 Nov 2019

Three-drug combination improves lung function, reduces symptoms in CF patients

A phase three clinical trial that UT Southwestern participated in determined that a three-drug combination improved lung function and reduced symptoms in cystic fibrosis patients who have a single copy of the most common genetic mutation for the disease.

31 Oct 2019

Switching to greener asthma inhalers would reduce carbon footprint

Environmentalists now have a new cause to take up – the metered dose inhalers (MDIs) used by asthmatic patients to control their airway spasm.

31 Oct 2019

Chest infections cause 1 in 7 child deaths

The number of deaths in children due to lower respiratory infections (LRIs) such as pneumonia and influenza has come down considerably. Yet, they still account for the highest number of deaths in children under 5 years of age, at one in seven of all deaths in this age group, according to a detailed study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

31 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai Brooklyn launches FastER Track program to expedite care for patients

Mount Sinai Brooklyn has launched a FastER Track program in its emergency department (ED) that will expedite care for patients, especially those with non-urgent medical needs. T

31 Oct 2019

Study shows how measles virus causes immune amnesia

Over the last decade, evidence has mounted that the measles vaccine protects in not one but two ways: Not only does it prevent the well-known acute illness with spots and fever that frequently sends children to the hospital, but it also appears to protect from other infections over the long term.

31 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai hosts Fourth Annual Prostate Cancer Research Gala

The Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will host its Fourth Annual Prostate Cancer Research Gala on Wednesday, November 6, at Cipriani 42nd Street.

31 Oct 2019

Traumatic brain injury patient lives to tell the tale

John Kaczmarczyk's wife, Noelle, and their son, Dylan, were at home when they heard a thud. They went to investigate the sound and found the alarming cause. John, 58, was unconscious on the floor at the bottom of a flight of stairs with shattered glass around him.

31 Oct 2019

Molecular gatekeepers that regulate calcium ions vital for muscle health and repair

Calcium ions are essential to how muscles work effectively, playing a starring role in how and when muscles contract, tap energy stores to keep working and self-repair damage.

31 Oct 2019

Screening tool in pediatric ER accurately estimates suicide risk among youth

A suicide risk screening tool that Johns Hopkins Medicine implemented in its pediatric emergency department six years ago appears to provide an accurate gauge of which youth are most vulnerable and has identified more than 2,000 patients who might benefit from mental health treatment and resources, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine.

31 Oct 2019

Study finds altered brain asymmetry in autism spectrum disorder

The left and right halves of our brains develop differently, as each hemisphere 'specialises' in certain functions. For example, for most people the left hemisphere--controlling the right hand--is dominant for language.

31 Oct 2019

Researchers describe how malaria parasites prepare blueprint to attack humans

Within seconds after an infected mosquito bites, the malaria parasite navigates the host skin and blood vessels to invade the liver, where it will stay embedded until thousands of infected cells burst into the bloodstream, launching malaria's deadly blood-stage infection.

31 Oct 2019

Robotic-assisted surgery can improve longevity of knee replacement

Forty-nine-year-old James Benfante's knee pain got so bad he dreaded walking from the train station to his job or even standing in line.

31 Oct 2019

Education level and socioeconomic status can predict thinking and memory performance

How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when they are 70 years old, according to a study published in the October 30, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

31 Oct 2019

New software helps assess interoperability and reusability of biomedical digital research objects

Mount Sinai investigators, together with an international consortium of colleagues, have developed a new toolbox to allow scientists to assess how easily the digital objects they generate as a result of their research projects can be used by other research teams.

31 Oct 2019

Research forum to present results of novel anti-obesity medications

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and Novartis will present findings from the latest stages of clinical evaluation of new anti-obesity medications during a special late-breaking research forum titled "Emerging Pharmacological Anti-obesity Therapies."

31 Oct 2019

Acetaminophen exposure in the womb may increase child's risk for ADHD, ASD

Exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may increase a child's risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.

30 Oct 2019