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Severe COVID-19 may cause long-term changes to innate immune system

Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

18 Aug 2023

Severe COVID-19 causes long-lasting changes to immune system stem cells

Severe COVID-19 infection triggers changes that affect gene expression in immune system stem cells, causing long-lasting alterations in the body's immune response, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and Jackson Laboratory investigators.

18 Aug 2023

Cleveland Clinic London performs first augmented reality-assisted total knee replacement

Cleveland Clinic London is the first hospital in London to successfully perform a total knee replacement procedure with the assistance of an augmented reality-based surgical platform that was designed with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

18 Aug 2023

Medicaid expansion increases cancer clinical trial participation

The Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in a 19% annual increase in Medicaid-insured cancer patients participating in publicly funded clinical trials, according to researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center and Columbia University.

18 Aug 2023

Study opens the door to new treatments for bone regeneration and osteoporosis

A new study of the PhyloBone project of the University of Turku, Finland, identifies hundreds of non-collagenous proteins in the bone matrix that may play regulatory roles in bone formation and regeneration.

17 Aug 2023

Study finds how low levels of the TET2 gene fuel rapid growth of acute myeloid leukemia

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have identified how low levels of the TET2 gene fuel the rapid growth of acute myeloid leukemia in animal models.

17 Aug 2023

Teeth may be able to preserve antibodies for hundreds of years, study reveals

Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has found.

16 Aug 2023

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

16 Aug 2023

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), together with other collaborating groups, have discovered the first lipid vascular 'ZIP code' in the lungs.

16 Aug 2023

Newly discovered protein kinase shows promise for establishing future obesity and diabetes treatments

Researchers used genetically modified animal models to investigate the role of the newly discovered Traf2- and NCK-interacting protein kinase (TNIK) in obesity and metabolic dysfunction.

15 Aug 2023

PSMA PET/CT can diagnose advanced prostate cancer in elderly patients without biopsy

In elderly patients with suspected prostate cancer, PSMA PET/CT can diagnose advanced disease and aid in therapy selection without the need for a biopsy.

14 Aug 2023

$Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence$

Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence

Researchers examined the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and osteoporosis-related fracture incidence.

14 Aug 2023

$Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care$

Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Prolonged use of corticosteroids, such as prednisolone, has been shown to cause osteoporosis and therefore increases the risk of breaking a bone.

10 Aug 2023

Lizards' ability to regenerate cartilage could lead to new treatments for osteoarthritis

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have published the first detailed description of the interplay between two cell types that allow lizards to regenerate their tails.

10 Aug 2023

Automated cell analysis with Haemorasis can help diagnose blood disorders

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute have developed an AI system that recognizes and characterizes white and red blood cells in microscopic images of blood samples.

10 Aug 2023

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Researchers review existing evidence on the association between estrogen, osteoarthritis, and lower back pain.

10 Aug 2023

Is there an association between dairy intake and markers of gastrointestinal inflammation?

Researchers determined the links between dairy consumption and gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory markers.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Aug 2023

Research breaks ground on new ways of treating blood disorders with gene therapy

Research from experts at Michigan Medicine, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine is breaking ground on new ways of treating blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, through gene therapy.

9 Aug 2023

Low levels of vitamin K linked to poor lung function

People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have poor lung function and to say they suffer with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and wheezing, according to a study published today (Thursday) in ERJ Open Research.

9 Aug 2023

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Severe COVID-19 may cause long-term changes to innate immune system

Severe COVID-19 causes long-lasting changes to immune system stem cells

Cleveland Clinic London performs first augmented reality-assisted total knee replacement

Medicaid expansion increases cancer clinical trial participation

Study opens the door to new treatments for bone regeneration and osteoporosis

Study finds how low levels of the TET2 gene fuel rapid growth of acute myeloid leukemia

Teeth may be able to preserve antibodies for hundreds of years, study reveals

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

Newly discovered protein kinase shows promise for establishing future obesity and diabetes treatments

PSMA PET/CT can diagnose advanced prostate cancer in elderly patients without biopsy

Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence

Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Lizards' ability to regenerate cartilage could lead to new treatments for osteoarthritis

Automated cell analysis with Haemorasis can help diagnose blood disorders

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Is there an association between dairy intake and markers of gastrointestinal inflammation?

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

Research breaks ground on new ways of treating blood disorders with gene therapy

Low levels of vitamin K linked to poor lung function

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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