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Chest discomfort associated with a heart event may be felt beyond the chest

Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, back and upper abdomen.

28 Oct 2021

Breakthrough COVID infections in Northeast Italy showing waning vaccine protection

Researchers analyze an outbreak of breakthrough infections in a small nursing home in Northerneastern Italy.

28 Oct 2021

Study of "dented" internal clocks reveals why shift workers gain weight and develop diabetes

A study of "dented" internal clocks seems to have provided evidence for a theory as to why people who work late or irregular hours are susceptible to weight gain and diabetes.

28 Oct 2021

Importance of boosters after priming with J&J Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine

A new study compares healthcare workers who underwent homologous Ad26.COV2.S booster vaccination to those who underwent heterologous boosting.

28 Oct 2021

Diet-associated molecules in the gut are linked with aggressive prostate cancer

Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. Findings from the study were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

28 Oct 2021

Malaria: An Interview with the World Health Organization

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Akpaka Kalu, the World Health Organization's team leader for malaria in Africa, about the groundbreaking malaria vaccine rollout announcement.

28 Oct 2021

OSU research shines light on the way malignant cancer cells change shape

Oregon State University research has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and migration techniques to invade different types of tissue.

28 Oct 2021

New mechanisms for treating impregnable KRAS mutant cancers with statins

Third-generation cancer immunotherapy, a method of removing cancer using the body's immune system, has shown remarkable clinical benefits in recent years, giving hopes to many researchers and patients.

27 Oct 2021

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat cells are essentially inert containers for energy stored in the form of a single large, oily droplet.

27 Oct 2021

Nutrient-rich potatoes can be part of a healthy diet for adolescent girls, study shows

Adolescence is a critical period for the evolution of cardiometabolic risk factors that are largely influenced by diet and lifestyle. Understanding these risk factors is essential to developing effective dietary guidance for disease prevention targeting this critical age period.

27 Oct 2021

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

Even though young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups survive for roughly the same amount of time, according to a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

27 Oct 2021

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

A new paper discusses neurologic symptoms in children with COVID-19.

27 Oct 2021

People with psychotic disorders at higher risk of hospitalization, death from infectious diseases

People with psychotic or bipolar disorders run a significantly higher risk of hospitalization and death from influenza, pneumonia or sepsis. This is what a new register study at Umeå University, Sweden, is showing.

27 Oct 2021

Research reveals the microbial landscape of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system targets tissues of the body, causing widespread inflammation and affecting multiple organs such as the kidney and the brain.

27 Oct 2021

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

A UBC-led research team has uncovered how the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 escapes destruction in infected cells, allowing SARS-CoV-2 to persist and continue spreading in the human body.

27 Oct 2021

Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare, with fewer than 6,000 diagnosed cases per year in the United States. It is most common in infants and young children and causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels in the body.

27 Oct 2021

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

The heterologous ChAd/BNT combination confers better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection than the homologous BNT/BNT combination in a real-world observational study of healthcare workers.

27 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Researchers collaborated to address these evidence gaps by initiating a web-based prospective study of adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma to determine the immune response to the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

27 Oct 2021

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that Moderna’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine provided durable protection against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in rhesus macaques.

26 Oct 2021

Cholesterol-lowering drugs not helpful in reducing COVID-related mortality or severity

In the worldwide effort to battle SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, researchers have often turned to medications used as therapies for other conditions in the hopes of finding ones that either kill the coronavirus or lessen the impacts from its infection.

26 Oct 2021

Blood News and Research

Chest discomfort associated with a heart event may be felt beyond the chest

Breakthrough COVID infections in Northeast Italy showing waning vaccine protection

Study of "dented" internal clocks reveals why shift workers gain weight and develop diabetes

Importance of boosters after priming with J&J Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine

Diet-associated molecules in the gut are linked with aggressive prostate cancer

Malaria: An Interview with the World Health Organization

OSU research shines light on the way malignant cancer cells change shape

New mechanisms for treating impregnable KRAS mutant cancers with statins

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Nutrient-rich potatoes can be part of a healthy diet for adolescent girls, study shows

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

People with psychotic disorders at higher risk of hospitalization, death from infectious diseases

Research reveals the microbial landscape of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

Cholesterol-lowering drugs not helpful in reducing COVID-related mortality or severity

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