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American Heart Association committed to support more than $230 million to achieve health equity

The American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is making an unprecedented series of investments focused on enhancing its historic commitment to addressing the social determinants of health and the barriers to achieving health equity for all communities - urban, suburban and rural.

25 Jan 2021

Study finds high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in male breast cancer patients

Male breast cancer patients were found to have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, in a small study of this rare patient population presented at the American College of Cardiology's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual course.

25 Jan 2021

New, highly accurate 20-minute COVID-19 test is trialed across the University of Surrey

A new, highly accurate COVID-19 test, Virus Hunter 6 (VH6), which delivers results in under 20 minutes is being trialed across the University of Surrey, this week.

25 Jan 2021

Stem cell based cell culture model to recapitulate important aspects of NAFLD

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a widespread condition in the Western World. Around 30% of the population have lipid droplets stored in their liver which diminish its function in the long term.

25 Jan 2021

Older minority cancer patients more likely to experience negative surgical outcomes

Older minority cancer patients with poor social determinants of health are significantly more likely to experience negative surgical outcomes compared to white patients with similar risk factors, according to a new study published by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

25 Jan 2021

Cancer patients more likely to die following surgery in lower-income countries

Research by an international team of medical experts has found cancer patients could be up to four times more likely to die following cancer surgery in low to lower-middle income countries than in high-income countries.

25 Jan 2021

Socioeconomic conditions linked to high viral load despite treatment for HIV patients in Ethiopia

For those who are diagnosed and have begun treatment for HIV, it is standard practice to regularly monitor viral load in the blood to assess response to treatment.

25 Jan 2021

Study: Armed conflict affects health needs of at least 630 million women, children

Armed conflicts are becoming increasingly complex and protracted and a growing threat to humanitarian access and the delivery of essential health services, affecting at least 630 million women and children--over 8% of the world's population--in 2017.

24 Jan 2021

Second-generation double antibody protects from SARS-CoV-2 and its tested variants

The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB; Bellinzona, Switzerland), affiliated to the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) developed a second-generation 'double antibody' that protects from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, and all its tested variants. It also prevents the virus from mutating to resist the therapy.

24 Jan 2021

Study looks at anxiety of HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic

The study reveals that healthcare workers from Saudi Arabia suffer from a high level of anxiety due to a higher risk of acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

24 Jan 2021

Study examines risk factors for developing ME/CFS in college students after infectious mononucleosis

Many college students fully recover from infectious mononucleosis (which is almost always caused by Epstein-Barr virus) within 1-6 weeks, but some go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).

22 Jan 2021

UC research team uses zebrafish to study a gene mutation that causes congenital scoliosis

Popular in aquariums all over the world, the zebrafish is native to South Asia. But here in a Cincinnati Children's laboratory, the freshwater variant plays a vital role in scientific discovery.

22 Jan 2021

Study shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Asian populations

Patients of Asian and black backgrounds suffered disproportionate rates of premature death from COVID-19, according to a study of 1,737 patients by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.

22 Jan 2021

Trump’s pardons included health care execs behind massive frauds

At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged often harmed or endangered elderly and infirm patients while fleecing taxpayers.

22 Jan 2021

NCCN provides new guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network put out new information today to provide guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer.

22 Jan 2021

Pancreatic β cell-derived exosomal miR-29s manipulate glucose homeostasis

In a new study published in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Chen-Yu Zhang's group at Nanjing University, School of Life Sciences, and Antonio Vidal-Puig's group at University of Cambridge report that pancreatic β cells secrete miR-29 family members (miR-29s) via exosomes in response to high levels of free fatty acids (FFAs).

22 Jan 2021

Hospital News and Research

American Heart Association committed to support more than $230 million to achieve health equity

Study finds high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in male breast cancer patients

New, highly accurate 20-minute COVID-19 test is trialed across the University of Surrey

Stem cell based cell culture model to recapitulate important aspects of NAFLD

Older minority cancer patients more likely to experience negative surgical outcomes

Cancer patients more likely to die following surgery in lower-income countries

Socioeconomic conditions linked to high viral load despite treatment for HIV patients in Ethiopia

Study: Armed conflict affects health needs of at least 630 million women, children

Second-generation double antibody protects from SARS-CoV-2 and its tested variants

Study looks at anxiety of HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study examines risk factors for developing ME/CFS in college students after infectious mononucleosis

UC research team uses zebrafish to study a gene mutation that causes congenital scoliosis

Study shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Asian populations

Trump’s pardons included health care execs behind massive frauds

NCCN provides new guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer

Pancreatic β cell-derived exosomal miR-29s manipulate glucose homeostasis

Physical exercise helps improve mobility, increase quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease

Daily aspirin can reduce risk of colorectal cancer in adults

Study highlights link between obesity, impaired metabolic health, and COVID-19 severity

Brain pressure disorder has increased dramatically, linked to obesity and deprivation

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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