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New study to evaluate health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and to characterize the immunologic pathways associated with different disease presentations and outcomes. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Dec 2020

Oral hormone therapy significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women

Groundbreaking research led by a team of scientists including a University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician shows that oral hormone therapy (HT) significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women.

16 Dec 2020

SwRI is developing machine vision tool to improve military medical training

Southwest Research Institute is developing a machine vision tool to help the U.S. Department of Defense assess the biomechanical movements of military medical personnel during training exercises.

16 Dec 2020

New screening platform can be used to discover more effective drugs for type 1 diabetes

With nearly 2 million Americans battling type 1 diabetes, it is no surprise that clinical therapies for the disease are constantly evolving and improving.

16 Dec 2020

Study highlights disparity in outcomes after cardiac surgery between private and NHS payers

A new study has revealed paying patients are 20 per cent less likely to die or develop major complications, such as reintervention or stroke, after cardiac surgery than NHS patients - findings researchers say cannot be explained by socioeconomic factors alone.

16 Dec 2020

Researchers recommend tips for children to stay safer while sledding

Sledding is a popular winter activity in communities across the country, but it may not be as risk-free as many people think.

16 Dec 2020

Mother's diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of human milk oligosaccharides

Research has shown that human milk is the optimal nutrition source for neonates and infants. It confers protection against both immediately life-threatening infant diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis, as well as later onset diseases in adults, like obesity, diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.

16 Dec 2020

$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

For over ten years, Ali Yanik has been working to develop novel biosensor technology to provide rapid, low-cost testing for disease diagnostics and precision medicine.

16 Dec 2020

Research reveals two phases of infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a person's airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients' immune responses?

16 Dec 2020

Researchers focus on preventing infections caused by carbapenemase-producing bacteria

In 2017, the World Health Organization published a list of pathogens for which new drugs are urgently needed.

16 Dec 2020

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Women face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new study from University of Alberta cardiology researchers.

16 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure.

16 Dec 2020

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies

A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborn's in the West Midlands has shown, highlighting potential shortfalls in the current UK antenatal supplementation program.

16 Dec 2020

Hospital News and Research

New study to evaluate health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

Oral hormone therapy significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women

SwRI is developing machine vision tool to improve military medical training

New screening platform can be used to discover more effective drugs for type 1 diabetes

Study highlights disparity in outcomes after cardiac surgery between private and NHS payers

Researchers recommend tips for children to stay safer while sledding

Mother's diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of human milk oligosaccharides

$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

Research reveals two phases of infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Researchers focus on preventing infections caused by carbapenemase-producing bacteria

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies

Azithromycin trial fails to provide evidence of benefit in COVID-19

Copper gluconate supplementation could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro

New data shows encouraging results for patients with neuro-degenerative blinding eye disease

RedHill Biopharma announces promising preliminary results from opaganib study

Study: COVID-19 patients have greater risk of health problems, mortality than those with flu

Researchers estimate the impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. health care community

Novel MRI contrast agent shows strong potential as safer alternative to current products

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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