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Elsevier launches a new book on COVID-19

Elsevier, a global research publishing and information analytics provider, recently launched the English version of COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment. A digital version of the book is freely available to download on Elsevier's Novel Coronavirus Information Center here.

2 Dec 2020

Laryngeal mask airway is a valuable tool to use in neonatal resuscitation, shows study

Close to one million newborns will die in 2020 because they do not start breathing at birth. In addition, breathing problems at birth will result in much more developing brain damage. Getting air immediately into the lungs of any non-breathing newborn can help prevent brain damage.

2 Dec 2020

Researchers study SerpinB9 protein that could pave way to new immunotherapy approach

Immunotherapies have transformed the landscape of cancer treatment by allowing physicians to alter or augment patients' immune response to better attack malignant tumors.

2 Dec 2020

Novel ALS study effectively visualizes neuroinflammation

A novel ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) study has pooled data from multiple sites to effectively visualize neuroinflammation, which is key to developing drugs to treat the disease.

2 Dec 2020

New, improved probes could make it easier to validate rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed new and improved probes, known as positive controls, that could make it easier to validate rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tests for COVID-19 across the globe.

2 Dec 2020

Study evaluates the performance of meningococcus B vaccine in real-world setting

Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults inoculated with the 4CMenB vaccine, also known as Bexsero.

2 Dec 2020

Breakthrough in microscopy, endoscopy may soon revolutionize the study of cellular origin of diseases

A breakthrough in microscopy and endoscopy will soon revolutionize the study of the cellular origin of diseases, advancing the field of precision medicine. This is the goal of CRIMSON, a trans-disciplinary and trans-national research project recently funded by European Commission.

2 Dec 2020

Indiana University researchers report a specific type of childhood cancer

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have published their work about a specific type of childhood cancer in the peer-reviewed, international oncology journal, Cancers.

2 Dec 2020

New research project to develop and test novel intervention for individuals with HIV/AIDS

Tulsa CARES is partnering with researchers at the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the OU-TU School of Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma to develop and test a novel "food as medicine" intervention for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS.

2 Dec 2020

Immune mechanism in COVID-19 patients triggers cytokine storm

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have demonstrated for the first time that in COVID-19 patients an immune mechanism known as the inflammasome participates in activation of the inflammatory process that can damage several organs and even lead to death.

2 Dec 2020

Study: False widow spiders carry harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments

A team of zoologists and microbiologists from NUI Galway have published a new study showing that common house spiders carry bacteria susceptible to infect people, with the Noble False Widow spiders also carrying harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments.

1 Dec 2020

MU researcher identifies resources to assist overburdened family caregivers

After Jo-Ana Chase heard her mother had successful heart surgery, she was relieved when her mom was finally discharged from the hospital and sent home to be cared for by her brother.

1 Dec 2020

Alcohol-free hand sanitizer works just as well as alcohol-based products to control COVID-19

A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products.

1 Dec 2020

COVID-19 may exacerbate mental health symptoms among pregnant and postpartum women

Though childbirth is often anticipated with optimism and enthusiasm, approximately 10 to 20 percent of pregnant individuals also experience mental health challenges during the weeks immediately before and after birth.

1 Dec 2020

Older adults may be coping with COVID-19's mental health effects better than other age groups

Older adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic--with higher risks of severe complications and death, and potentially greater difficulties accessing care and adapting to technologies such as telemedicine.

1 Dec 2020

Does smoking increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization?

A study conducted by UK researchers has found that patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were less likely to be current smokers than patients who had been admitted with other types of respiratory viral infections last year (2019).

1 Dec 2020

Mayo Clinic study identifies trends in statin use across the U.S.

People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.

1 Dec 2020

HIV 'wonder drug' may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, study suggests

Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS Day. The study finds that this so-called 'wonder drug' may be less effective in patients resistant to older drugs.

1 Dec 2020

How COVID-19 highlights the uncertainty of medical testing

Dr. Jacqueline Chu considered the man with a negative coronavirus test on the other end of the phone, and knew, her heart dropping, that the test result was not enough to clear him for work.

1 Dec 2020

Researchers show strong link between Takotsubo syndrome and impaired thyroid function

Researchers have found a new hypothesis for explaining Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome.

1 Dec 2020

Hospital News and Research

Elsevier launches a new book on COVID-19

Laryngeal mask airway is a valuable tool to use in neonatal resuscitation, shows study

Researchers study SerpinB9 protein that could pave way to new immunotherapy approach

Novel ALS study effectively visualizes neuroinflammation

New, improved probes could make it easier to validate rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Study evaluates the performance of meningococcus B vaccine in real-world setting

Breakthrough in microscopy, endoscopy may soon revolutionize the study of cellular origin of diseases

Indiana University researchers report a specific type of childhood cancer

New research project to develop and test novel intervention for individuals with HIV/AIDS

Immune mechanism in COVID-19 patients triggers cytokine storm

Study: False widow spiders carry harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments

MU researcher identifies resources to assist overburdened family caregivers

Alcohol-free hand sanitizer works just as well as alcohol-based products to control COVID-19

COVID-19 may exacerbate mental health symptoms among pregnant and postpartum women

Older adults may be coping with COVID-19's mental health effects better than other age groups

Does smoking increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization?

Mayo Clinic study identifies trends in statin use across the U.S.

HIV 'wonder drug' may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, study suggests

How COVID-19 highlights the uncertainty of medical testing

Researchers show strong link between Takotsubo syndrome and impaired thyroid function

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