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Bioengineers develop implantable piezoelectric therapeutic devices

Bioengineers have developed biocompatible generators that create electrical pulses when compressed by body motions.

16 Aug 2021

Combining inhibitor drug with immunotherapy agent improves response in cancer patients

Combining a histone deacetylase inhibitor drug with immunotherapy agents is safe, and may benefit some patients with advanced cancers that have not responded to traditional therapy, according to results of a phase 1 clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and several other centers including University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Yale Cancer Center and City of Hope in Los Angeles, which participated in study enrollment, and the University of Southern California and University College Cork in Ireland, which collaborated on analysis of the data.

16 Aug 2021

Research reveals increased risk of heart problems associated with night shift work

People who work night shifts are at increased risk of developing an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF), according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

16 Aug 2021

Blood clotting markers found to be elevated in patients with Long COVID syndrome

New evidence shows that patients with Long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue.

16 Aug 2021

Obtained SARS-CoV-2 immunity, naturally or via vaccination persists 12 months

In a research paper recently uploaded to the preprint server medRxiv* by Havervall et al. (August 12th, 2021), neutralizing antibody titers towards wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and several variants of concern in individuals having either been vaccinated or infected with mild COVID-19 one year earlier are assessed, finding a reduced neutralization capacity against some strains.

16 Aug 2021

Study reports the prevalence of different types of shock in COVID-19 patients

A new database analysis of critically ill patients with pneumonia related to COVID-19, published in the American Journal of Cardiology and conducted at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), is the first study to report the prevalence of different types of shock in patients with COVID-19.

16 Aug 2021

Role of neutrophil-epithelial interactions in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers discuss the relationship between airway neutrophils and SARS-CoV-2 infection to determine the impact that neutrophils have on COVID-19.

15 Aug 2021

Quick, inexpensive leptospirosis test strip kit to help lower death and disability risk

The Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University has brought out a quick, inexpensive, and easy-to-use leptospirosis test strip kit to help lower the risk of disability from internal organ failure and death, with the hopes of distributing them to community hospitals across the country.

14 Aug 2021

Removal of race from kidney function estimates may negatively impact care for Black cancer patients

An accurate assessment of a patient's kidney function is critical for determining eligibility for anticancer treatments.

14 Aug 2021

Novel CRISPR-based technique could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics

Scientists have repurposed the genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics in addition to a host of other applications.

13 Aug 2021

Specific leukemia gene mutations exert divergent effects on DNA repair and sensitivity to PARP Inhibitors

In a recent study published in Cancer Research, researchers from Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center identified specific leukemia gene mutations and the mechanisms by which they regulate DNA repair and respond to PARP inhibitors.

13 Aug 2021

Scientists develop AI-based model to diagnose cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

South Ural State University (SUSU) scientists together with colleagues from Spain, France, and Egypt have developed a model for more effective diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes using artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology.

13 Aug 2021

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been working with the Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be better prepared for the next one.

13 Aug 2021

Metabolism peaks much earlier and starts to decline later than you might think

Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests your metabolism, the rate at which you burn calories, actually peaks much earlier and starts its inevitable decline later than you might think.

12 Aug 2021

Innovative therapeutic platform for blood-to-brain delivery of antisense oligonucleotide therapy

Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy has the potential to ameliorate many neurodegenerative diseases at the genetic level to suppress the production of harmful proteins or non-coding RNAs.

12 Aug 2021

Study finds four circulating miRNAs which could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication

In a new study, Chen-Yu Zhang's group from Nanjing University presents a rather striking finding that four circulating miRNAs, which are high in healthy people and much lower in older people and diabetic patients, could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication by directly targeting the S protein.

12 Aug 2021

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Bioengineers develop implantable piezoelectric therapeutic devices

Combining inhibitor drug with immunotherapy agent improves response in cancer patients

Research reveals increased risk of heart problems associated with night shift work

Blood clotting markers found to be elevated in patients with Long COVID syndrome

Obtained SARS-CoV-2 immunity, naturally or via vaccination persists 12 months

Study reports the prevalence of different types of shock in COVID-19 patients

Role of neutrophil-epithelial interactions in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Quick, inexpensive leptospirosis test strip kit to help lower death and disability risk

Removal of race from kidney function estimates may negatively impact care for Black cancer patients

Novel CRISPR-based technique could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics

Specific leukemia gene mutations exert divergent effects on DNA repair and sensitivity to PARP Inhibitors

Scientists develop AI-based model to diagnose cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Metabolism peaks much earlier and starts to decline later than you might think

Innovative therapeutic platform for blood-to-brain delivery of antisense oligonucleotide therapy

Study finds four circulating miRNAs which could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication

Immunotherapy pairs ultrasound with immune cells to destroy tumors without toxic side effects

Novel blood test as adjunct to MRI improves prostate cancer screening

Efforts to eradicate childhood anemia by 2030 will fail, study says

Study finds new pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset of hypertension in pregnant women

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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