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Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased systemic inflammation, higher mortality risk

Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, a more serious stroke severity and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19, according to University of Alabama at Birmingham research led by Chen Lin, M.D., an assistant professor in the UAB Department of Neurology.

19 Sep 2020

Scientists identify new drug to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection consequences

Scientists from the Department of Cell Biology of the University of Malaga and the Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology have made progress in finding new rapid implementation therapies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying a new drug that could prevent or mitigate the consequences derived from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Sep 2020

$Novel tool uses fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease and predict falls, fractures$

Novel tool uses fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease and predict falls, fractures

Doctors will soon be able to use fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease within seconds and predict the risk of falls and fractures in older people, thanks to a world-leading tool developed by Melbourne researchers.

18 Sep 2020

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

A deadly combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke, new research published in the The Lancet Neurology has found.

18 Sep 2020

New partnership aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma in Ireland

By combining genomic testing and next generation sequencing technology, a new partnership led by RCSI researchers aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer in Ireland.

18 Sep 2020

Key China COVID-19 study produced results that influenced subsequent research on coronavirus

Early in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small study in China produced results that influenced subsequent research on the virus.

18 Sep 2020

Study: 90-minute COVID-19 test has high sensitivity and specificity

A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 per cent sensitivity, and 100 per cent specificity in a new study.

18 Sep 2020

Cellular recyclers could be used to eliminate the driver of cancer's aggressiveness

"Do not erase." "Recycle me." "Free to a good home." Humans post these signs to indicate whether something has value or not, whether it should be disposed of or not.

18 Sep 2020

Molecular imaging probe reveals Alzheimer's-related γ-secretase in rodents, macaques

Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a molecular imaging probe to reveal Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related γ-secretase in rodents and macaques with translational potentials in humans.

18 Sep 2020

Study shows huge asymmetry in cancer clinical trials in different countries

Access to cancer medicines is highly unequal across Europe both for new drugs in development because of uneven access to clinical trials and for currently approved drugs due to huge disparities in healthcare spending by different countries, according to results from studies presented at ESMO 2020.

18 Sep 2020

Blood protein test could detect severity of head trauma in minutes

A blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes, according to research published recently in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

17 Sep 2020

Safer UVC light effectively kills SARS-CoV-2

A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which is safer to use around humans effectively kills SARS-CoV-2 -- the first research in the world to prove its efficacy against the virus that causes COVID-19.

17 Sep 2020

Wearing eyeglasses protects against SARS-CoV-2

A team of scientists from China suggests that people who wear eyeglasses for more than 8 hours a day may be less susceptible to infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is published recently in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.

17 Sep 2020

New drug candidate suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication

Researchers at Stanford University and Utah State University have developed a novel inhibitor of the coronavirus main protease (Mpro) that effectively suppresses the viral replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

17 Sep 2020

Virtual screening tool simplifies the process of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension

The COVID-19 pandemic has increasing numbers of doctors caring for patients virtually. While critical to protecting patient health during a pandemic, however, virtual care presents unique challenges, especially when it comes to diagnosis.

17 Sep 2020

Novel mechanism that may confer protection against glaucoma identified

A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and the University of Copenhagen provides the first evidence that patients with ocular hypertension may exhibit superior antioxidant protection that promotes resistance to the elevated intraocular pressure associated with glaucoma.

17 Sep 2020

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

A single-center observational study of more than 1,000 oncological examinations has demonstrated that positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) facilitates cancer staging as well as PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and improves lesion detectability in select cancers, potentially helping to promote fast, efficient local and whole-body staging in one step.

17 Sep 2020

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

Macrophages are immune system cells. They are essential in the early response to infections, and they also have a key role in the proper functioning of our tissues and the regulation of obesity.

17 Sep 2020

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

A team led by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explore at the molecular level the differences in glioblastoma between males and females.

17 Sep 2020

Black women turn to midwives to avoid COVID and ‘feel cared for’

From the moment she learned she was pregnant late last year, TaNefer Camara knew she didn't want to have her baby in a hospital bed.

17 Sep 2020

Hospital News and Research

Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased systemic inflammation, higher mortality risk

Scientists identify new drug to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection consequences

Novel tool uses fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease and predict falls, fractures

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

New partnership aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma in Ireland

Key China COVID-19 study produced results that influenced subsequent research on coronavirus

Study: 90-minute COVID-19 test has high sensitivity and specificity

Cellular recyclers could be used to eliminate the driver of cancer's aggressiveness

Molecular imaging probe reveals Alzheimer's-related γ-secretase in rodents, macaques

Study shows huge asymmetry in cancer clinical trials in different countries

Blood protein test could detect severity of head trauma in minutes

Safer UVC light effectively kills SARS-CoV-2

Wearing eyeglasses protects against SARS-CoV-2

New drug candidate suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication

Virtual screening tool simplifies the process of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension

Novel mechanism that may confer protection against glaucoma identified

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

Black women turn to midwives to avoid COVID and ‘feel cared for’

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