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Prostaglandin E1 could enhance the safety of ECMO

In case of heart and/or lung failure, an ECMO machine can be used to maintain organ function for days or even weeks.

18 Jul 2022

Alternative therapy based on S100A9 protein improves metabolism of insulin-dependent diabetics

People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin, have no choice but to inject themselves regularly with artificial insulin in order to survive.

18 Jul 2022

Blood vascular network can adapt over time and form a kind of memory

Networks adapt over time and in this way form a kind of memory. This is the key finding of a new study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen and the Technical University of Munich.

18 Jul 2022

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Scientists from the National University of Singapore Department of Pharmacy have developed an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance – atrial fibrillation (AF).

18 Jul 2022

Survey explores the experiences of individuals with long COVID

Researchers explored the experiences of individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as long COVID.

18 Jul 2022

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

A new study examines the feelings of pregnant women towards the COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Jul 2022

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

Researchers examined neonates born to mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 and were admitted to the NICU.

17 Jul 2022

Study results encourage SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers breastfeed to protect infants from COVID

A new study examines the strength of protection against COVID-19 using antibody concentrations at birth and after six months in mothers and children.

17 Jul 2022

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

Individuals with a history of Lyme disease, caused by tick bites are at a higher risk of severe COVID-19.

17 Jul 2022

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

Employing artificial intelligence to help improve outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease is the focus of a three-year, $15 million collaboration among Cornell Tech, the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) and NewYork-Presbyterian – with physicians from its affiliated medical schools Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University VP&S).

15 Jul 2022

New method could facilitate the diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's is a progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that eventually compromises patients' ability to walk and even to talk. Its diagnosis is complex, and in the early stages – impossible.

15 Jul 2022

Best available chemotherapy for HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma would save lives and be cost-effective in Africa

Although antiretroviral therapy has markedly improved survival in people with AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma (a type of cancer caused by a virus), the condition is still a life-threatening problem in low- and middle-income countries.

15 Jul 2022

Edible activated charcoal may prevent weight gain

ith the westernization of eating habits, the proportion of obese people is increasing all over the world. Obesity is an urgent issue because obesity is a risk factor leading to various diseases such as diabetes, fatty liver and dyslipidemia.

15 Jul 2022

Study assesses the acceptance of Medicaid insurance among patients diagnosed with cancers

Although there has been a significant increase in the number of U.S. residents insured through Medicaid since the expansion of the Patient Protection and Afforadble Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, the ability of Medicaid-insured patients to access cancer care services has not been well understood.

15 Jul 2022

Using mobile and wearable proprietary technologies to remotely monitor Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Parkinson's Disease affects 10 million people worldwide and its symptoms include tremors in the fingers and hands, small handwriting, loss of smell, walking difficulties, dizziness, and others.

15 Jul 2022

New disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve whole blood exchange

A novel, disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve the whole exchange of blood, which effectively decreased the formation of amyloid plaque in the brains of mice, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

15 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers reveal how RNA molecules promote the development of melanoma metastasis

Changes in DNA can lead to the development and progression of cancer. DNA serves as a template for an intermediary molecule called RNA that, in turn, codes for proteins that control all cellular processes.

15 Jul 2022

Treatment of precancerous anal growths in HIV patients decreases the progression to anal cancer

A team of researchers, including LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Diseases and Microbiology professor Michael Hagensee, MD, PhD, has shown for the first time that treating precancerous anal growths called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in persons living with HIV significantly decreased the progression to anal cancer.

15 Jul 2022

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

People with a learning disability and autistic people will receive better and more focused community care as part of plans to reduce the number in specialist inpatient care.

14 Jul 2022

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

Integrating telephone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs not only have the potential to maximize long-term health benefits, but they can also be cost-effective in the long term, according to a University of Michigan-led study.

14 Jul 2022

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Prostaglandin E1 could enhance the safety of ECMO

Alternative therapy based on S100A9 protein improves metabolism of insulin-dependent diabetics

Blood vascular network can adapt over time and form a kind of memory

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Survey explores the experiences of individuals with long COVID

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

Study results encourage SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers breastfeed to protect infants from COVID

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

New method could facilitate the diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson's disease

Best available chemotherapy for HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma would save lives and be cost-effective in Africa

Edible activated charcoal may prevent weight gain

Study assesses the acceptance of Medicaid insurance among patients diagnosed with cancers

Using mobile and wearable proprietary technologies to remotely monitor Parkinson’s disease symptoms

New disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease may involve whole blood exchange

Moffitt researchers reveal how RNA molecules promote the development of melanoma metastasis

Treatment of precancerous anal growths in HIV patients decreases the progression to anal cancer

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

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