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Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be sufficiently accurate for use by people on dialysis, a group often plagued by dangerous swings in blood-sugar levels.

29 Jun 2022

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer, though rare, is one of the deadliest of cancers, killing nearly 50,000 people yearly and doing so quickly, primarily because it metastasizes rapidly through the body. Barely one in 10 people survive beyond five years.

29 Jun 2022

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

In a study of eye fluid from 38 patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that levels of a specific protein appears to help accurately predict whether people with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration may need lifelong, frequent eye injections to preserve vision or if they can be safely weaned off the treatments.

29 Jun 2022

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life's Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association's updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ideal heart and brain health.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

The past, present and future of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention

The International Aspirin Foundation A special edition issue of the Aspirin Summaries has been published '125 years of aspirin - the role of aspirin in CVD' issue 2022 .

29 Jun 2022

Highly active cells associated with growth and recurrence of brain glioma

Tumors are made up of many types of cells, both cancerous and benign. The specific complexity of the cells inside brain tumors has been a trademark of the disease, one that makes treatment extremely difficult. While scientists have long known about the variety of cells within a brain tumor, the ways these tumors grow has relied on the understanding that the cells are static, unmoving and relatively fixed.

29 Jun 2022

Determining people with cognitive impairments based on their drawing behaviors

Changes in drawing traits have been reported in people with early-stage cognitive impairments, but most studies have used a single drawing task only.

29 Jun 2022

How has COVID-19 affected the mental health of prison staff in England?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Manchester, and the UK Health Security Agency analyzed the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on the mental well-being of prison staff in England.

29 Jun 2022

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

A new study identifies brain abnormalities in patients who recovered from COVID-19.

28 Jun 2022

New study looks at the role of beta cells in triggering autoimmunity

Research into the causes of type 1 diabetes often focuses on the autoimmune response, where the immune system destroys pancreatic islet beta cells that produce insulin.

28 Jun 2022

Study explores antibody responses following three COVID vaccine doses in kidney transplant recipients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, Canadian researchers evaluated antibody responses in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) before and one and three months after receiving the third dose of a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

28 Jun 2022

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine stimulates significant antibody response in lung cancer patients

In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Japan assessed the safety and immunogenicity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) BNT162b2 vaccine among lung cancer patients under treatment.

28 Jun 2022

Analysis finds variation in the management of mantle cell lymphoma across clinical settings

There is considerable variation in the management of mantle cell lymphoma across different clinical settings, and some strategies do not always conform with what might be expected, according to an analysis by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and other leading health institutions.

28 Jun 2022

Acute COVID-19 and vaccination induce cross-reactive antibody responses in breast milk

IgA and IgG in human breast milk and blood were assessed for their activity against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, as well as four other prevalent HCoVs.

28 Jun 2022

UC enrolling patients for clinical trial of novel PTSD treatments

About 8% of Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives, but there are still few effective options to treat the condition.

28 Jun 2022

Acute illness increases cortisol levels in children and adolescents

A new study reports that in children and adolescents without glucocorticoid deficiency, circulating cortisol levels were higher during acute illnesses.

28 Jun 2022

Microfluidics-enabled soft robotic prosthetics show promise to reduce skin ulcerations, pain in amputees

Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often suffer from neuropathy, a loss of sensation in the lower extremities, and are therefore unable to detect damage resulting from an ill-fitting prosthesis, which leads to the amputation of a limb.

28 Jun 2022

Scientists define plasma dose for future cancer treatments

Chinese researchers may have found a new approach to treat cancer by using a plasma treatment to induce apoptosis, the death of cancer cells, without any obvious side effect to normal cells.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers assess the evidence basis for medications used to treat spine-related pain in older adults

Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. While medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduced liver and kidney function, comorbid medical problems and polypharmacy (the simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat medical conditions).

28 Jun 2022

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Factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by dialysis patients

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

The past, present and future of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention

Highly active cells associated with growth and recurrence of brain glioma

Determining people with cognitive impairments based on their drawing behaviors

How has COVID-19 affected the mental health of prison staff in England?

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

New study looks at the role of beta cells in triggering autoimmunity

Study explores antibody responses following three COVID vaccine doses in kidney transplant recipients

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine stimulates significant antibody response in lung cancer patients

Analysis finds variation in the management of mantle cell lymphoma across clinical settings

Acute COVID-19 and vaccination induce cross-reactive antibody responses in breast milk

UC enrolling patients for clinical trial of novel PTSD treatments

Acute illness increases cortisol levels in children and adolescents

Microfluidics-enabled soft robotic prosthetics show promise to reduce skin ulcerations, pain in amputees

Scientists define plasma dose for future cancer treatments

Researchers assess the evidence basis for medications used to treat spine-related pain in older adults

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