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Researchers find effective nutritional strategies to prevent acute kidney injury

A research team led by Professor Dr Roman-Ulrich Müller has established that four out of six different nutritional strategies prevent acute kidney injury in the mouse model.

21 Mar 2022

IU researchers exploring new ways to treat seasonal or intermittent asthma

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology are studying new ways to treat seasonal or intermittent asthma.

21 Mar 2022

AI system can help detect the degree and severity of heart transplant rejection

Heart transplantation can be a lifesaving operation for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, many patients experience organ transplant rejection, in which the immune system begins attacking the transplanted organ.

21 Mar 2022

Metabolomic profiling reveals adrenal suppression due to inhaled corticosteroid treatment for asthma

Inhaled cortical steroids (ICS) can help patients manage asthma symptoms, and recent updates to asthma treatment guidelines have expanded recommended, low-dose treatment.

21 Mar 2022

New form of MRI makes cancerous tissue to glow in medical images

A new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time.

21 Mar 2022

Mount Sinai Health System launches new Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence

In an unparalleled effort to deliver outstanding comprehensive care and to employ revolutionary approaches to novel therapeutics around the skin condition alopecia areata, the Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence.

21 Mar 2022

New test greatly simplifies the diagnosis of allergies

Although allergies are widespread, their diagnosis is complex and, depending on the type of allergy, the prospects of success with therapy are not always clear.

21 Mar 2022

TTUHSC secures $1.87 million grant to investigate the impact of vitamin A depletion on Alzheimer’s disease

Ongoing research suggests that an accumulation of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the area of the brain known as the hippocampal dentate gyrus may begin early on in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

21 Mar 2022

LJI study may open the door to new Parkinson's treatments and diagnostics

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology have found that people with Parkinson's disease have a clear "genetic signature" of the disease in their memory T cells.

21 Mar 2022

Pandemic-related slowdown of cancer surgeries may impact patient survival

Pandemic-related slowdowns of cancer surgeries may result in shorter survival rates for patients with cancer, according to a new modeling study published in CMAJ.

21 Mar 2022

Study explores novel antiviral activity of PAD inhibitors against human beta-coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, researchers aimed to determine if peptidyl-arginine deiminases inhibitors may be used as a novel class of host-targeting antivirals against human coronaviruses.

21 Mar 2022

Study reveals the extent of pandemic-related cancer screening deficits across the U.S.

Deaths from cancer are expected to increase over the next decade as a result of screening deficits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Mar 2022

Study evaluates colorimetric sensors for SARS-CoV-2 detection using gold nanoparticles

A new study reported the development of colorimetric sensors for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acid-dependent RNA polymerase, envelope, and spike genes.

21 Mar 2022

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors found to attenuate COVID-19-associated cytokine storm

In a new study, researchers investigated whether the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and its S2 subunit induced the expression of C–X–C motif chemokine 10, a subset of cytokine.

21 Mar 2022

Influence of vitamin D and age on first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose efficacy

Researchers illustrated that vitamin D status and age influence antibody response following the initial dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination.

21 Mar 2022

Study explores decline in tuberculosis cases during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Researchers analyzed a pharmacy dataset to evaluate the 20% decrease in tuberculosis cases reported in 2020 by the US National Tuberculosis Surveillance System.

21 Mar 2022

Clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2-Omicron infection found to be lower than Delta infection

Researchers evaluated the severity of SARS-CoV-2cc infection by the Omicron variant compared to the Delta variant.

21 Mar 2022

Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

A new study estimated long-term COVID-19, or, long COVID, and the trajectory of disease symptoms in a representative sample in the US.

21 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection found to reduce fetal lung volume as assessed by MRI

Researchers evaluated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in gestational women on fetal pulmonary development using magnetic resonance imaging.

21 Mar 2022

Substantial alteration in gut microbiome observed in children with with MIS-C and COVID

A team of scientists from Turkey has recently evaluated the diversity and composition of gut microbiota in children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). They have observed significant alteration in the gut microbiota composition in children with MIS-C. These changes are associated with autoimmunity, metabolic dysfunction, and obesity.

21 Mar 2022

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Researchers find effective nutritional strategies to prevent acute kidney injury

IU researchers exploring new ways to treat seasonal or intermittent asthma

AI system can help detect the degree and severity of heart transplant rejection

Metabolomic profiling reveals adrenal suppression due to inhaled corticosteroid treatment for asthma

New form of MRI makes cancerous tissue to glow in medical images

Mount Sinai Health System launches new Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence

New test greatly simplifies the diagnosis of allergies

TTUHSC secures $1.87 million grant to investigate the impact of vitamin A depletion on Alzheimer’s disease

LJI study may open the door to new Parkinson's treatments and diagnostics

Pandemic-related slowdown of cancer surgeries may impact patient survival

Study explores novel antiviral activity of PAD inhibitors against human beta-coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals the extent of pandemic-related cancer screening deficits across the U.S.

Study evaluates colorimetric sensors for SARS-CoV-2 detection using gold nanoparticles

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors found to attenuate COVID-19-associated cytokine storm

Influence of vitamin D and age on first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose efficacy

Study explores decline in tuberculosis cases during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2-Omicron infection found to be lower than Delta infection

Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

SARS-CoV-2 infection found to reduce fetal lung volume as assessed by MRI

Substantial alteration in gut microbiome observed in children with with MIS-C and COVID

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