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Researchers to test personalized physical activity programs for stroke survivors

A Melbourne researcher has been awarded a $69,980 Stroke Foundation Seed Grant to investigate what level of physical activity is needed in stroke recovery to have a positive effect on health.

16 Feb 2022

Study to determine the best ways for supporting stroke patients' families

A new study has been designed to determine the best ways to support an entire family unit after a parent has a stroke.

15 Feb 2022

New project aims to improve the lives of stroke survivors with aphasia

A Queensland researcher will lead a new project aimed at improving the lives of people with aphasia, a debilitating condition that impacts one in three survivors of stroke.

15 Feb 2022

New research aims to reduce dysphagia after stroke

New research, aimed at reducing the debilitating impact of the condition dysphagia after stroke, is among the recipients of the Stroke Foundation 2022 Research Grants program.

15 Feb 2022

The long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the United States (US) analyzed a cohort of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH) recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and characterized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific immune responses in these patients.

15 Feb 2022

Use of immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases and the associated risk of severe COVID-19

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the risk of severe/fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients treated with immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD).

15 Feb 2022

Biomarker could predict pathologic response to chemotherapy among bladder cancer patients

Long-term survival data from the first prospective, randomized biomarker validation trial in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer being treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy before surgery will be reported at the 2022 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (GU ASCO) on February 18, 2022.

15 Feb 2022

Transformational $104 million gift will help VCU to expand treatment options for liver diseases

Virginia Commonwealth University will radically expand treatment options for liver and liver-related metabolic diseases thanks to a historic, transformational $104 million gift from Richard Todd Stravitz, M.D., and his family's Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation.

15 Feb 2022

Study uncovers most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease

The most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks have been identified in a major new study.

15 Feb 2022

Two doses of psilocybin may ease depression symptoms for up to 12 months

Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month.

15 Feb 2022

New tool appears to accurately identify patients at risk of death from alcohol-associated hepatitis

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new scoring system to help health care professionals predict the 30-day mortality risk for patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis, and the tool appears to more accurately identify patients at highest risk of death and those likely to survive.

15 Feb 2022

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Feb 2022

Novel promising biomarker correlates with the severity of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

There is currently no effective treatment for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most common neuromuscular diseases, which is caused by an abnormal expression of the transcription factor DUX4.

15 Feb 2022

New approach to alter the skin microbiome and reduce acne lesions using bacteria

Acne on the face is often treated with topical antibiotics, which tend to be used for an extended period of time and contribute to the serious problem of antibiotic resistance.

15 Feb 2022

Researchers find potential new strategy to treat metastatic form of intra-abdominal cancer

Researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have found a potential new strategy to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis, a metastatic form of intra-abdominal cancer, where patients are presented with limited treatment options and poor overall survival.

15 Feb 2022

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Researchers to test personalized physical activity programs for stroke survivors

Study to determine the best ways for supporting stroke patients' families

New project aims to improve the lives of stroke survivors with aphasia

New research aims to reduce dysphagia after stroke

The long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV

Use of immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases and the associated risk of severe COVID-19

Biomarker could predict pathologic response to chemotherapy among bladder cancer patients

Transformational $104 million gift will help VCU to expand treatment options for liver diseases

Study uncovers most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease

Two doses of psilocybin may ease depression symptoms for up to 12 months

New tool appears to accurately identify patients at risk of death from alcohol-associated hepatitis

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Novel promising biomarker correlates with the severity of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

New approach to alter the skin microbiome and reduce acne lesions using bacteria

Researchers find potential new strategy to treat metastatic form of intra-abdominal cancer

New drug effective in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer ineligible for cisplatin chemotherapy

Study finds increased risk of psychosis in illicit amphetamine users

Regular physical activity at 70 may help ward off heart disease in old age

Treatment rates for major depressive disorder remain low worldwide, analysis reveals

Novel combination therapeutic approach could increase survival of pancreatic cancer patients

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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