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Patient with hypertension or cardiovascular diseases experienced critical disease progression with COVID-19

COVID-19 patients who also suffer from high blood pressure are more likely to fall severely ill with the disease, which also leaves them at greater risk of death.

11 Jan 2021

Mosaic mutations during embryonic development can cause autism spectrum disorder

Two studies in today's Nature Neuroscience, led by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and Harvard Medical School (HMS), implicate mosaic mutations arising during embryonic development as a cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings open new areas for exploring the genetics of ASD and could eventually inform diagnostic testing.

11 Jan 2021

UMass Lowell researcher receives NIH support to develop therapies for young people with TBIs

A UMass Lowell researcher developing innovative therapies for injured children and teens has received more than $700,000 from the National Institutes of Health to support that work.

11 Jan 2021

Scientists receive $3.4 million to study care options for patients with chest pain due to anxiety

Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute research scientists have received a $3.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to investigate the best care options for the 40 percent of people who go to the hospital emergency department with chest pain that is determined to be caused by anxiety rather than a cardiac event.

11 Jan 2021

Indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease patients and care

Deaths from ischemic heart disease and hypertensive diseases in the United States increased during the COVID-19 pandemic over the prior year, while globally, COVID-19 was associated with significant disruptions in cardiovascular disease testing.

11 Jan 2021

FDA conditionally approves first oral treatment for dogs with lymphoma

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Laverdia-CA1 (verdinexor tablets) to treat dogs with lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymph nodes and lymphatic system.

11 Jan 2021

Trinity researchers discover key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonization in atopic dermatitis

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonization in atopic dermatitis, which affects millions around the globe.

11 Jan 2021

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

A new study has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas--an aggressive brain cancer--are fueled by overactive mitochondria and may be treatable with drugs currently in clinical trials.

11 Jan 2021

New machine learning workflows for better prediction of psychosis

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, led by Nikolaos Koutsouleris, combined psychiatric assessments with machine-learning models that analyze clinical and biological data.

11 Jan 2021

Study suggests link between T. gondii infection and risk of aggressive brain cancer

A new study suggests a link between toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and the risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in adults.

11 Jan 2021

Research opens up hope-filled possibilities for new autism therapies

Recent years have provided substantial research displaying the effect of genetic mutations on the development of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

11 Jan 2021

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

11 Jan 2021

COVID-19 ICU patients found to have higher burden of delirium and coma

COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden of delirium and coma than is typically found in patients with acute respiratory failure.

8 Jan 2021

Cancer patients benefit from using automated device to manage their symptoms

Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial.

8 Jan 2021

Gene therapy can effectively treat mice with tuberous sclerosis complex, shows study

Patients with tuberous sclerosis complex, a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of noncancerous tumors in multiple organs of the body, have limited treatment options.

8 Jan 2021

New approach to tame botulinum toxin for drug delivery

While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum -- the most potent toxins known.

8 Jan 2021

New insights into ferroptosis resistance of cancer cells

Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this opinion article the authors Daiyun Xu, Yonghui Lü, Yongxiao Li, Shengbin Li, Zhe Wang and Junqing Wang from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China discuss ferroptosis resistance in cancer.

8 Jan 2021

Nuclear DICER complex disrupts cytoplasmic microRNAome in glioblastoma cancer cells

Like Peter Pan, some cells never grow up. In cancer, undifferentiated stem cells may help tumors such as glioblastoma become more aggressive than other forms of the disease.

8 Jan 2021

Wireless medical device might help with weight loss

Gastric bypass surgery is sometimes the last resort for those who struggle with obesity or have serious health-related issues due to their weight.

8 Jan 2021

Study finds lower degree of myocarditis in athletes with a history of COVID-19

In a letter published in the December issue of the American Heart Association's medical journal Circulation a group of researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) dispute the most recent findings of the incidence of myocarditis in athletes with a history of COVID-19.

8 Jan 2021

Medical Condition News

Patient with hypertension or cardiovascular diseases experienced critical disease progression with COVID-19

Mosaic mutations during embryonic development can cause autism spectrum disorder

UMass Lowell researcher receives NIH support to develop therapies for young people with TBIs

Scientists receive $3.4 million to study care options for patients with chest pain due to anxiety

Indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease patients and care

FDA conditionally approves first oral treatment for dogs with lymphoma

Trinity researchers discover key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonization in atopic dermatitis

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

New machine learning workflows for better prediction of psychosis

Study suggests link between T. gondii infection and risk of aggressive brain cancer

Research opens up hope-filled possibilities for new autism therapies

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

COVID-19 ICU patients found to have higher burden of delirium and coma

Cancer patients benefit from using automated device to manage their symptoms

Gene therapy can effectively treat mice with tuberous sclerosis complex, shows study

New approach to tame botulinum toxin for drug delivery

New insights into ferroptosis resistance of cancer cells

Nuclear DICER complex disrupts cytoplasmic microRNAome in glioblastoma cancer cells

Wireless medical device might help with weight loss

Study finds lower degree of myocarditis in athletes with a history of COVID-19

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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