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COPD and smoking linked to greater COVID-19 severity and mortality

Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection, according to a new study published May 11, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jaber Alqahtani of University College London, UK, and colleagues.

11 May 2020

Simple molecular reagents to fight against neurodegenerative disorders

Sometimes the most complex problems actually have very simple solutions. A group of South Korean researchers reported an efficient and effective redox-based strategy for incorporating multiple functions into simple molecular reagents against neurodegenerative disorders.

11 May 2020

Indiana researchers identify new target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy.

11 May 2020

Predictive models could more accurately detect early-stage Parkinson's disease

How is your sense of smell? Do you find yourself frequently dozing off during the day or thrashing about during dreams? Often, early stage Parkinson's disease does not present with typical motor disturbance symptoms, making diagnosis problematic.

11 May 2020

Common allergy medicine may improve survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that this may be the case.

11 May 2020

Healthy eating habits early in life may reduce risk of adult obesity, cardiovascular disease

How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, "Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children," published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

11 May 2020

Diastolic dysfunction associated with increased risk for arrhythmic death

Sudden cardiac death is a common cause of death in patients with reduced systolic ejection function. As part of a long-term observational study, MedUni Vienna researchers from the Division of Cardiology have now shown the importance of the diastolic filling function: the less the heart fills when there is diastolic dysfunction, the more likely patients are to die suddenly of cardiac arrhythmia.

11 May 2020

Eating healthy as a child reduces risk of obesity and heart disease later in life

Not surprisingly, a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) notes that children who eat healthily grow up to be adults with little risk of obesity and heart disease.

11 May 2020

Mental health visits to emergency departments are increasing among youth and adolescents

While the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits across the nation has remained stable over the last 10 years, visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased 329%.

11 May 2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor receives 2020 John Dystel Prize for MS research

This year's John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research goes to Ian D. Duncan, a neuroscientist and Professor of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for groundbreaking research on how myelin (the protective nerve coating in the brain and spinal cord) is damaged, particularly in multiple sclerosis (MS), and how it may be repaired.

11 May 2020

New guidelines will help countries across the world to manage hypertension

A new global set of guidelines released today (International Society of Hypertension 2020 Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines) will help countries across the world manage hypertension, which is particularly critical in the current COVID-19 environment.

11 May 2020

Breakthrough study could revolutionize cancer treatment

Scientists have used 3D models to break down the DNA behavior of cancer cells, in a breakthrough new study which could revolutionize treatment for the disease.

10 May 2020

Texas A&M study offers hope for young children diagnosed with Menkes disease

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team has good news for patients with copper-deficiency disorders, especially young children diagnosed with Menkes disease.

9 May 2020

Study finds nearly 40% drop in stroke evaluations during COVID-19 pandemic

The number of people evaluated for signs of stroke at U.S. hospitals has dropped by nearly 40% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who analyzed stroke evaluations at more than 800 hospitals across 49 states and the District of Columbia.

8 May 2020

Gene therapy helps build muscle mass and reduces severity of osteoarthritis in mice

Exercise and physical therapy often are recommended to help people who have arthritis. Both can strengthen muscle - a benefit that also can reduce joint pain.

8 May 2020

The nutritional key to control autoimmunity and cancer

Scientists at the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health revealed a novel mechanism through which the immune system can control autoimmunity and cancer.

8 May 2020

EULAR publishes recommendations for management of rheumatic immune-related adverse events

The European League Against Rheumatism, EULAR, has published recommendations around rheumatic immune-related adverse events caused by cancer treatment with checkpoint inhibitors.

8 May 2020

Study: Scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive treatment

Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they're discharged.

8 May 2020

New guidelines to keep stroke patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19

To keep patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19, while providing urgent treatment to stroke patients, extra precautions must be taken, according to new guidelines published in the journal Stroke.

8 May 2020

Innovative device could help treat babies with blood disorders

With severe blood disorders, such as leukemia, doctors often rely on leukapheresis, a procedure in which large machines extract whole blood from patients to separate white blood cells from the rest of the blood, which is then returned back to the patient.

8 May 2020

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COPD and smoking linked to greater COVID-19 severity and mortality

Simple molecular reagents to fight against neurodegenerative disorders

Indiana researchers identify new target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy

Predictive models could more accurately detect early-stage Parkinson's disease

Common allergy medicine may improve survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Healthy eating habits early in life may reduce risk of adult obesity, cardiovascular disease

Diastolic dysfunction associated with increased risk for arrhythmic death

Eating healthy as a child reduces risk of obesity and heart disease later in life

Mental health visits to emergency departments are increasing among youth and adolescents

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor receives 2020 John Dystel Prize for MS research

New guidelines will help countries across the world to manage hypertension

Breakthrough study could revolutionize cancer treatment

Texas A&M study offers hope for young children diagnosed with Menkes disease

Study finds nearly 40% drop in stroke evaluations during COVID-19 pandemic

Gene therapy helps build muscle mass and reduces severity of osteoarthritis in mice

The nutritional key to control autoimmunity and cancer

EULAR publishes recommendations for management of rheumatic immune-related adverse events

Study: Scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive treatment

New guidelines to keep stroke patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19

Innovative device could help treat babies with blood disorders

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