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CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities.

31 Oct 2022

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard-to-treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma.

31 Oct 2022

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus.

31 Oct 2022

California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

Toni Sherwin is actually looking forward to the procedure that will relocate her dialysis port from her chest to her arm, which will be easier to keep dry. Since she started dialysis in February — as part of blood cancer treatment — she has washed her hair in the sink and stayed out of her pool to prevent water from getting into the port.

31 Oct 2022

Study calls for stronger awareness and control of vascular risk factors leading to stroke

Researchers at the Stroke Research and Prevention Group (HKU Stroke), Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) found that the incidence of 'young stroke' (strokes occurring in individuals aged 18 to 55 years) has increased by 30% in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2021, thus called for better control of vascular risk factors, in particular hypertension.

31 Oct 2022

Research finds a significant increase in stroke incidence in those younger than 55 years

New research - funded by the Medical Research Foundation - has shown a sharp increase in the incidence of stroke in young adults, in a study of more than 94,000 people in Oxfordshire.

31 Oct 2022

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

Researchers describe the presentation of patients severely infected with the monkeypox virus.

30 Oct 2022

Investigators study symptom trajectories in nondialysis-dependent CKD patients

When individuals with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis answered annual questionnaires about their symptoms, researchers found that one-third could be categorized as having a "Worse symptom score and worsening trajectory" of symptoms.

30 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection can affect menstruation

Researchers assess the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and menstrual irregularities.

30 Oct 2022

An estimated 15% of U.S. adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 have long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers in the United States estimated the sociodemographic factors associated with and prevalence of post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptom sequelae (PASC) or long COVID (LCOVID).

30 Oct 2022

Favorable outcomes of infants born after maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy

Researchers assess the outcomes of children born to mothers infected during pregnancy with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Oct 2022

Estimating the risk of airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a train carriage

Researchers evaluate the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a mechanically ventilated inter-city train carriage.

30 Oct 2022

World Stroke Day 2022: Why saving #Precioustime is imperative

For World Stroke Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Patrick Brouwer, Head of Worldwide Medical Affairs at CERENOVUS, about why saving #Precioustime is critical when it comes to recognizing and seeking medical treatment for stroke.

29 Oct 2022

Standarized PedMSUS courses to help evaluate children with arthritis

Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound (PedMSUS) has great potential in the evaluation of children with arthritis, and since 2012 several PedMSUS courses have been endorsed by EULAR - The European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations.

28 Oct 2022

First guidance to optimize the use of PROMs for young people with inflammatory arthritis

PROMs aim to collect information on how a disease impacts key areas of a person's life, such as their quality of life, ability to do everyday activities, and their social or sexual health.

28 Oct 2022

Piceatannol and mTOR inhibitor combination proves be an attractive therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer

This study is led by Dr. Longtao Huangfu, and Dr. Xiaoyang Wang (Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute). A diet of fresh fruits and vegetables may reduce the prevalence of cancers, including GC (Eusebi et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2021).

28 Oct 2022

Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Symposium reveals new developments in dementia research

The 10th annual Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Symposium brought fascinating reports of progress in understanding Alzheimer's and related neurodegenerative diseases.

28 Oct 2022

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

A faulty gene, rather than a faulty diet, may explain why some people gain excessive weight even when they don't eat more than others, UT Southwestern researchers at the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense have discovered.

28 Oct 2022

Startup receives federal grant for developing technology to detect and treat stress, anxiety

A high-tech startup that uses game-based interventions to help users identify stress- and anxiety-related events in real time and receive a personalized intervention has been awarded a federal grant to partially develop its technology through research at Purdue University's College of Engineering.

28 Oct 2022

CHG may be the most effective irrigation solution for use during surgical treatment of bone tumors

The widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, suggests an experimental study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

28 Oct 2022

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CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

Study calls for stronger awareness and control of vascular risk factors leading to stroke

Research finds a significant increase in stroke incidence in those younger than 55 years

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

Investigators study symptom trajectories in nondialysis-dependent CKD patients

SARS-CoV-2 infection can affect menstruation

An estimated 15% of U.S. adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 have long-COVID

Favorable outcomes of infants born after maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy

Estimating the risk of airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a train carriage

World Stroke Day 2022: Why saving #Precioustime is imperative

Standarized PedMSUS courses to help evaluate children with arthritis

First guidance to optimize the use of PROMs for young people with inflammatory arthritis

Piceatannol and mTOR inhibitor combination proves be an attractive therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer

Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Symposium reveals new developments in dementia research

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

Startup receives federal grant for developing technology to detect and treat stress, anxiety

CHG may be the most effective irrigation solution for use during surgical treatment of bone tumors

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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