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New biomarker may enable rapid, inexpensive diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Kobe University and Hiroshima University have successfully developed a biomarker that will enable Parkinson's disease to be rapidly and inexpensively diagnosed from blood serum samples.

26 May 2022

Vitamin D supplements have no clinically meaningful effect in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Daily vitamin D supplements do not seem to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in people already at high risk of the condition, finds a trial from Japan published by The BMJ today.

26 May 2022

Overestimation of population immunity resulted in lack of preparedness and U.S. Delta variant surge

When the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 hit the United States in summer 2021, it led to a larger-than-expected surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

26 May 2022

Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for children associated with excess health-care costs

Antibiotics inappropriately prescribed to nonhospitalized children resulted in at least $74 million in excess health-care costs in the U.S. in 2017, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts.

26 May 2022

Gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs

A new study from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences has shown gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs.

26 May 2022

Infants diagnosed with autism show differences in brain’s visual areas

Infants who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 24 months old had differences in the visual processing areas of the brain that were apparent at 6 months old, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

26 May 2022

Latino and Indigenous Mexican farm-working communities face high risk of COVID-19

Although everyone has been affected by COVID-19 and the pandemic it spawned, not all populations have been affected equally.

26 May 2022

FAU team receives $1 million grant to identify effective fall prevention strategies for older adults

Every second, an older person in the United States falls and injures themselves, and every 20 minutes one of them dies from the fall. More than 30 percent of adults 65 and older fall every year and 25 percent of them have moderate to severe injuries.

26 May 2022

Researchers receive $8 million grant to prevent traumatic brain injury in military personnel

Researchers backed by an $8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant will explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in military personnel exposed to blast shock waves.

26 May 2022

Study describes the symptom profiles of the main variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the severe SARS-CoV-2 variant-specific COVID-19 symptoms among residents of England.

26 May 2022

Researchers report novel interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 S protein and estrogen receptor alpha

Researchers profiled the binding sites of the entire SARS-CoV-2 spike protein sequence.

26 May 2022

Study assesses the safety of breastfeeding during maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers assessed the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human breast milk.

26 May 2022

The incidence of post-COVID conditions among patients who had received a previous COVID-19 diagnosis

Researchers evaluated the incidence of post-COVID-19 conditions among adults in the United States.

26 May 2022

The frequency, nature, determinants, and impact of long-COVID in Scotland

Researchers evaluated long-term sequelae of COVID-19 in Scotland.

26 May 2022

Nanotechnology enhanced DNA-chip for SARS-CoV-2 detection with variant differentiation

Researchers differentiated between SARS-CoV-2 variants using nanotechnology.

26 May 2022

Immunogenicity predictions reveal SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T-cell epitopes

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers identified several new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epitopes displayed on human leukocyte antigens class I (HLA-I) molecules.

26 May 2022

Model predicts scenarios that reveal the benefit of updating COVID vaccines

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists analyzed the necessity of revamping the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines to tackle the current dominant circulating viral variants.

26 May 2022

Mucosal COVID vaccine candidate powerfully protective in macaques

A recent research paper posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server illustrated the protective efficacy of the intranasal pediatric parainfluenza virus-vectored coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine prospect, B/HPIV3/S-6P, in macaques.

26 May 2022

Study shows glomerulonephritis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination likely coincidental

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers assessed whether messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines increase the incidence of glomerulonephritis against the null hypothesis stating any observed temporal association between the two phenomena was purely coincidental.

26 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.4 and BA.5 show substantial immune escape compared with BA.1 and BA.2

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers characterized the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern (VOC) Omicron’s new sub-lineages, BA.4, BA.5, and BA.3.

26 May 2022

Medical Research News

New biomarker may enable rapid, inexpensive diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Vitamin D supplements have no clinically meaningful effect in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Overestimation of population immunity resulted in lack of preparedness and U.S. Delta variant surge

Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for children associated with excess health-care costs

Gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs

Infants diagnosed with autism show differences in brain’s visual areas

Latino and Indigenous Mexican farm-working communities face high risk of COVID-19

FAU team receives $1 million grant to identify effective fall prevention strategies for older adults

Researchers receive $8 million grant to prevent traumatic brain injury in military personnel

Study describes the symptom profiles of the main variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers report novel interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 S protein and estrogen receptor alpha

Study assesses the safety of breastfeeding during maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection

The incidence of post-COVID conditions among patients who had received a previous COVID-19 diagnosis

The frequency, nature, determinants, and impact of long-COVID in Scotland

Nanotechnology enhanced DNA-chip for SARS-CoV-2 detection with variant differentiation

Immunogenicity predictions reveal SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T-cell epitopes

Model predicts scenarios that reveal the benefit of updating COVID vaccines

Mucosal COVID vaccine candidate powerfully protective in macaques

Study shows glomerulonephritis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination likely coincidental

SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.4 and BA.5 show substantial immune escape compared with BA.1 and BA.2

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