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Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly

Researchers determine whether there was any reduction in the death rate in elderly COVID-19 patients following the second booster dose.

28 Mar 2022

Natural SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist for six months in children

Researchers investigate the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children between the ages of five and 19 after infection.

28 Mar 2022

Hybrid immunity and booster vaccination provides best protection against SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2

Researchers analyze the effect of prior infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron subvariant infections.

28 Mar 2022

Risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 infection higher than after COVID vaccination

Researchers investigate the risk of death following vaccination as compared to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

28 Mar 2022

Deleting a protein could prevent heart attacks and strokes in humans

Macrophages travel through our arteries, gobbling fat the way Pac-man gobbled ghosts. But fat-filled macrophages can narrow blood vessels and cause heart disease.

28 Mar 2022

Researchers use optoacoustics for high-precision neuromodulation

Neuromodulation plays an important role in deciphering neural circuits and exploring clinical treatment of neurological diseases.

28 Mar 2022

Black patients with cancer experience worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis

Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open.

28 Mar 2022

Magneto-activated natural killer cells for treating solid tumors

Cancer immunotherapy - a type of treatment that enlists our own immune cells to attack tumors - has revolutionized the way that many types of cancer are treated. One type of immunotherapy under investigation uses natural killer cells, a type of immune cell that can seek and destroy harmful cells.

28 Mar 2022

Novel drug combination can boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer patients

Adding an anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumor growth, according to a proof-of-concept study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators.

28 Mar 2022

Timely stroke treatment could benefit people with preexisting disability and dementia

According to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, people with dementia or a pre-existing disability who receive timely and appropriate treatment for ischemic stroke (caused by a blood clot) may avoid additional disability and the subsequent health and financial impacts of stroke.

28 Mar 2022

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against atherosclerosis, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.

28 Mar 2022

Spirituality can have a positive impact on quality of life for heart failure patients

Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer.

28 Mar 2022

New, potential treatment combination for patients with aggressive head and neck cancer

The current treatment of patients diagnosed with advanced or metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC) is ineffective.

28 Mar 2022

Frequency of alcohol use among drinkers increased during early months of the pandemic, study shows

Over the course of the pandemic, anecdotes about soaring alcohol sales have abounded. A new study shows that the frequency of drinking went up among those who used alcohol, even though the overall prevalence of drinking went down.

28 Mar 2022

Depression occurs independently of inflammation for many older people, study suggests

Multiple prior studies have found higher levels of inflammation in older individuals with depression. Now, a new Penn Medicine study has found that clinically depressed older individuals, on average, don't have elevated levels of inflammation if they don't already have other inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

28 Mar 2022

A cluster of cells in the brainstem found to control the body's response to severe blood loss

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a cluster of cells in the brainstem that controls the body's response to severe blood loss, a finding which could benefit efforts to develop new treatments for traumatic injuries.

28 Mar 2022

Comprehensive preventive efforts cut the number of catheter infections

Patients with urinary catheters often get infections. But more comprehensive preventive efforts in health care cut the proportion affected in a group of frail elderly patients from 18 to 4 percent, a study led by University of Gothenburg researchers shows.

28 Mar 2022

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Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly

Natural SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist for six months in children

Hybrid immunity and booster vaccination provides best protection against SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2

Risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 infection higher than after COVID vaccination

Deleting a protein could prevent heart attacks and strokes in humans

Researchers use optoacoustics for high-precision neuromodulation

Black patients with cancer experience worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis

Magneto-activated natural killer cells for treating solid tumors

Novel drug combination can boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer patients

Timely stroke treatment could benefit people with preexisting disability and dementia

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Spirituality can have a positive impact on quality of life for heart failure patients

New, potential treatment combination for patients with aggressive head and neck cancer

Frequency of alcohol use among drinkers increased during early months of the pandemic, study shows

Depression occurs independently of inflammation for many older people, study suggests

A cluster of cells in the brainstem found to control the body's response to severe blood loss

Comprehensive preventive efforts cut the number of catheter infections

Notable; The Future of Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

The potential risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through fomites contaminated by hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Durability and functionality of the humoral and T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in recovered patients

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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