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Study evaluates the prevalence of autoantibodies targeting type I interferons in critically-ill COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the prevalence of antibodies that neutralize the type I interferon antiviral activity and reactivate herpesviruses such as herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and/or cytomegalovirus infections in patients with critical COVID-19.

24 Mar 2022

Study shows prevalence and misdiagnosis of post-concussive syndrome in children after mild head injury

A new study by Tel Aviv University, Kaplan Medical Center and Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) found that one in four children (25.3%) who have been discharged from the emergency room after a mild head injury are misdiagnosed and continue to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome for many years.

24 Mar 2022

New pancreatic islet cryopreservation protocol could pave the way for diabetes cure

Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Mayo Clinic have developed a new process for successfully storing specialized pancreatic islet cells at very low temperatures and rewarming them, enabling the potential for on-demand islet transplantation.

24 Mar 2022

Breathlessness and fatigue most common in self reported long-COVID

A new systematic review and meta-analysis posted to the medRxiv* preprint server has focussed on investigating the respiratory outcomes and functional recovery of patients eight weeks post-hospitalization with COVID-19 disease.

24 Mar 2022

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist use linked to improved renal prognosis in CKD patients

Just as a water filtration system acts to filter contaminants from the water you drink, your kidneys act to filter waste and excess fluid from your blood.

24 Mar 2022

Impact of polystyrene microplastic particles on freshwater organisms

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23 Mar 2022

$Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The dominant form of heart failure worldwide appears to be caused by a strong, bidirectional interaction between the body's response to metabolic stress and the immune system, according to a review article written by UT Southwestern researchers and colleagues.

23 Mar 2022

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have identified the first pharmacogenomic marker for anthracyclines and HER2-targeting drugs, two commonly used breast cancer chemotherapies.

23 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving adaptively in multiple regions of the genome

Scientists from the United States have recently assessed the evolutionary success of mutations accumulated across severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome. They have observed that the positively-selected mutations in the viral spike S1 subunit are primarily responsible for adaptive evolution. This indicates that the virus may undergo antigenic drift.

23 Mar 2022

Stress hormone cortisol decreases altruistic behavior in people with high mentalizing ability

The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behavior and alters activity in brain regions linked to social decision making - but only in people who are better at imagining others' mental states, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

23 Mar 2022

Niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression in animal model

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers found that niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression when used in models in the lab, a discovery that could potentially pave the way toward therapeutic approaches to the disease.

23 Mar 2022

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

A new study finds that parents who frequently share photos of their children on social media tend to have more permissive and confident parenting styles and engage their children with social media at younger ages.

23 Mar 2022

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, with the fastest growth observed in low- and middle-income countries.

23 Mar 2022

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo biomarker testing, and this figure has increased over the last five years, reveal real-world data from a Spanish national registry study reported at the European Lung Cancer Congress, 30 March-2 April 2022.

23 Mar 2022

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Study evaluates the prevalence of autoantibodies targeting type I interferons in critically-ill COVID-19 patients

Study shows prevalence and misdiagnosis of post-concussive syndrome in children after mild head injury

New pancreatic islet cryopreservation protocol could pave the way for diabetes cure

Breathlessness and fatigue most common in self reported long-COVID

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist use linked to improved renal prognosis in CKD patients

Impact of polystyrene microplastic particles on freshwater organisms

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving adaptively in multiple regions of the genome

Stress hormone cortisol decreases altruistic behavior in people with high mentalizing ability

Niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression in animal model

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers investigate Galectin-9 as a new treatment target for COVID-19

Study confirms no preexisting B-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in pre-pandemic samples

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

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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