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How effective is the COMIRNATY BNT162b2 vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant?

Now, researchers from Public Health Services Israel have been investigating a new variant called Lambda to see if it qualifies as a variant of concern. Their research is published in the journal Eurosurveillance.

16 Nov 2021

Coffee and tea consumption may be associated with lower risk of stroke, dementia

Drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia, according to a study of healthy individuals aged 50-74 publishing November 16th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. Drinking coffee was also associated with a lower risk of post-stroke dementia.

16 Nov 2021

'Brain age' mostly relates to early life influences

Researchers in brain science and aging are very interested in measuring the health of a brain using a single observation. The most popular way to measure it is through a method called "brain age".

16 Nov 2021

New atomic-level insight of SARS-CoV-2 within a respiratory aerosol

In a paradigm-shifting paper currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server, the researchers have dramatically extended the possibilities of computational microscopy in order to better understand both structure and dynamics of respiratory aerosols laden with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

16 Nov 2021

Young adults with cancer may require different treatments than older patients

Not all tumors are alike. Young adults who are diagnosed with skin, colon, and other cancer types may require different treatments than older patients receive.

16 Nov 2021

Tighter blood pressure management may lead to better spinal cord injury recovery

Patients with new spinal cord injuries whose blood pressure is maintained within a newly defined range during surgery may stand a better chance of regaining some mobility and functionality – even in patients with the most devastating injuries – according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

16 Nov 2021

ALS also causes retinal alterations, study reveals

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by harm to brain neurons and to the spinal cord, also affects the tissue of the retina, according to a study headed up by Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

16 Nov 2021

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

Researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme and pathway in some triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients, which they hope could serve as a biomarker to select patients to receive targeted therapy.

16 Nov 2021

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, scientists report.

16 Nov 2021

Researchers develop assessment tool to identify pain in nursing home residents with dementia

We know very little about the incidence of pain among the elderly in nursing homes. In Norway, no requirement is in place for pain to be assessed before or during nursing home admission, nor once a person has been admitted.

16 Nov 2021

Tricuspid-valve repair during mitral-valve surgery may benefit some patients

An international study of more than 400 adults concludes that people who undergo mitral valve surgery (between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart) and also have less than severe leakage of the tricuspid valve (a section of the heart that directs blood from the right atrium to the ventricle) may benefit from having both valves repaired at the same time.

16 Nov 2021

COVID-19 booster shot extremely beneficial for most cancer patients

Most cancer patients who had no measurable immune response after being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were helped by a third vaccine dose, according to a new study by investigators at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center.

16 Nov 2021

New research finds disturbing lack of crucial blood cancer medication

New research in the November 2021 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds fewer than one-third of hospitals had immediate availability of a crucial blood cancer medication called all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA).

16 Nov 2021

Enhanced recovery programs improve oncologic surgical care

The increased focus on helping surgical oncology patients recover from surgery sooner and more completely has implications beyond the operating room.

16 Nov 2021

Air filtration device removes almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2

When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke's Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards, they found that it removed almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2.

16 Nov 2021

Study: Covid-19 vaccine-elicited immune cells persist six months after vaccination

A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known as helper T cells — produced by people who received either of the two available messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for COVID-19 persist six months after vaccination at only slightly reduced levels from two weeks after vaccination and are at significantly higher levels than for those who are unvaccinated.

16 Nov 2021

Medical Research News

How effective is the COMIRNATY BNT162b2 vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant?

Coffee and tea consumption may be associated with lower risk of stroke, dementia

'Brain age' mostly relates to early life influences

New atomic-level insight of SARS-CoV-2 within a respiratory aerosol

Young adults with cancer may require different treatments than older patients

Tighter blood pressure management may lead to better spinal cord injury recovery

ALS also causes retinal alterations, study reveals

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

Researchers develop assessment tool to identify pain in nursing home residents with dementia

Tricuspid-valve repair during mitral-valve surgery may benefit some patients

COVID-19 booster shot extremely beneficial for most cancer patients

New research finds disturbing lack of crucial blood cancer medication

Enhanced recovery programs improve oncologic surgical care

Air filtration device removes almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2

Study: Covid-19 vaccine-elicited immune cells persist six months after vaccination

Two genetic risk variants in Black individuals may exacerbate sepsis and COVID-19 severity

Elderly residents of long-term care facilities benefit from booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

Discovery of new receptor that interacts with SARS-CoV-2 spike, suppresses infection

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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