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Reduced-dose radiotherapy with cisplatin produces good outcomes for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

A combination of reduced-dose radiotherapy using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with concurrent cisplatin met the threshold for disease control and quality of life compared to the standard of care for good-risk patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma on the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-HN002.

29 Jan 2021

Medicaid expansion in New York associated with reduction in severe maternal morbidity

A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that Medicaid expansion in 2014 in New York State was associated with a statistically significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity in low-income women during delivery hospitalizations compared with high-income women.

29 Jan 2021

Robotic exoskeleton gait training may aid early rehabilitation for stroke

A team of New Jersey researchers has demonstrated that high-dose therapy gait training using robotic exoskeletons may aid early rehabilitation for acute stroke.

29 Jan 2021

Scientists develop a computational approach to understand how infants perceive language

Languages differ in the sounds they use. The Japanese language, for example, does not distinguish between "r" and "l" sounds as in "rock" versus "lock."

29 Jan 2021

Obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, exacerbate Alzheimer's disease

New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jan 2021

County-level sociodemographic risk factors associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality

In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 24 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths and cases have played out across the country.

29 Jan 2021

Novel deep learning system can predict cardiovascular risk from CT scans

Coronary artery calcification -- the buildup of calcified plaque in the walls of the heart's arteries -- is an important predictor of adverse cardiovascular events like heart attacks.

29 Jan 2021

Mobile apps help improve social integration, health status of migrants

A new study has found that mobile apps can play a vital role in helping immigrants integrate into new cultures, as well as provide physical and mental health benefits.

29 Jan 2021

Early-life-trauma could affect trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and treatment

Childhood trauma could affect the trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and response to treatment in adulthood, a new study in mice found.

29 Jan 2021

Residential segregation, discriminatory practices impact outcomes of Black lung cancer patients

Structural racism thwarts a large proportion of black patients from receiving appropriate lung cancer care, resulting in worse outcomes and shorter lifespans than white patients with the disease, according to research presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

29 Jan 2021

Black, Hispanic children less likely to get imaging tests compared to White kids

A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that Black children are 18% less likely to get imaging tests as part of their emergency department visit compared to White children.

29 Jan 2021

Researchers explore adaptive immunity against human coronaviruses

A recent study shows that long-term adaptive immunity to endemic coronaviruses is widespread, but low in magnitude, and that it shares phenotypic features of spike-specific antibodies and T cell memory across all tested coronaviruses.

29 Jan 2021

What are the main drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?

A study conducted in the UK has examined attitudes towards vaccination protecting against COVID-19 and highlighted some of the main drivers of willingness or unwillingness to be immunized.

29 Jan 2021

U.S. public divided over COVID-19 “immunity passports” idea

A nationally representative survey conducted in the U.S. suggests that the public is fairly evenly divided in its support of immunity certificates or “passports” to enable the selective lifting of restrictions placed on people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Jan 2021

What are the natural origins of SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers from the UK and China performed a comprehensive analysis of horseshoe bat and pangolin Sarbecoviruses to shed light on the origins of SARS-CoV-2.

29 Jan 2021

New gene-based vaccine strategy receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The AAVCOVID vaccine program, a novel gene-based vaccine strategy that utilizes an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, was granted an award for up to $2.1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

29 Jan 2021

Vitamins and other antiviral drugs may help combat COVID-19

Evidence is emerging that vitamin D - and possibly vitamins K and A - might help combat COVID-19. A new study from the University of Bristol published in the journal of the German Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie has shown how they - and other antiviral drugs - might work.

29 Jan 2021

Medical Research News

Reduced-dose radiotherapy with cisplatin produces good outcomes for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

Medicaid expansion in New York associated with reduction in severe maternal morbidity

Robotic exoskeleton gait training may aid early rehabilitation for stroke

Scientists develop a computational approach to understand how infants perceive language

Obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, exacerbate Alzheimer's disease

County-level sociodemographic risk factors associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality

Novel deep learning system can predict cardiovascular risk from CT scans

Mobile apps help improve social integration, health status of migrants

Early-life-trauma could affect trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and treatment

Residential segregation, discriminatory practices impact outcomes of Black lung cancer patients

Black, Hispanic children less likely to get imaging tests compared to White kids

Researchers explore adaptive immunity against human coronaviruses

What are the main drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?

U.S. public divided over COVID-19 “immunity passports” idea

What are the natural origins of SARS-CoV-2?

New gene-based vaccine strategy receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Vitamins and other antiviral drugs may help combat COVID-19

Study shows promising outcomes of new mitral valve replacement procedure in high-risk patients

New study explores the impacts of emerging "COVID-19 behavioral identities"

SORLA protein promotes the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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