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New study provides comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 vaccines

A new study by Novateur Ventures provides a comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 Vaccines that had initiated or announced the Phase III clinical trial stage by early November 2020.

18 Mar 2021

Study highlights the importance of protecting elderly people from COVID-19 reinfection

Most people who have had COVID-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, but elderly patients are more prone to reinfection, according to research published in The Lancet.

18 Mar 2021

New evidence supports ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms

Millions of children weighing less than 15kg are currently denied access to Ivermectin treatment due to insufficient safety data being available to support a change to the current label indication.

18 Mar 2021

Hip procedures during busy periods have worse outcomes

Hip fractures are serious, especially for the elderly. The operation can be a great strain, and 13 per cent of patients over the age of 70 treated in Norwegian hospitalsdo not survive 60 days after the fracture.

18 Mar 2021

Hospital management prioritizes profitability, say physicians

Does money rule Norwegian hospitals, even with universal healthcare? If so, this practice could impact people with chronic or long-term illnesses.

18 Mar 2021

Women with diabetes less likely to use contraception after diagnosis, study finds

Uncontrolled diabetes increases maternal and fetal risks during pregnancy. As a result, the American Diabetes Association recommends that family planning should be discussed and effective contraception should be available to the more than three percent of (more than one million) reproductive-age women in the United States with diabetes.

18 Mar 2021

Study investigates how genetic variants contribute to increased risk of lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for both men and women. While risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18% of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants.

18 Mar 2021

Anti-inflammatory therapies may help prevent heart disease in people with age-related blood condition

Therapies that soothe inflammation could be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

18 Mar 2021

Antidiabetic drug could help reduce chronic inflammation in people living with HIV

Metformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflammation in people living with HIV (PLWH) who are being treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre.

18 Mar 2021

Rumination syndrome often confused with other gastrointestinal conditions

Patients who regurgitate regularly but without any known cause may have a condition called rumination. Unfortunately, rumination is often confused with other gastrointestinal conditions, which means many patients may not be getting prompt treatment.

18 Mar 2021

A modified protein mediates development of lung fibrosis after cadmium/carbon black exposure

The triggers and causes of a severe scarring disease of the lungs -- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF -- remain unclear.

18 Mar 2021

New AI-based decision support system can help prevent anemia in hemodialysis patients

Anemia, a condition characterized by the lack of healthy red blood cells in the body, is common in patients with chronic kidney disease who need to undergo routine hemodialysis (a process that helps to "clean" the blood when the kidneys don't function well).

18 Mar 2021

Researchers identify inflammatory mechanism related to bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis

In a study aimed at investigating the mechanism responsible for exacerbating rheumatoid arthritis in smokers, researchers at the Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases, linked to the University of São Paulo in Brazil, discovered a novel path in the inflammatory process associated with the bone damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis.

18 Mar 2021

Immediate angiography for stroke patients linked to improved recovery, less disability

Immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduced stroke treatment time and was linked to improved recovery, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

18 Mar 2021

Progesterone therapy may improve clinical outcomes for male COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women, raising the possibility that a hormone like progesterone may improve clinical outcomes for certain hospitalized men with the disease.

18 Mar 2021

Children exposed to disaster may forgo greater long-term reward for short-term pleasure

Living through a tragic event might make us more inclined to live for the moment, but not always in a good way. Research is looking into the psychological after-effects among children who survived the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and a recent study may have made a connection: the children may forgo greater long-term reward for short-term pleasure.

18 Mar 2021

Undocumented pregnant women in Finland receive inadequate prenatal care, study shows

Undocumented women in Finland access pregnancy care later than others. Yet, screening of infectious diseases at the early stages of pregnancy would be particularly important to these women, a new study carried out in Helsinki, Finland, shows.

18 Mar 2021

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

Researchers at the Bio21 Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, studied the structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) with a G485R mutation. This mutation is a residue and not directly involved in interactions with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) residues but found in the Β1´/Β2' loop region.

18 Mar 2021

New study maps SARS-CoV-2 and host protein interactions in detail

A new study has developed a systemic map detailing the mechanistic interactions and disruptions between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its host cell.

18 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants with E484K mutation show mRNA vaccine-induced antibody evasion

A recent study found that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine had limited efficacy in identifying mutated receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein similar to the B.1.351 and P.1 variants.

18 Mar 2021

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New study provides comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 vaccines

Study highlights the importance of protecting elderly people from COVID-19 reinfection

New evidence supports ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms

Hip procedures during busy periods have worse outcomes

Hospital management prioritizes profitability, say physicians

Women with diabetes less likely to use contraception after diagnosis, study finds

Study investigates how genetic variants contribute to increased risk of lung cancer

Anti-inflammatory therapies may help prevent heart disease in people with age-related blood condition

Antidiabetic drug could help reduce chronic inflammation in people living with HIV

Rumination syndrome often confused with other gastrointestinal conditions

A modified protein mediates development of lung fibrosis after cadmium/carbon black exposure

New AI-based decision support system can help prevent anemia in hemodialysis patients

Researchers identify inflammatory mechanism related to bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis

Immediate angiography for stroke patients linked to improved recovery, less disability

Progesterone therapy may improve clinical outcomes for male COVID-19 patients

Children exposed to disaster may forgo greater long-term reward for short-term pleasure

Undocumented pregnant women in Finland receive inadequate prenatal care, study shows

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

New study maps SARS-CoV-2 and host protein interactions in detail

SARS-CoV-2 variants with E484K mutation show mRNA vaccine-induced antibody evasion

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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