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Age and diabetes the biggest risk factors for death in pregnant COVID-19 patients

A recent research letter published on the preprint server medRxiv in June 2020 evaluates the risk factors that may lead to higher mortality in pregnant women with COVID-19 in middle-income countries.

4 Jun 2020

Antiepileptic drug use linked to higher risk of death among people with Alzheimer’s disease

The use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with a higher risk of death among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

4 Jun 2020

Drug Teixobactin shows promise against drug-resistant superbugs

Two well-known superbugs are the gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). A new drug Teixobactin has shown promise against these microbes. The study titled, “The Killing Mechanism of Teixobactin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an Untargeted Metabolomics Study,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Therapeutics and Prevention.

4 Jun 2020

People with sight loss are greatly affected by Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows

A survey by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that people with sight loss fear their sight will further deteriorate during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they struggle to access treatment for their eye conditions.

4 Jun 2020

Discrimination may contribute to decline of 'birthweight advantage' in black immigrants

Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ethnic groups, but black immigrants typically have much better outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts. Yet, little has been known about whether this "healthy immigrant" effect persists across generations.

3 Jun 2020

Brain activity studies are not as useful as previously thought

Hundreds of published studies over the last decade have claimed it's possible to predict an individual's patterns of thoughts and feelings by scanning their brain in an MRI machine as they perform some mental tasks.

3 Jun 2020

New technique opens the door to treating genetic forms of hearing loss

Using a new genetic engineering technique, known as base editing, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have restored hearing in mice with a known recessive genetic mutation.

3 Jun 2020

People with severe vision loss less accurate in judging the distance of closer sounds

People with severe vision loss can less accurately judge the distance of nearby sounds, potentially putting them more at risk of injury, according to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports.

3 Jun 2020

AFFiRiS announces preclinical results of monoclonal antibody mAB C6-17 in Huntington's

AFFiRiS, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel disease-modifying specific active immunotherapies, today announced that detailed preclinical results with its monoclonal antibody mAB C6-17 to treat Huntington's Disease were published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurobiology of Disease.

3 Jun 2020

How COVID-19 affects people with Down Syndrome

A new study published in June 2020 on the preprint online server medRxiv reports on the increased risk of COVID-19 in Down Syndrome (DS) and certain characteristic features that are found in this population segment.

3 Jun 2020

Trastuzumab emtansine as a preferred second-line choice after horizontal dual blockade

Volume 11, Issue 22 of Oncotarget reported that despite relevant medical advancements, metastatic breast cancer remains an incurable disease.

3 Jun 2020

Study explores the role of mi RNAs in anticancer effect exerted by physical activity

Volume 11, Issue 22 of Oncotarget reported that the goal of this study was to explore the involvement of mi RNAs in beneficial effects exerted by physical activity in breast cancer prevention.

3 Jun 2020

Discharge-ready patients still breathing out SARS-CoV-2 particles, finds study

In just five months, the COVID-19 paralyzed huge cities, confined billions to their homes, and brought economic activity to a standstill in much of the world. Tens of thousands of patients became critically ill, overwhelming healthcare facilities. Even as many recovered and were ready to go home, a new study published in May 2020 on the preprint server medRxiv reports that a significant number of patients ready to go home still have virus particles in their exhaled breath.

3 Jun 2020

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Age and diabetes the biggest risk factors for death in pregnant COVID-19 patients

Antiepileptic drug use linked to higher risk of death among people with Alzheimer’s disease

Drug Teixobactin shows promise against drug-resistant superbugs

People with sight loss are greatly affected by Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows

Discrimination may contribute to decline of 'birthweight advantage' in black immigrants

Brain activity studies are not as useful as previously thought

New technique opens the door to treating genetic forms of hearing loss

People with severe vision loss less accurate in judging the distance of closer sounds

AFFiRiS announces preclinical results of monoclonal antibody mAB C6-17 in Huntington's

How COVID-19 affects people with Down Syndrome

Trastuzumab emtansine as a preferred second-line choice after horizontal dual blockade

Study explores the role of mi RNAs in anticancer effect exerted by physical activity

Discharge-ready patients still breathing out SARS-CoV-2 particles, finds study

Chapman University survey highlights effects of COVID-19 on physical and mental health

Genetic variations linked to COVID-19 severity

Tumors cause disruption of the immune system throughout the body, study finds

COVID-19 lockdowns negatively impact lifestyle behaviors in children with obesity

Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome appears to be more common in children of African ancestry

Researchers investigate memory recall in healthy, older adults

Women's risk for cardiovascular disease is lower than that of men

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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