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Does air pollution reduce cognitive function over time?

Researchers examine available studies for correlations between declining cognitive function in childhood and adult life and air pollution.

4 Dec 2022

Klick scientists use machine learning and 12 hours of CGM data to predict diabetes onset

Scientists at Klick Applied Sciences have discovered a way to transform a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into a powerful diabetes screening and prevention tool using artificial intelligence.

2 Dec 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections pose long-COVID risks despite reduced severity

researchers compared the post-coronavirus disease complaints and symptoms in individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant with those in individuals with Delta variant infections to understand whether the long-term complaints after Omicron infections are similar to those in infections with other SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Dec 2022

Novel biosensor enhances performance of home-based continuous glucose monitoring

Home-based continuous glucose monitoring for diabetics up to now has had to trade ease of use, low cost, and portability for a somewhat lower sensitivity - and thus accuracy - compared to similar systems in clinics or hospitals.

2 Dec 2022

'One size fits all' approach may not help address the needs of all young people with psychosis

Gold standard treatment plans for people with early psychosis have a patchy success rate, suggesting the need to develop more tailored approaches.

2 Dec 2022

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities have officially opened at Aston Medical School and in the School of Optometry at Aston University.

2 Dec 2022

The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity has taken notice.

After finding success investing in the more obviously lucrative corners of American medicine — like surgery centers and dermatology practices — private equity firms have moved aggressively into the industry's more hidden niches: They are pouring billions into the business of clinical drug trials.

2 Dec 2022

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

A vision for building sustainable, self-driven healthcare spanning primary care, secondary care and the wider health and social care system has been set out by medical innovators writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

1 Dec 2022

Researchers develop a self-powered ingestible sensor system to monitor intestinal metabolites

Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment.

1 Dec 2022

Human T cell immunity is coping with mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Immune T cells are continuing to target the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, although mutations are making some T cells less effective, according to new research.

1 Dec 2022

Discontinuation of opioid therapy for pain may increase overdose risk

Opioid-related overdose is now a leading cause of accidental death in the United States and Canada. A study published December 1st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Mary Clare Kennedy at University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada, and colleagues suggests discontinuing prescribed opioids was associated with increased overdose risk.

1 Dec 2022

New, nanotech-based strategy could enable safe, long-term treatment for autoimmune diseases

Scientists at Scripps Research have reported success in initial tests of a new, nanotech-based strategy against autoimmune diseases.

1 Dec 2022

Study shows only 75.8% of children under 15 have antibodies against measles

A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article in Vaccines shows that in the São José do Rio Preto region in the northwest of São Paulo state, only 75.8% of children aged 0-15 have antibodies against measles.

1 Dec 2022

Newly identified genetic mutation may be a root cause of severe childhood glaucoma

An international team of scientists led by Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and Boston Children's Hospital, has discovered a new genetic mutation that may be a root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob children of their vision by 3 years of age.

1 Dec 2022

Scientists discover new potential mechanism for vision loss

Visual cells in the human retina may not simply die in some diseases, but are mechanically transported out of the retina beforehand.

1 Dec 2022

Are medical masks non-inferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care?

Researchers determined whether medical masks were non-inferior to N95 respirators in preventing a SARS-CoV-2)infection in healthcare workers.

1 Dec 2022

Researchers explore failed SARS-CoV-2 screening at hospital entrances

Researchers evaluated the failure rates of COVID-19 screening at hospital entrances for visitors, health professionals, and patients at the Yale New Haven Hospital in the US.

1 Dec 2022

The incidence of antimicrobial resistance among urinary E. coli isolates is increasing in both hospital and community settings in Australia

Researchers comparatively evaluated trends in AMR among urinary Escherichia coli strains from a private, commercial community-based laboratory and a public HB laboratory in the Illawarra Shoalhaven area located in NSW, Australia.

1 Dec 2022

Hyperactivated brain cells following social trauma impair social reward and promote social avoidance

Past social trauma is encoded by a population of stress/threat-responsive brain cells that become hyperactivated during subsequent interaction with non-threatening social targets. As a consequence, previously rewarding social targets are now perceived as social threats, which promotes generalized social avoidance and impaired social reward processing that can contribute to psychiatric disorders, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Brain and Body Research Center at Mount Sinai and published November 30 in Nature.

30 Nov 2022

UW School of Medicine solidifies partnership with Lummi Nation to open more training opportunities

The University of Washington School of Medicine has solidified a partnership with the Lummi Nation to teach medical students and trainees at the Lummi Tribal Health Center in Bellingham, Wash.

30 Nov 2022

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Does air pollution reduce cognitive function over time?

Klick scientists use machine learning and 12 hours of CGM data to predict diabetes onset

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections pose long-COVID risks despite reduced severity

Novel biosensor enhances performance of home-based continuous glucose monitoring

'One size fits all' approach may not help address the needs of all young people with psychosis

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity has taken notice.

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

Researchers develop a self-powered ingestible sensor system to monitor intestinal metabolites

Human T cell immunity is coping with mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Discontinuation of opioid therapy for pain may increase overdose risk

New, nanotech-based strategy could enable safe, long-term treatment for autoimmune diseases

Study shows only 75.8% of children under 15 have antibodies against measles

Newly identified genetic mutation may be a root cause of severe childhood glaucoma

Scientists discover new potential mechanism for vision loss

Are medical masks non-inferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care?

Researchers explore failed SARS-CoV-2 screening at hospital entrances

The incidence of antimicrobial resistance among urinary E. coli isolates is increasing in both hospital and community settings in Australia

Hyperactivated brain cells following social trauma impair social reward and promote social avoidance

UW School of Medicine solidifies partnership with Lummi Nation to open more training opportunities

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