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Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

A recent research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server illustrated anti-inflammatory and hypo-metabolic fingerprints in long coronavirus disease (COVID) syndrome (LCS) using pan-omics plasma assessments.

15 Jul 2022

Treatment of precancerous anal growths in HIV patients decreases the progression to anal cancer

A team of researchers, including LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Diseases and Microbiology professor Michael Hagensee, MD, PhD, has shown for the first time that treating precancerous anal growths called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in persons living with HIV significantly decreased the progression to anal cancer.

15 Jul 2022

New wireless technology remotely activates specific brain circuits in under one second

A research team led by Rice University neuroengineers has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in under one second.

15 Jul 2022

Neuroscience simulations at NERSC reveal the origin of the cortical surface electrical signals

Where does electrical activity recorded on the surface of the brain come from, and what exactly determines which electrical signals get recorded?

14 Jul 2022

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

People with a learning disability and autistic people will receive better and more focused community care as part of plans to reduce the number in specialist inpatient care.

14 Jul 2022

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

Integrating telephone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs not only have the potential to maximize long-term health benefits, but they can also be cost-effective in the long term, according to a University of Michigan-led study.

14 Jul 2022

Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy shows no added benefits for newborns with birth asphyxia

Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy for term newborns with birth asphyxia has no benefit over cooling therapy alone, a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

14 Jul 2022

Stress transmitter wakes the brain more than 100 times during a normal, good night’s sleep

You wake up. The alarm clock says 02:56. "Oh no, it is not time to wake up yet," you think, fearing that you will need lots of coffee to stay awake the following day.

14 Jul 2022

Young hip surgery patients with a shallower hip bone socket are at risk for repeat operation

Young patients undergoing hip surgery who have a shallower hip bone socket are at risk for a repeat operation, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting.

14 Jul 2022

Addition of brentuximab vedotin to chemotherapy has a positive impact for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

A study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy treatment improves overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, when compared to the current standard of chemotherapy alone.

14 Jul 2022

New PCORI initiative offers up to $36 million to enhance the evidence base on engagement in research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has launched a three-year initiative offering up to $36 million to strengthen and enhance the evidence base on engagement in research with the posting of an initial Science of Engagement PCORI Funding Announcement that offers up to $4.5 million for foundational research.

14 Jul 2022

Immune response after transplant is complicated by bacteria in donated organs

Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the organs.

14 Jul 2022

Using deep-learning architecture to identify rare, life-threatening disorders from fetal ultrasound scans

Artificial intelligence is poised to play a truly transformative role in global health care. The convergence of medicine and AI might eventually prove to be more impactful than the unraveling of the genome.

14 Jul 2022

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of protein and fiber shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off.

14 Jul 2022

Stem cell transplantation produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients with AL amyloidosis

AL amyloidosis is a life-threatening disease related to bone marrow cancer, multiple myeloma. It is caused when a person's antibody-producing white blood cells (i.e. plasma cells) do not function properly and generate abnormal protein which misfolds to form amyloid fibrils and deposits made of components of antibodies called light chains, which then deposit in various organs of the body.

14 Jul 2022

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Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

Treatment of precancerous anal growths in HIV patients decreases the progression to anal cancer

New wireless technology remotely activates specific brain circuits in under one second

Neuroscience simulations at NERSC reveal the origin of the cortical surface electrical signals

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy shows no added benefits for newborns with birth asphyxia

Stress transmitter wakes the brain more than 100 times during a normal, good night’s sleep

Young hip surgery patients with a shallower hip bone socket are at risk for repeat operation

Addition of brentuximab vedotin to chemotherapy has a positive impact for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

New PCORI initiative offers up to $36 million to enhance the evidence base on engagement in research

Immune response after transplant is complicated by bacteria in donated organs

Using deep-learning architecture to identify rare, life-threatening disorders from fetal ultrasound scans

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

Stem cell transplantation produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients with AL amyloidosis

Study: Three quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

Y chromosome loss in men can lead to deadly heart failure, research shows

Lumasiran shows efficacy and acceptable safety in patients with PH1 and advanced kidney disease

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life after ‘Roe’ is … confusing

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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