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AAMDSIF Patient and Family Conference to be held in Memphis

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AAMDSIF), along with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Regional One Health, and Baptist Memorial Hospital, to hold the AAMDSIF Patient and Family Conference for the first time in Memphis on July 23.

22 Jul 2022

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

The National Institute on Aging recently awarded $2.16 million to a team of investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) testing a new way to combat the root cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease.

22 Jul 2022

Maternal antibodies may play a key role in protecting infants from congenital HCMV infections

Antibodies that summon virus-engulfing white blood cells may play an important role in protecting infants from potentially serious congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), according to a study led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccination has no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, research finds

Vaccination against COVID-19 had no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, according to new research by pathologists at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2022

Improving the immune defenses against blood cancer

For patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or certain types of leukemia, treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) is sometimes the last chance of overcoming the cancer.

22 Jul 2022

New treatment guidelines published for anorectal abscess, anal fistula, and rectovaginal fistula

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons has issued updated guidelines for physicians, published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, about how to treat problems of the anus and rectum called anorectal abscess, anal fistula, and rectovaginal fistula.

22 Jul 2022

Wireless biochemical sensor may use biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health

Researchers have successfully tested a device that may one day use the chemical biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers discover a ‘weak spot’ that makes multi-drug resistant tumors vulnerable

One of the greatest challenges facing cancer researchers is to understand why some patients don't respond to treatments.

22 Jul 2022

New biomimetic formulation developed to tackle glioblastoma multiforme

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer with a poor prognosis and few treatment options. New and effective approaches for GBM treatment are therefore urgently needed.

22 Jul 2022

Climate action could cut 6,000 heat-related child deaths a year in Africa

The annual death rate of children under five years old could double to about 38,000 by 2049 compared with the decade 2005-2014, without cuts to rising carbon emissions, a study estimates.

22 Jul 2022

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. The high level of infectiousness of the virus and its ability to quickly spawn additional variants has also been observed in Germany: Since January 2022 the Omicron variant BA.1 has dominated here, followed in subsequent months by the variant BA.2.

22 Jul 2022

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

Rainfall, temperature and ocean-warming affect mosquito breeding and the viral diseases they spread - study.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers find no consistent medical definition of ‘growing pains’

We often hear the phrase 'growing pains' used by the general public to describe muscle or joint pain in young people and the term is also used by health professionals.

22 Jul 2022

Study examines the maintenance of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection or post-vaccination

A new study examined the maintenance of memory B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after recovery from natural infection or post-vaccination.

22 Jul 2022

Women exposed to phthalates during pregnancy have increased risk of preterm birth

A Rutgers researcher was part of a National Institutes of Health study that found pregnant women who were exposed to chemical compounds known as phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth.

22 Jul 2022

Advantages of overlapping surgery must be balanced against safety, ethical and training concerns, say experts

Overlapping surgery - in which a single senior surgeon operates across two parallel operating theatres and anaesthetists induce anaesthesia and junior surgeons commence and complete the operation – has been discussed as a potential route to reducing hospital waiting lists in this post-COVID era in which many patients are expected to face extensive delays of months or even years to have surgery.

22 Jul 2022

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2022

Study provides estimates of worldwide contraceptive use by country, age group, and marital status

Published today in The Lancet journal by the Global Burden of Disease study, the most comprehensive assessment of worldwide contraceptive need and use estimated that over 160 million women and adolescents with need to prevent childbearing remained without contraception in 2019 – despite major increases in use at a global level since 1970.

22 Jul 2022

Three things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused.

22 Jul 2022

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

An old, brick house in Charleston's Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentrified neighbors in several ways: It's 14,000 square feet, built to accommodate around 30 people, and was constructed 90 years ago to provide shelter for pregnant girls.

22 Jul 2022

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AAMDSIF Patient and Family Conference to be held in Memphis

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

Maternal antibodies may play a key role in protecting infants from congenital HCMV infections

COVID-19 vaccination has no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, research finds

Improving the immune defenses against blood cancer

New treatment guidelines published for anorectal abscess, anal fistula, and rectovaginal fistula

Wireless biochemical sensor may use biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health

Researchers discover a ‘weak spot’ that makes multi-drug resistant tumors vulnerable

New biomimetic formulation developed to tackle glioblastoma multiforme

Climate action could cut 6,000 heat-related child deaths a year in Africa

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

Researchers find no consistent medical definition of ‘growing pains’

Study examines the maintenance of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection or post-vaccination

Women exposed to phthalates during pregnancy have increased risk of preterm birth

Advantages of overlapping surgery must be balanced against safety, ethical and training concerns, say experts

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Study provides estimates of worldwide contraceptive use by country, age group, and marital status

Three things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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