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DNA biomarker test helps predict recurrence of HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer after treatment

A large, multi-institutional study demonstrates that a blood test to detect circulating tumor DNA can accurately predict recurrence of HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer following treatment.

25 Feb 2022

Application of various nanoparticle-capsulated siRNA as therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers have been reviewing the use of siRNAs to target coronaviruses.

25 Feb 2022

COVID babies score slightly lower on developmental screening test

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Dani Dumitriu about her latest research that investigated the development screening test scores for babies born during COVID-19.

25 Feb 2022

The stress of restaurant work is reaching a boiling point. Could a staff therapist help?

Restaurant jobs have always been difficult, but the mental stress has gotten worse during the pandemic as restaurants closed or cut hours — or became ground zero for the fight over mask-wearing.

25 Feb 2022

Health care firms were pushed to confront racism. Now some are investing in Black startups.

Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville's $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to co-founding a venture capital firm, he's organized an annual health tech conference and co-founded the city's professional soccer club.

25 Feb 2022

Single Use Support brings cell & gene therapy expert Katy Spink on board

Katherine (Katy) Spink has become a member of Single Use Support’s Board of Directors. Her many years of expertise in cell & gene therapy consulting will enrich the companies’ focus on innovating solutions for advanced therapies.

From Single Use Support GmbH 25 Feb 2022

Mapping cells to understand vascular disease

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Ethan Winkler and Dr. Tomasz Nowakowski about their latest research which illustrated the interplay between vascular and immune cells that contributes to brain hemorrhage.

25 Feb 2022

Effluent, sludge and biosolids pose potential risk of COVID-19 for farmers and wastewater workers

In a recent peer-reviewed study, posted to the journal Geoscience Frontiers, researchers conducted a systematic meta-analysis on several studies that assessed the viral RNA load of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in effluents, sludge, and biosolids, and found that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA is highest in sludge, followed by biosolids and effluent respectively.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers emphasize on health-focused rather than a weight-focused approach to treating obesity

It's one of the most polarizing questions among clinicians: Is treating obesity while also reducing weight stigma and eating disorder risk mutually exclusive?

24 Feb 2022

Study describes how brain pulsation changes during sleep

The University of Oulu Functional Neuroimaging research group has for the first time succeeded in describing how the various types of pulsations in the human brain change when a person sleeps.

24 Feb 2022

Medications for epilepsy-like signals during coma do not aid in recovery

Ten to twenty percent of the patients admitted to the intensive care (ICU) after cardiac arrest and resuscitation shows signs of brain activity that appears like epilepsy. For a long time, it was unclear if anti-epileptic medication could help better recovery.

24 Feb 2022

Study identifies higher infection rate and lower disease severity during Omicron wave in US

Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University, USA, have recently conducted a study in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, USA, to investigate the incidence rates and disease severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the United States before and after the emergence of omicron variant.

24 Feb 2022

Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 2 cytokine accomplishes a dual effect in inflammation and healing

The Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 2 (IL-1RL2) cytokine can promote inflammatory diseases and have a role in controlling infection.

24 Feb 2022

Rarely-used antibiotic could be a safe and affordable treatment for neonatal sepsis

An antibiotic rarely used in infants admitted to hospitals could be a safe and affordable, life-saving treatment for neonatal sepsis, in the face of growing resistance to other drugs, a study finds.

24 Feb 2022

Researchers seek to paint a detailed picture of the physiological stress response to exercise

Athletes and the general population alike train to promote health and physical fitness. With repeated exposure to the minimal stress of exercise, the body adapts.

24 Feb 2022

Machine learning model identifies factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance in recurrent infections

A machine learning model built with data from thousands of patients with wound infections and urinary tract infections identified the factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance in recurrent infections.

24 Feb 2022

Online patient experience ratings provide radiologists with feedback for improving performance

According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), online patient experience ratings provide radiologists with critical feedback for improving performance, as well as a unique opportunity to communicate imaging's overall role inpatient care.

24 Feb 2022

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DNA biomarker test helps predict recurrence of HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer after treatment

Application of various nanoparticle-capsulated siRNA as therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID babies score slightly lower on developmental screening test

The stress of restaurant work is reaching a boiling point. Could a staff therapist help?

Health care firms were pushed to confront racism. Now some are investing in Black startups.

Single Use Support brings cell & gene therapy expert Katy Spink on board

Mapping cells to understand vascular disease

Effluent, sludge and biosolids pose potential risk of COVID-19 for farmers and wastewater workers

Researchers emphasize on health-focused rather than a weight-focused approach to treating obesity

Study describes how brain pulsation changes during sleep

Medications for epilepsy-like signals during coma do not aid in recovery

Study identifies higher infection rate and lower disease severity during Omicron wave in US

Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 2 cytokine accomplishes a dual effect in inflammation and healing

Rarely-used antibiotic could be a safe and affordable treatment for neonatal sepsis

Researchers seek to paint a detailed picture of the physiological stress response to exercise

Machine learning model identifies factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance in recurrent infections

Online patient experience ratings provide radiologists with feedback for improving performance

Serological responses to heterologous COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in older individuals

Should SARS-CoV-2 Omicron be considered a serotype?

Vaccinated adults were less likely to land in intensive care during the omicron surge

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