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Rising NO2 pollution levels in urban areas may lead to new child asthma cases

Reducing air pollution should be a crucial part of health strategies for children, as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — a harmful pollutant emitted from burning fossil fuels — may lead to nearly 2 million new child asthma cases a year, research suggests.

27 Jan 2022

Curtailed sleep may increase exercise-induced cardiac strain

In a new study, participants underwent an intense bout of exercise after both normal sleep and after three nights of curtailed sleep.

27 Jan 2022

Northwestern and partners are part of mega NIH program to investigate precision nutrition

Northwestern, the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Chicago and Rush University are part of a mega National Institutes of Health (NIH) $170 million program that is the first comprehensive study to investigate precision nutrition.

27 Jan 2022

New risk score can identify younger adults most likely to develop colorectal cancer

A new risk score can identify men and women under age 50 most likely to develop a cancer of the colon or rectum, an international study shows.

27 Jan 2022

Blood proteoforms may help predict liver transplant rejection

Northwestern University scientists have discovered families of proteins in the body that could potentially predict which patients may reject a new organ transplant, helping inform decisions about care.

27 Jan 2022

Exposure to unconventional oil and gas development linked to higher risk of early mortality

Elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD)—which involves extraction methods including directional (non-vertical) drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—are at higher risk of early death compared with elderly individuals who don't live near such operations, according to a large new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

27 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Record ACA enrollment puts pressure on Congress

The Biden administration announced that 14.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for 2022.

27 Jan 2022

Research teases out connection between diet, immune response, gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis

Eating more meat, having less of certain bacteria in the gut, and more of certain immune cells in the blood, all link with multiple sclerosis, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health and Washington University School of Medicine.

27 Jan 2022

Early-stage alveolar epithelial cell necrosis linked to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

A new study analyzed whether alveolar epithelial cell necrosis at an early stage SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent releases of damage-associated molecular patterns could aggravate COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.

27 Jan 2022

Scientists identify immunogens that can elicit antibody responses against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a new study, researchers identified conserved sites in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using structural and sequence data, and then combined the results with existing deep mutational scanning data to design six antigens that can offer protection against significant immune escape mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain.

27 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 mutations and their impact on spike protein-specific T lymphocytes

New research assesses the impact of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) on the T lymphocytes, specifically to the spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2.

27 Jan 2022

Effects of multi-nutrient supplementation on COVID-19 severity in elderly patients

In a new study, researchers analyzed the effects of multi-nutrient supplementation on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy and the overall improvement of respiratory and muscle function in elderly COVID-19 patients.

27 Jan 2022

Targeting CHI3L1 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta and Omicron

Researchers show that the CHI3L1 inhibitors reduce epithelial cell infection by SARS-CoV-2 VOC pseudovirus moieties.

27 Jan 2022

Significance of metabolic parameters in COVID-19 prognosis

In a new study, researchers evaluated the significance of metabolic parameters in determining COVID-19 prognosis.

27 Jan 2022

Nutritional supplements used to improve athletic performance can pose risks to the heart

Nutritional supplements taken to boost athletic performance can pose risks to the heart, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC.

27 Jan 2022

Maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages may be associated with children's ADHD symptoms

Norwegian, Swedish and Dutch researchers examining a large Norwegian population-based cohort recently reported in European Journal of Nutrition that daily maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages (SCB) in pregnancy was associated with an increase in ADHD symptoms among offspring at 8 years of age.

27 Jan 2022

Cedars-Sinai experts conduct a national analysis on COVID-19 lung transplants

The analysis of more than 3,000 lung transplants in the U.S. between Aug. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, showed that during the pandemic, 7% of the nation's lung transplants were performed to treat severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19. More than half of these patients needed ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, before their transplant.

27 Jan 2022

Cannabis combined with alcohol is more detrimental to driving, finds study

New research published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that cannabis combined with alcohol is more detrimental to driving performance than either used in isolation. This meta-analysis merged the findings of 57 studies representing about 1,725 participants.

27 Jan 2022

Daily supplementation with vitamin D and fish oil may lower the risk of autoimmune disease

Taking daily vitamin D supplements - or a combination of vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil - appears to carry a lower risk of developing autoimmune disease, with a more pronounced effect after two years, finds a trial of older US adults published by The BMJ today.

27 Jan 2022

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Thomas McElrath about his latest research into a maternal-fetal medicine technique for predicting pregnancy health.

27 Jan 2022

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Rising NO2 pollution levels in urban areas may lead to new child asthma cases

Curtailed sleep may increase exercise-induced cardiac strain

Northwestern and partners are part of mega NIH program to investigate precision nutrition

New risk score can identify younger adults most likely to develop colorectal cancer

Blood proteoforms may help predict liver transplant rejection

Exposure to unconventional oil and gas development linked to higher risk of early mortality

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Record ACA enrollment puts pressure on Congress

Research teases out connection between diet, immune response, gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis

Early-stage alveolar epithelial cell necrosis linked to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

Scientists identify immunogens that can elicit antibody responses against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2 mutations and their impact on spike protein-specific T lymphocytes

Effects of multi-nutrient supplementation on COVID-19 severity in elderly patients

Targeting CHI3L1 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta and Omicron

Significance of metabolic parameters in COVID-19 prognosis

Nutritional supplements used to improve athletic performance can pose risks to the heart

Maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages may be associated with children's ADHD symptoms

Cedars-Sinai experts conduct a national analysis on COVID-19 lung transplants

Cannabis combined with alcohol is more detrimental to driving, finds study

Daily supplementation with vitamin D and fish oil may lower the risk of autoimmune disease

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

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