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Gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry helps diagnose COVID-19 and predict disease severity

Researchers assess the ability of GC-IMS to differentiate between COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, as well as predict disease severity.

4 Mar 2022

RT-LAMP assay shows promise as point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection assay across multiple settings

Researchers evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an optimized RT-LAMP SARS-CoV-2 detection assay across multiple resource-restricted settings.

4 Mar 2022

See it to Believe it: How Medical Imaging Technologies Could Help Reduce Health Risks and Inspire Behavior Change

In this interview, we speak to Dr Gareth Hollands about his latest research that investigated the use of medical imaging to reduce health risks and encourage behavior change.

4 Mar 2022

Discovery could open new doors in the field of blood pressure research

The research group of internal medicine at the University of Oulu, Finland, has discovered a previously unknown blood pressure-regulating circuit.

4 Mar 2022

Researchers identify genetic link between lymphatic disorder and stillbirth

In a world first discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may cause stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.

4 Mar 2022

New research helps understand the costs behind popular weight loss diets

When it comes to weight loss, many of us have dabbled in the latest diets. But whether you’re cutting carbs or keeping to keto, new research from the University of South Australia shows that diet trends can cost more than your waistline and leave a hefty hole in your hip pocket.

4 Mar 2022

Consuming wine with meals linked to lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

An analysis of health data for nearly 312,400 current drinkers suggests consuming alcohol, most notably wine, with meals is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2022.

4 Mar 2022

Study clarifies the importance of agreeableness for general life success

Following a major study of the effects of personality on job performance, researchers zoomed in on one personality trait – agreeableness – and found that it has a desirable effect on hundreds of physical, psychological and occupational metrics that impact not only job performance but general life success.

4 Mar 2022

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviors more than non-visual information.

4 Mar 2022

Climate adaptation plans find meaningful actions to promote public health in 22 large cities

A review of 22 large cities' climate adaptation plans finds that while most include meaningful actions to promote public health, fewer cities have involved their public health agencies in these plans.

4 Mar 2022

Texas A&M team continues research on the potential cure for Menkes disease

A life-saving cure solution for Menkes Disease, a copper deficiency in young children, is at the center of a licensing agreement by the The Texas A&M University System, through the Intellectual Property and Commercialization office of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and a California-based biopharmaceutical company, Engrail Therapeutics.

3 Mar 2022

Over a third vaccinated-but-unboosted adults have reservations about vaccinating children

While the vast majority of U.S. adults who are fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 would be likely to recommend vaccinating a 5- to 11-year-old, over a third of fully vaccinated adults who have not had a booster shot have reservations about Covid-19 vaccination for a child that age, according to survey data analysis by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

3 Mar 2022

Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, antibody treatment reduced by all three omicron subvariants

Only one currently authorized antibody treatment retains its activity against all Omicron subvariants, according to new research by scientists at Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong.

3 Mar 2022

Lipidomic profiling may provide early prediction of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk

Simultaneous measurement of dozens of types of fats in the blood ("lipidomics") can predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) years in the future, according to a new study publishing March 3rd in the open-access journal PLOS Biology from Chris Lauber of Lipotype, Germany, and colleagues.

3 Mar 2022

NEJM editorial highlights the difficulty of diagnosing heart attacks in postoperative patients

Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, including the electrocardiogram and blood tests to detect levels of cardiac troponins, according to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) written by two UT Southwestern faculty members.

3 Mar 2022

Increased levels of dopamine play an important role in transition to REM sleep, mice study suggests

What triggers the mammalian sleep cycle's shift between non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep? A new study in mice suggests increased levels of dopamine in a key region of the brain during NREM sleep play an important role in this transition.

3 Mar 2022

Long-acting monoclonal antibody shows potential to offer RSV protection for all infants

Nirsevimab showed 74.5 percent efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy infants, according to an international, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial.

3 Mar 2022

Grammar teaching in primary schools may not help children's narrative writing

The teaching of grammar in primary schools in England (a key feature of England's national curriculum) does not appear to help children's narrative writing, although it may help them generate sentences, according to new UCL-led research.

3 Mar 2022

Handheld ECG devices could be efficiently deployed in point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation

Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) devices increased the rate of diagnosis in patients 85 and older, but failed to show similar results in those 65 and older, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital has found.

3 Mar 2022

Choice of initial treatment not related to depression, emotional well-being in prostate cancer patients

Depression and other mental health outcomes are similar for men choosing different options for initial treatment of localized prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

3 Mar 2022

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Gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry helps diagnose COVID-19 and predict disease severity

RT-LAMP assay shows promise as point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection assay across multiple settings

See it to Believe it: How Medical Imaging Technologies Could Help Reduce Health Risks and Inspire Behavior Change

Discovery could open new doors in the field of blood pressure research

Researchers identify genetic link between lymphatic disorder and stillbirth

New research helps understand the costs behind popular weight loss diets

Consuming wine with meals linked to lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Study clarifies the importance of agreeableness for general life success

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

Climate adaptation plans find meaningful actions to promote public health in 22 large cities

Texas A&M team continues research on the potential cure for Menkes disease

Over a third vaccinated-but-unboosted adults have reservations about vaccinating children

Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, antibody treatment reduced by all three omicron subvariants

Lipidomic profiling may provide early prediction of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk

NEJM editorial highlights the difficulty of diagnosing heart attacks in postoperative patients

Increased levels of dopamine play an important role in transition to REM sleep, mice study suggests

Long-acting monoclonal antibody shows potential to offer RSV protection for all infants

Grammar teaching in primary schools may not help children's narrative writing

Handheld ECG devices could be efficiently deployed in point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation

Choice of initial treatment not related to depression, emotional well-being in prostate cancer patients

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