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OU physician receives $1.6 million NIH grant for knee osteoarthritis research

By the time they turn 65, at least half of people suffer from osteoarthritis, a condition that impairs quality of life and cannot be slowed by medication.

28 Jul 2020

Novel drug candidate offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes.

28 Jul 2020

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

28 Jul 2020

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Imagine a young girl with a peanut allergy, so stricken by fear of anaphylaxis that she no longer takes part in everyday activities many children take for granted.

28 Jul 2020

Iron deficiency during infancy may reduce protective effect of vaccines

Despite the fact that global immunization programmes are now reaching more people than ever, about 1.5 million children still die every year from diseases that vaccination could have prevented. Vaccination is also less effective in low-income countries than in high-income countries, although it is not yet clear why.

28 Jul 2020

Pitt collaborative receives $7 million to evaluate convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

A team of University of Pittsburgh, Michigan Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and Stanford Medicine. researchers recently were awarded funds from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, totaling more than $7 million to collaboratively study the role of convalescent plasma in mitigating symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with mild illness and preventing the progression of the disease from mild to severe.

28 Jul 2020

Artificial intelligence can expedite Alzheimer's diagnosis, improve patient prognosis

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help to diagnose Alzheimer's faster and improve patient prognosis, a new study from the University of Sheffield has revealed.

28 Jul 2020

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Many LGBTQ youth continue to experience stigma and discrimination despite Canada's progress in protecting human rights. New research from UBC's school of nursing shows that supportive communities--and a progressive political climate--can help mitigate the effects of stigma on mental health.

28 Jul 2020

Study: Seafood products made from cells of fish or shellfish should be labeled cell-based

Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term "cell-based" on product labels, according to a Rutgers study - the first of its kind - in the Journal of Food Science.

28 Jul 2020

Study reveals new mechanism that fuels cancer adaptation

Collaborative Cancer Research UK-funded studies from University of Oxford researchers have uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells adapt to the stresses they encounter as they grow and respond to therapies.

28 Jul 2020

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

Snakebite envenoming is a common problem in many parts of the world, but little is known about its magnitude in the Arab countries of the Middle East, where cases are not widely reported.

28 Jul 2020

Federated learning approach can help answer different medical questions

To answer medical questions that can be applied to a wide patient population, machine learning models rely on large, diverse datasets from a variety of institutions.

28 Jul 2020

UArizona aims to develop a device for quick and accurate detection of pathogens, biological threats

To better protect individuals serving on the front lines of battlefields or dealing with an event like the current COVID-19 health crisis or potential future pandemics, scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are leading an effort to develop a device for easy, quick and accurate detection of pathogens and biological threats.

28 Jul 2020

Protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit Sars-Cov-2

A protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit corona viruses, including Sars-Cov-2, the pathogen causing Covid-19. An international team from Germany, Switzerland and the USA successfully showed that the LY6E-Protein prevents coronaviruses from causing an infection.

28 Jul 2020

TARA Biosystems and VantAI team up to accelerate drug development for cardiac disease

VantAI and TARA Biosystems today announced the launch of a biology-driven, AI-enabled collaboration for accelerated cardiac drug development.

28 Jul 2020

Medieval remedy can help treat modern day infections

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections.

28 Jul 2020

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Reversing a three-year decline, the number of people covered by Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 began to take hold.

28 Jul 2020

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

California's outpatient health care practices largely shrugged off two recessions, adding more than 400,000 jobs during a two-decade climb from the start of 2000 to early 2020. It was an enviable growth rate of 85% and a trend largely mirrored on the national level.

28 Jul 2020

Is medication exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals?

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Robert M. Sargis about his research into whether medication is exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals.

28 Jul 2020

Cat catches coronavirus from owners

Cases of pet animals contracting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first emerged. Now, a pet cat has become the first animal in Britain to test positive after contracting the virus from its owners.

28 Jul 2020

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OU physician receives $1.6 million NIH grant for knee osteoarthritis research

Novel drug candidate offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Iron deficiency during infancy may reduce protective effect of vaccines

Pitt collaborative receives $7 million to evaluate convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

Artificial intelligence can expedite Alzheimer's diagnosis, improve patient prognosis

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Study: Seafood products made from cells of fish or shellfish should be labeled cell-based

Study reveals new mechanism that fuels cancer adaptation

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

Federated learning approach can help answer different medical questions

UArizona aims to develop a device for quick and accurate detection of pathogens, biological threats

Protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit Sars-Cov-2

TARA Biosystems and VantAI team up to accelerate drug development for cardiac disease

Medieval remedy can help treat modern day infections

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

Is medication exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals?

Cat catches coronavirus from owners

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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