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Globaldata: Cardiovascular procedures not impacted by COVID-19 as heavily as other therapy areas

The COVID-19 crisis is not impacting cardiovascular procedures as heavily as it is other therapy areas, since the majority of these procedures are essential, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData estimates that 96.7% of cardiovascular procedures performed in the US are essential procedures.

30 May 2020

The ‘eureka moment’ of rapid COVID-19 test inventor

The inventor of a ground-breaking COVID-19 test described his ‘eureka moment’ when he realised he could adapt existing tech to create a rapid virus test.

30 May 2020

Assessing treatment for acute chloroquine poisoning

Research by Bangor University’s Professor Dyfrig Hughes has provided important evidence on the safety of treatments that are being tested for use in COVID-19.

30 May 2020

Study: People are drinking more alcohol, smoking more cigarettes, while exercising less and eating less healthily

New research announced today shows that despite the fact that people in the UK are optimistic and plan to be more health conscious following the pandemic (36%), we are drinking more alcohol and smoking more, while exercising less and eating less healthily.

30 May 2020

GlobalData: Nearly 70–100% of aesthetic procedures in the U.S. estimated to be delayed due to COVID-19

Between 70–100% of all the aesthetic procedures performed in the US are estimated to be delayed, postponed or canceled due to COVID-19, as they are considered to be elective and non-essential, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

30 May 2020

Meat substitutes value growth expected to rebound from 2021 onwards, says GlobalData

The meat substitutes market is undergoing turbulent times, with several new ‘meat-free’ product launches having hit shelves over the past few months and consumer demand remaining high.

30 May 2020

Researchers use systematic approach to investigate the quality of healthcare data

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a method to investigate the quality of healthcare data using a systematic approach, which is based on creating a taxonomy for data defects thorough literature review and examination of data.

30 May 2020

Happy marriage is key to employee creativity and innovation

While companies have focused on building an optimal office environment to get the best out of their employees, there may be another way to boost workplace creativity.

30 May 2020

Identifying optimal vasopressor treatment for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Results of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) study assessing the most commonly used medications for raising blood pressure in patients with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a rare type of stroke, have been published in Neurosurgical Focus by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

30 May 2020

Expert offers COVID-19 guidance for patients with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease affects millions of Americans and is the fourth leading cause of disease-related death in the U.S. People with COPD have a higher risk of more severe illness from COVID-19 due to their existing lung problems.

30 May 2020

Study outlines the spread and causes of COVID-19

The article gives an overview of the spread of Covid-19 and outlines six causes of the crisis: the exponential infection rate, international integration, the insufficient capacity of health care systems in many countries, conflicts of competence and a lack of foresight on the part of many government agencies, the need to grapple with the economic impacts of the shutdown parallel to the health crisis, as well as weaknesses in capital markets resulting from the financial crisis of 2008.

30 May 2020

Toshiba and Shinshu University jointly develop a 'tumor-tropic liposome technology' for gene therapy

Toshiba Corporation and a team led by Professor Yozo Nakazawa at the Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University, have together developed a “tumor-tropic liposome technology” for gene therapy. The technology uses unique, nano-sized biodegradable liposomes developed by Toshiba to accurately and efficiently deliver therapeutic genes to targeted cancer cells, and achieves safer gene delivery than viruses used as carriers.

30 May 2020

First-ever oncology hospital-at-home program shows improved patient outcomes

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) presented the first outcomes evaluation of an adult oncology hospital-at-home program today at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

30 May 2020

Study solves the longstanding mystery of anesthesia

Surgery would be inconceivable without general anesthesia, so it may come as a surprise that despite its 175-year history of medical use, doctors and scientists have been unable to explain how anesthetics temporarily render patients unconscious.

30 May 2020

UK’s ethnic minority groups face higher risk of COVID-19

Previous pandemics have often disproportionately impacted ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations

30 May 2020

Study: First COVID-19 cases in New York City are linked to travel-related exposures

In New York City, the first confirmed COVID-19 cases arose mostly through untracked transmission of the virus from Europe and other parts of the United States, a new molecular epidemiology study of 84 patients reports.

30 May 2020

Researchers design developmental map of sound-sensing structure in mice’s inner ear

A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure in the mouse inner ear.

30 May 2020

Risk posed by COVID-19 to newborn babies is low, research suggests

The first global analysis of existing scientific studies related to COVID-19 and newborn babies highlights that it is uncommon for babies aged up to four weeks old to become infected with the virus, with recorded cases experiencing only mild symptoms and making a full recovery.

30 May 2020

AstraZeneca implements Genestack’s flagship Omics Data Manager

Genestack Ltd. today announced that its flagship multi-omics data catalogue, curation and integrative search product, Omics Data Manager (ODM), has been licensed and implemented by AstraZeneca.

30 May 2020

GMU researcher receives $150,000 for COVID-19 networked meta-population modeling and analysis

Cameron Nowzari, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project in which he and his collaborators are developing numerical methods and mathematical models to provide complementary support to the epidemiologists worldwide who are working to understand how COVID-19 spreads.

29 May 2020

Medical News

Globaldata: Cardiovascular procedures not impacted by COVID-19 as heavily as other therapy areas

The ‘eureka moment’ of rapid COVID-19 test inventor

Assessing treatment for acute chloroquine poisoning

Study: People are drinking more alcohol, smoking more cigarettes, while exercising less and eating less healthily

GlobalData: Nearly 70–100% of aesthetic procedures in the U.S. estimated to be delayed due to COVID-19

Meat substitutes value growth expected to rebound from 2021 onwards, says GlobalData

Researchers use systematic approach to investigate the quality of healthcare data

Happy marriage is key to employee creativity and innovation

Identifying optimal vasopressor treatment for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Expert offers COVID-19 guidance for patients with COPD

Study outlines the spread and causes of COVID-19

Toshiba and Shinshu University jointly develop a 'tumor-tropic liposome technology' for gene therapy

First-ever oncology hospital-at-home program shows improved patient outcomes

Study solves the longstanding mystery of anesthesia

UK’s ethnic minority groups face higher risk of COVID-19

Study: First COVID-19 cases in New York City are linked to travel-related exposures

Researchers design developmental map of sound-sensing structure in mice’s inner ear

Risk posed by COVID-19 to newborn babies is low, research suggests

AstraZeneca implements Genestack’s flagship Omics Data Manager

GMU researcher receives $150,000 for COVID-19 networked meta-population modeling and analysis

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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