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New online tool launched for people to share their COVID-19 stories

As the number of people and communities impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow by the hour, a group of social scientists has turned their attention to collecting the stories emerging out of this pandemic.

6 Apr 2020

Immunotherapy prior to surgery is effective in colon cancer

Patients with colon cancer, but no distant metastases, can benefit from immunotherapy while waiting for surgery.

6 Apr 2020

Research suggests an avenue to treat, prevent genetic disorders in the womb

New research led by hearing scientists at Oregon Health & Science University suggests an avenue to treat and prevent intractable genetic disorders before birth.

6 Apr 2020

Siemens Healthineers releases test kit for coronavirus COVID-19

Siemens Healthineers announced today the availability of its molecular Fast Track Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 Assay test kit used to aid in the diagnosis of infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 6 Apr 2020

‘You pray that you got the drug.’ Ailing couple gambles on trial for COVID-19 cure

For 10 days last month, they lay in side-by-side isolation units in a Seattle-area hospital, tethered to oxygen and struggling to breathe as the coronavirus ravaged their lungs.

6 Apr 2020

Grip strength metrics may be useful screening tool for diabetes risk

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, reports valuable new grip strength metrics that provide healthcare practitioners with an easy-to-perform, time-efficient screening tool for type 2 diabetes.

6 Apr 2020

‘Staying away from grandma’ isn’t an option in multigenerational homes

The Walker family never thought having an age range of 3 to 96 under the same roof would be risky.

6 Apr 2020

Mysterious heart damage, not just lung troubles, befalling COVID-19 patients

While the focus of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on respiratory problems and securing enough ventilators, doctors on the front lines are grappling with a new medical mystery.

6 Apr 2020

Fiber-rich diet linked with reduced risk of breast cancer

Consuming a diet high in fiber was linked with a reduced incidence of breast cancer in an analysis of all relevant prospective studies. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

6 Apr 2020

Long-standing racial and income disparities seen creeping into COVID-19 care

The new coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. But physicians in public health and on the front lines said they already can see the emergence of familiar patterns of racial and economic bias in the response to the pandemic.

6 Apr 2020

Using marine natural product to inhibit cervical cancer

A sponge found in Manado Bay, Indonesia, makes a molecule called manzamine A, which stops the growth of cervical cancer cells, according to a recent publication in the Journal of Natural Products submitted by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and their collaborators.

6 Apr 2020

Horizon Discovery expands cell-based CRISPR screening services

Horizon Discovery Group plc, today announced the addition of an arrayed CRISPR knockout screening service for primary human B cells.

From Revvity 6 Apr 2020

Coronavirus pandemic affecting the Earth's movement

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has changed many things across the globe bringing chaos to lives and economies. However, efforts to curb the spread of the virus, have lowered pollution levels, carbon emissions, and oceans and rivers appear cleaner. Now, it seems that the lockdown efforts have also affected the planet's movement.

5 Apr 2020

Asthma and coronavirus disease - COVID-19

On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS CoV-2, a pandemic.

5 Apr 2020

Preterm birth a risk factor for academic difficulties

A new study published in the open-access journal JAMA Network Open in April 2020 reports that babies born prematurely are at a higher risk of lower academic performance compared to term infants.

5 Apr 2020

COVID-19 and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors

A new viewpoint article published in the journal JAMA Network in April 2020 deals with the use of a widely used category of cardiovascular medications in COVID-19 patients with hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). These are the most common medical conditions that are found in COVID-19 patients and contribute disproportionately to mortality.

5 Apr 2020

New design will allow manufacturers to mass-produce PPE for health care workers

In just under two weeks, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed a design informed by clinical feedback for protective plastic face shields as the nation combats the spread of the coronavirus.

5 Apr 2020