Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Shuji Seto A new comprehensive course incorporating an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness shows promise for better equipping health ...

Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions

Model suggests higher risk based on race and age, offers insights to reduce disease impactCredit: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. ...

Health professional societies address critical care clinician burnout

Credit: ATS Feb. 25, 2021 - A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides ...

A Canadian success story: world-first to treat Fabry disease with gene therapy

Credit: Courtesy of Darren Bidulka (Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, Toronto)--Results of a world-first Canadian pilot study on patients treated with ...

Allergy season starts earlier each year due to climate change and pollen transport

Scientists in Munich study how pollen from far distances -- sometimes hundreds of kilometers away -- affects the length of ...

CAR T-cell therapy generates lasting remissions in patients with multiple myeloma

In the KarMMa trial, ide-cel produces remissions in almost 75% of patients who had relapsed after several previous treatments; Trial ...

Researchers use machine learning to identify autism blood biomarkers

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 24, 2021 - Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins, ...

‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics

Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential ...

Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade

Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Virginia Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trade that brought enslaved Africans to the ...

New technique shows promise in preventing recurrent stroke

Research from Cedars-Sinai leads to planning for a multicenter national studyCredit: Cedars-Sinai HD Video Available for Download LOS ANGELES -- ...

Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care

Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily ...

Researchers find new way to diagnose potential for Alzheimer’s disease method less invasive, costly

Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center MEMPHIS, TN, FEBRUARY 24, 2021:- Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been shown ...

Transplant patients may not need steroid treatment in the long run

University of Cincinnati transplant researcher says trial confirms a regimen used at UC for yearsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Long-term ...

New $40-million investment to address diabetes and chronic-disease prevention

The transformative partnership reunites University of Toronto and Novo Nordisk to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin ...

Human lung and brain organoids respond differently to SARS-CoV-2 infection in lab tests

Findings may help explain the wide variety in COVID-19 symptoms and aid search for therapiesCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences ...

COVID-19 vaccination axillary adenopathy detected during breast imaging

Open-access AJR article details clinical and imaging features of adenopathy detected during screening and diagnostic breast mammography, ultrasound, and MRI ...

UVA Health’s Dr. Christopher Kramer earns national mentorship award

Credit: UVA Health UVA Health's Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC, will be honored this spring with the American College of Cardiology's ...

Signal coupling between neuron-glia super-network may lead to improved memory formation

Credit: Ko Matsui Tohoku University scientists have shown that neuronal and glial circuits form a loosely coupled super-network within the ...

Many genes associated with the risk of coronary artery disease act through the liver

Credit: UEF/Raija Törrönen. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third ...

CUHK study brings new direction for treating neurological diseases