Medical News
Researchers have found accumulation of gene mutations in chronic Graft-versus-host disease
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(University of Helsinki) Mutations in white blood cells can contribute to abnormal immune profile after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
New review of studies shows no link between prenatal antidepressant exposure and autism
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(University of Texas at Austin) A mother's use of antidepressants during pregnancy does not appear to increase her child's risk for autism, according to a new meta-analysis by Jeffrey Newport, M.D., published in the Amer...
Low-power GNSS ICs take up little board space
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2020 20:18
Würth Elektronik launches a product family of GNSS modules which is unique in several respects: The Elara line represents some of the smallest GNSS modules on the market -- both with and without an integrated antenna. F...
Starting an HMI design? Here are four things to watch
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2020 19:53
The human-machine interface (HMI) is growing in consumer as well as industrial applications ranging from lighting to HVAC to digital signage. There are many HMI solutions, including the ones that use buttons, sliders, wh...
Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Children's National Hospital) The first ever set of specific recommendations to support transgender autistic young people was co-created by these youth and their families working hand-in-hand with clinical experts. The ...
Coalition of bone health experts issue joint guidance on managing osteoporosis in the COVID-19 era
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(The Endocrine Society) The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of leading bone health organizations to release guidance for healthcare professionals treating patients with osteoporosis in the era of COVID-19.
Coronavirus drugs: Where are we, and what's next? (video)
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(American Chemical Society) Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but currently, we don't have a highly potent, effective antiviral that cures COVID-19. Why not? We called a few virologists to find out...
DFG to fund three new research units and one new clinical research unit
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Topics range from networks and pancreatic cancer to being Catholic in the German Federal Republic; approximately €17 million for first funding period.
Editorial: US healthcare must take a more proactive approach to prepare for future disasters
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed major deficiencies and inequities in the US healthcare system, shining a spotlight on improvements that must be made to steel the c...
Emergency drug overdose visits associated with increased risk for later suicide
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(NIH/National Institute of Mental Health) A new study finds patients who visited the emergency department for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose in the year after being discharged and 18...
Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Georgia Institute of Technology) New modeling of coronavirus behavior suggests that an intervention strategy based on shield immunity could reduce the risk of allowing the higher levels of human interaction needed to su...
Loyola Medicine neurologist calls for broad changes in stroke care during COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Loyola University Health System) Broad modifications to current standards for treating acute stroke patients during the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed to preserve health care resources, limit disease spread and ensure ...
Middle age may be much more stressful now than in the '90s
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Penn State) A new Penn State study found that life may be more stressful now than it was in the 1990s, especially for people between the ages of 45 and 64.
NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at-risk children
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism s...
New molecular auto-control system to avoid an excessive brown adipose tissue activity
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(University of Barcelona) A scientific team found a new metabolism regulation system for the brown adipose tissue using the kallikrein-kinin hormonal system, so far related to the physiology of the renal and cardiovascul...
Newcastle experts join global study into COVID-19 loss of smell
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Newcastle University) People who have recently experienced loss of smell are being urged to participate in a survey as a new global research group investigates the symptom as a marker of COVID-19.
A review on phytochemistry, pharmacological action, ethanobotanical uses and nutritional potential
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) This comprehensive review presented by researchers from K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science, Tiruchengode, Tamil-Nadu, India, gives readers a brief overview of phytoconstituents, nutri...
Possible vaccine for virus linked to type 1 diabetes
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto) According to many observations, certain virus infections may play a part in the autoimmune attack that leads to type 1 diabetes. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet a...
Providing contraception for young people during pandemic is essential health care
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(JAMA Network) Methods for providing adolescents and young adults with reproductive health care during the COVID-19 pandemic are described.
Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19 offers a more rapid alternative to a vaccine
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(University of Cambridge) Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of...
Skin-to-skin 'kangaroo care' shows important benefits for premature babies
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(Monash University) A world-first study led by Monash University has demonstrated significant benefits to a premature baby's heart and brain function when held by the parent in skin-to-skin contact. Parent-infant skin-to...
St. Jude awarded federal grant for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2020 06:00
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) Funding will help expand collaboration across engineering and physical sciences to expand tools for studying pediatric diseases.