Medical News
A new era is dawning in diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in men
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Estonian Research Council) Researchers and doctors from the University of Tartu and Tartu University Hospital evaluated the use of a novel revolutionary method, flow cytometry, for diagnosing urethritis in Estonian men....
Better diabetes treatment: New insulin molecule can self-regulate blood sugar
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Copenhagen) Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm Gubra have developed a new insulin molecule that will make blood sugar regulation both easier and safer for those with type 1 diab...
6 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed Science
Discover - 3 Dec 2020 16:00
COVID-19 uprooted much of human life -- including how we do research. The pandemic could bring permanent changes to the field.
Amino acid connected to NAFLD could provide treatment clues
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Basic science research explores the effects of impaired glycine metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease - and how to potentially use glycine-based treatment to help peo...
Anorexia patients tolerate rapid weight gain with meal-based behavioral support
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers of adults hospitalized for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa has strengthened the case for promoting rapid weight gain as part of overall effo...
Blackcurrants are favorable for glucose metabolism
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Eastern Finland) Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finl...
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Leeds) A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of having a heart attack. By using anonymous location data from mobile phones, researchers developed an aggregat...
Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had higher COVID-19 death rates
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Illinois at Chicago) New research has found that Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing, including limited access to broadband internet and low rates of health insurance, had more COVID-1...
Clinical trial results address concerns about pharmacogenetic testing
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial of pharmacogenetic testing related to cholesterol-lowering medications called statins.After one year, the cholesterol levels in the group...
Experimental study on the viscoelastic flow mixing in microfluidics
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Compuscript Ltd) Experimental Study on the Viscoelastic Flow Mixing in Microfluidics a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this article the authors Meng Zhang, Wu Zhang, Zihuang Wang and Weiqian Chen from Su...
Geisinger researchers explore safety of ventilator sharing to mitigate equipment shortages
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Geisinger Health System) Using a single ventilator to support two patients could be feasible in crisis situations involving a ventilator shortage, researchers have found.
Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers identify promising drug combination for melanoma
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Huntsman Cancer Institute) Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have identified a potential drug combination to treat uveal melanoma, a type of eye cancer. Lead author Amanda Truong, traine...
Keeping progress in oncology on the agenda: ESMO honors recipients of its 2020 awards
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is proud to honour the 2020 recipients of its annual awards, all of whom share the Society's commitment to advancing the field of o...
Le Bonheur and UTHSC researcher receives American Lung Association Innovation Award
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Le Bonheur Children's Hospital) Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced today that Amali Samarasinghe, PhD, was awarded the Charles and Amelia Gould Innovation awar...
Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: benefit outweighs potential harm
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: benefit outweighs potential harmAn earlier initial diagnosis can reduce lung cancer mortality in heavy (ex-)smokers. The benefi...
Marine mammals' adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - Santa Cruz) When Terrie Williams began hearing about the wide range of symptoms experienced by patients with COVID-19, she saw a connection between the various ways the disease is affecting pe...
Medicine-carriers made from human cells can cure lung infections
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Washington State University) Scientists used human white blood cell membranes to carry two drugs, an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory, directly to infected lungs in mice. The nano-sized drug delivery method successfu...
Mortality rate after cancer surgery drops, but gap persists between Black and white patients
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Mortality rates after cancer surgery declined for Black as well as white patients during a recent ten-year period, although the mortality gap between the two groups did not narrow, accordin...
Most countries are violating international law during the COVID-19 pandemic: Legal experts
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(York University) In 2019, the Global Health Law Consortium, hosted at York U, analyzed key aspects of the International Health Regulations (IHR) to authoritatively interpret what countries are legally allowed to do duri...
NCCU project examines path from research discovery to better patient care
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Elsevier) North Carolina Central University's Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute is launching a pilot program to examine how research-based health findings can be used more effectively to add...
New COVID surveillance predicts direction, speed and acceleration of virus
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Northwestern University) A new COVID-19 global surveillance system has been developed which can dynamically track not just where the virus is now, but where it is going, how fast it will arrive and whether that speed is...
New report details links between widespread ocean pollution and human health risks
EurekAlert! - 3 Dec 2020 07:00
(Boston College) The new study "Human Health and Ocean Pollution" presents a broad and comprehensive examination of the multiple dangers to human and ecosystem health posed by pollution of the seas. Toxins in the ocean m...