Medical News
Analysis finds gaps in care in treating opioid use disorders during pandemic shutdowns
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Harvard Medical School) Study finds no decrease in prescription fills or clinician visits in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients recently receiving opioid use disorder therapy. On the flip side,...
Pfizer Vaccine Final Results: It's Highly Protective -- But How Long For?
Discover - 15 Dec 2020 17:00
We still need to know exactly what part of the immune response offers protection - and how strong it needs to be to remain protective.
American College of Cardiology to collaborate with Amgen, Veradigm to optimize ACS Care
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(American College of Cardiology) The American College of Cardiology, in collaboration with Amgen and Veradigm, today announced a new national study to transform care for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients at risk for...
COVID-19 does not damage auditory system, Tel Aviv University study finds
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reports in the professional literature on possible hearing loss caused by the disease. A new study from Tel Aviv Uni...
COVID-19 patients at higher risk of death, health problems than those with flu
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Washington University in St. Louis) A deep dive into federal data by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals a clearer distinction between COVID-19 and the flu: Among hospitalized pa...
COVID-19 preprint data rapidly influenced critical care practice
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(American Thoracic Society) In a new research letter published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examine whether preprint data on the use of...
Cancer researchers identify potential new class of drugs to treat blood and bone marrow cancers
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Cleveland Clinic) CLEVELAND - A new study by researchers in Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute and Lerner Research Institute describes a novel class of targeted cancer drugs that may prove effective in treating...
Change in use, perceptions of nicotine vaping among US youth 2017-2020
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(JAMA Network) This study estimates how common nicotine vaping is, its perceived harm and the accessibility of nicotine vaping products among U.S. adolescents from 2017 to 2020.
Coronavirus pandemic: Entering the Christmas season with caution
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) This year, the pre-Christmas season is accompanied by discussions about a possible strict lockdown. This does not leave the population in Germany unaffected. This is shown by t...
Creating a ground plan for stonefly evolution
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Tsukuba) A team led by the University of Tsukuba microscopically examined the eggs of stoneflies to identify ground plan features and shed light on the evolutionary history of the order. By identifying anc...
Discovering gaps in food safety practices of small Texas farms
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Houston) A survey of small farmers in Texas identifies a significant gap in food safety protocols and resources, increasing the risk of produce contamination and foodborne illness. Very few small growers -...
Drug for pulmonary hypertension may become an option against cancer
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In experiments by Brazilian researchers with mice and tumor cell lines, the drug showed potential to combat metastasis. The scientists are planning to conduct clini...
Drug may boost vaccine responses in older adults
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(eLife ) A drug that boosts the removal of cellular debris in immune cells may increase the protective effects of vaccines in older adults, a study published today in eLife shows.
Gene therapy for placental insufficiency moves toward the clinic
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study identified an adenovirus gene therapy vector carrying a VEGF isoform. It can improve uterine blood flow in placental insufficiency.
Genes play a role in common knee injury
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Lund University) It has long been known that the choice of shoe, surface and type of sport can all be contributing factors when someone suffers an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Researchers at Lund University in Sw...
HSS bone study sheds light on complications after spinal surgery
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Hospital for Special Surgery) The microscopic structure of bone appears to predict which patients will experience poor outcomes after spinal fusion, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surger...
Hopes of new treatment strategies for glaucoma
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Karolinska Institutet) In the search for new ways to treat the incurable eye disease glaucoma, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St. Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered more clues as to its pathogenesis. ...
How long do doctor visits last? Electronic health records provide new data on time with patients
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) How much time do primary care physicians actually spend one-on-one with patients? Analysis of timestamp data from electronic health records (EHRs) provides useful insights on exam length and other...
Immune cell that drives breast cancer could be effective target in novel immunotherapies
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Virginia Commonwealth University) VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Paula Bos, Ph.D., identified a type of immune cells that acts as a major driver of breast cancer growth by preventing the accumulation of a specific ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine expert weighs devastating impact of COVID-19 on health care workers
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have been at the forefront of the battle against the life-threatening illness. Sadly, they are not immune to the effects of the disease. Many hav...
Kernels of history
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Earlier this year Douglas J. Kennett, a UC Santa Barbara professor of anthropology, demonstrated that maize, or corn, became a staple crop in the Americas 4,700 years ago. It tu...
Losing money causes plastic changes in the brain
EurekAlert! - 15 Dec 2020 07:00
(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Researchers at the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience have shown experimentally that economic activity can actively change the brain. Signals that predict r...