Medical News
'Classic triad' of symptoms misses positive COVID-19 cases, study finds
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(King's College London) Extending the symptoms that trigger a PCR test for COVID-19 could help detect around a third more cases of the disease.
3-dimensionally printed nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 testing
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(JAMA Network) This is a diagnostic study that examines the accuracy and acceptability of a 3-dimensionally printed swab for identifying SARS-CoV-2.
A new piece of the HIV infection puzzle explored
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Heidelberg University Hospital combine high-resolution imaging to observe the infection process in cell nuclei, openi...
Antibody response may drive COVID-19 outcomes
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Researchers at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital show that levels of specific antibodies developed in the immune response may influence COVID-...
As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, study estimates potential bills
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Hospital care for COVID-19 has been free to most patients, but insurance companies may be ending that. A study of flu-related hospital bills suggests a coronavirus hospital st...
COVID-19 in Africa is severely underestimated, finds Zambia study by Boston University
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study in Lusaka, Zambia's capital, challenges the common belief that Africa somehow 'dodged' the COVID-19 pandemic. The findi...
Certain factors are linked with an elevated risk of bone fractures
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Wiley) A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has identified various factors that may indicate whether a person faces a higher likelihood of experiencing a bone fracture over the next two deca...
Chatter between cell populations drives progression of gastrointestinal tumors
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine identified new therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) that could lead to new treatment ...
Cologne's university medicine to coordinate EU vaccine research network VACCELERATE
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of Cologne) New consortium of research institutions will coordinate vaccine trials in the European Union / The long-term goal is to strategically plan and carry out vaccine trials in all EU and EU-associated ...
Exposure to spoken communication in children with cochlear implants during COVID-19 lockdown
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(JAMA Network) This study examined how lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the spoken communication environments of children with cochlear implants by comparing the sounds they were exposed to before and durin...
First COVID-19 lockdown cost UK hospitality and high street £45 billion in turnover, researchers estimate
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of Cambridge) However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to recent estimates.
First-in-human clinical trial to assess gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) UC San Diego researchers have launched a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a gene therapy to deliver a key protein into the brains of person...
Genetics may play role in determining immunity to COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) UC San Diego researchers report that individual immune response to SARS-CoV-2 may be limited by a set of variable genes that code for cell surface proteins essential for the adaptiv...
Henry Ford Health System first in U.S. to offer next generation deep brain stimulation
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Henry Ford Health System) The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford Health System was the first in the United States to offer a new FDA-approved device to help treat the symptoms of Parkinson's ...
Hospital hygiene: A closer look reveals realistic frequency of infection
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Inselspital, Bern University Hospital ) A research team led by Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the University of Bern found a correlation between the frequency of infections after surgery and performance in qu...
Immunoglobulin clinical trial launched to prevent COVID-19 side effects
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)) A nutritional supplement based on bovine serum will be used, which is very rich in immunoglobulins, vitally important antibodies that circulate in the bloodstream and,...
Is odor the secret to bats' sex appeal?
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
Light and genetic probes untangle dynamics of brain blood flow
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Seattle Children's) New research on tiny capillaries and cells called pericytes details how blood moves through over 400 miles of total vasculature in the human brain.
Mount Sinai researchers identify mechanisms that are essential for proper skin development
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Latest discovery could improve development of future stem cell therapies and cancer treatments.
NOAA funds VIMS to study impact of ocean acidification on oysters
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Virginia Institute of Marine Science) The excess carbon dioxide responsible for global warming also increases the acidity of seawater, challenging the growth and survival of oysters and other shellfish. A NOAA-funded te...
Neoadjuvant combination immunotherapy improves outcomes for early stage non-small cell lung cancer
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) The first randomized Phase II clinical trial to report on single and combined neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (...
New recommendations aim to eliminate racial bias in myeloma trials
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2021 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Recommendations designed to address the under-representation of African Americans in clinical trials for multiple myeloma (MM), a blood cancer that is twice as deadly in this demographic as...