Medical News
UMD study suggests supporting Indonesian women in conservation supports biodiversity
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(University of Maryland) Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) partnered with Indonesian experts to explore the motivations and challenges of Indonesian women pursuing a career in conservation sciences. Indones...
'Bottom-up' approach needed to study freshwater blooms
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Dartmouth College) Research urges a more comprehensive approach to cyanobacteria studies in order to manage the dangerous blooms during a time of global climate change.
A second look at sunlight
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(University of California - Santa Barbara) A year ago scientists everywhere were scrambling to get their minds around the SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that caused the pandemic from which we are only now beginning to e...
Anti-inflammatory drug protects against lethal inflammation from COVID-19 in animal models
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai researchers have found that a widely available and inexpensive drug targeting inflammatory genes has reduced morbidity and mortality in mice infecte...
Bespoke neuroblastoma therapy weaponizes cell metabolism
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Virginia Commonwealth University) Preclinical research from VCU Massey Cancer Center published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the combination of two existing drugs can exploit...
COVID-19-associated seizures may be common, linked to higher risk of death
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Some hospitalized patients with COVID-19 experience "nonconvulsive" seizures detected through electrode tests. Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, those who had seizures were more ...
Changes in mouth bacteria after drinking beetroot juice may promote healthy ageing
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(University of Exeter) Drinking beetroot juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function, according to a new study of people aged 70-80.
Columbia establishes treatment center, clinical trials network for Lyme disease
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) With a $16 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Columbia will open a center for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases this summer, offering patients speciali...
Dementia and COVID: What families and physicians should know
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) In people with dementia, delirium due to COVID-19 is more common but deaths from COVID-19 are not disproportionately higher, finds a new study.
Fasting acts as diet catalyst
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Those who need to change their eating habits to normalise their blood pressure should start with a fast. In the journal "Nature Communications", ...
Fat grafting shows promise for cancer patients with radiation-induced skin injury
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) As cancer survival rates improve, more people are living with the aftereffects of cancer treatment. For some patients, these issues include chronic radiation-induced skin injury - which can lead t...
GSA's KAER toolkit promotes care conversations on brain health, cognitive status
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has released a new edition of its KAER toolkit, which is intended to support primary care teams in implementing a comprehensive approach...
Helping childhood-onset lupus patients stay healthy as adults
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) DALLAS - March 30, 2021 - UT Southwestern researchers have identified factors that put patients with childhood-onset lupus at elevated risk for poor outcomes, such as end-stage renal dise...
High-fiber diet may play a role in controlling the inflammation associated with COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In vitro treatment of cells with these molecules reduced the expression of a gene that plays a key role in viral cell entry and a cytokine receptor.
Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy: here's why
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Joslin Diabetes Center) Many previous studies have linked increased maternal body weight and unhealthy diets to poorer metabolic outcomes in offspring, often many years later. Understanding the mechanisms of how materna...
Land-based learning reconnects Indigenous youth to their cultures, says Elizabeth Fast
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Concordia University) Elizabeth Fast, an associate professor of applied human sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Science, wanted to help Indigenous youth reconnect with their cultures in safe and accessible ways. Along...
Lung Cancer: UVA health expert helps develop new national screening guidelines
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(University of Virginia Health System) Through his role on the US Preventive Services Task Force, UVA Health's Li Li, MD, Ph.D., MPH, has helped develop new lung cancer screening guidelines that expand screenings to more...
Mysteries of malaria infections deepen after human trial study
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(University of Edinburgh) Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria parasite causes a range of infection outcomes in its host.The study, found s...
New model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Cincinnati Children's develops model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children before kindergarten
New statistical method eases data reproducibility crisis
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Penn State) A reproducibility crisis is ongoing in scientific research, where many studies may be difficult or impossible to replicate and thereby validate, especially when the study involves a very large sample size. N...
Open-label placebo works as well as double-blind placebo in irritable bowel syndrome
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) In a randomized clinical trial published in the journal PAIN, researchers found participants with moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who were knowingly treated with a...
Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2021 06:00
(Penn State) Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of survey...