Medical News
Pancreatic cancer trials fail to include minorities despite worse outcomes
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Despite the fact that certain racial and ethnic minorities get pancreatic cancer more often, are diagnosed at a younger age and die sooner, clinical trials fail to include representative proporti...
Artificial intelligence identifies the tiger mosquito from photos in the Mosquito Alert
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona) Researchers from Mosquito Alert (who belong to CEAB-CSIC, CREAF and UPF) together with researchers from the University of Budapest have shown that an artificial intelligence algorit...
COVID-19 pandemic sees increased consults for alcohol-related GI and liver diseases
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Inpatient consults for alcohol-related gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases have surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated, according to research selected for ...
Fruit flies and mosquitos are 'brainier' than most people suspect, say scientists
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In research made possible when COVID-19 sidelined other research projects, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine meticulously counted brain cells in fruit flies and three species of mosquitos, rev...
Health outcomes differ between UK and US children with cystic fibrosis
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of Liverpool) A new study led by University of Liverpool researchers has confirmed that children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the US have better lung function than UK children with the disease. The study sugg...
Heart attack recovery aided by injecting heart muscle cells that overexpress cyclin D2
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) In a large-animal study, researchers have shown that heart attack recovery is aided by injection of heart muscle cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell line, or hiPSC...
Interim study suggests oral TXA is equally effective in preventing blood loss in joint replacement
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Hospital for Special Surgery) Interim results of a study conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggest that oral tranexamic acid (TXA) is non-inferior to intravenous (IV) TXA in preventing blood...
Lindquist investigator research on mucormycosis, the deadly 'black fungus'
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(The Lundquist Institute ) The Lundquist Institute announced that one of its start-up companies, Vitalex Biosciences is producing an antibody that stems the spread of mucormycosis, a deadly fungal infection with an overa...
Lockdown led to positive lifestyle changes in older people
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of Stirling) The COVID-19 lockdown was a catalyst for many older people to embrace technology, reconnect with friends and build new relationships with neighbours, according to University of Stirling research.
Most pediatric spinal fractures related to not wearing seatbelts
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Two thirds of all pediatric spinal fractures, especially in the adolescent population, occur in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) where seatbelts are not utilized, reports a study in Spine. The journ...
Nagoya University scientists reveal unprecedentedly versatile new DNA staining probe
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University) Kakshine is an entirely new DNA fluorescent imaging probe with a wide range of capabilities that make it ideal for a range of imaging applications, in...
New benefit increases Veterans' access to urgent care in the community
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Two years ago, the Veterans Affairs healthcare system (VA) began rolling out a new benefit, enabling Veterans to receive urgent care from a network of community providers - rather than visiting a ...
New immunotherapy 'highly effective' against hepatitis B
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University College London) Scientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the world.
New pre-clinical model could hold the key to better HIV treatments
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Weill Cornell Medicine) A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Children's National Hospital has developed a unique pre-clinical model that enables the study of long-term HIV infection, and the testing o...
New research optimizes body's own immune system to fight cancer
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of Minnesota) First-of-its-kind study shows how engineered immune cells move faster to attack the tumor
New research will improve safety and quality of Heparin
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of Nottingham) A new method to analyse the blood thinning drug Heparin has been developed that can pinpoint contaminants more accurately and quickly, providing greater quality control and safety.
New weapon in the fight against gastrointestinal disease in informal settlements
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Monash University) Monash University researchers have validated a way to successfully detect a diverse range of bacteria (pathogens) that cause diarrhoeal disease in informal settlements.
Pairing bariatric procedure with diabetes drug increases weight loss
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Combining minimally invasive endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) with the diabetes drug semaglutide can provide additional significant weight loss for patients who are not candidates for invasiv...
People at high genetic risk for colorectal cancer benefit more from lifestyle changes
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) People with a high polygenic risk score for colorectal cancer could benefit more at preventing the disease by leading healthy lifestyles than those at lower genetic risk, according ...
Probiotics associated with fewer respiratory symptoms in overweight and older people
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Daily probiotic use was associated with fewer upper respiratory symptoms in overweight and older people, according to a study that suggests a potential role for probiotics in preventing respirato...
Researchers develop first-in-class inhibitors against key leukemia protein
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Researchers have develop first-in-class inhibitors against ASH1L, a key protein in the development and progression of leukemia.
Researchers observe new complexity of traveling brain waves in memory circuits
EurekAlert! - 14 May 2021 06:00
(University of California - San Francisco) Researchers at UC San Francisco have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus - the brain's memory hub - that may explain how this vital brain region combine...