Medical News
Study: Racial/ethnic and language inequities in ways patients obtain COVID-19 testing
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Minnesota) A recent study from researchers at the University of Minnesota and Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute is among the first to examine how different socio-demographic groups used telehealth, ou...
A new approach to metastatic melanoma discovered
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)) Combining chemotherapy with a BRAF oncogene inhibitor proves effective at treating this disease. The study, published in the journal Oncogene, was led by researchers f...
Aerin Medical announces results of randomized controlled trial supporting VivAer® for treatment of nasal airway obstruction with nasal valve collapse
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Merryman Communications) Aerin Medical Inc. today announced that the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology has published three-month results online from the VATRAC trial, confirming the safety and efficacy of Viv...
Bacteria are key to vaginal health, UArizona health sciences researchers say
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Arizona Health Sciences) A recent study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix defines a mechanistic role for an understudied bacteria family in gynecologic disease.
COVID-19 ARDS focus of latest ATS/CSL Behring research grant recipient
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(American Thoracic Society) The ATS Research Program is pleased to announce that William Zhang, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical Center is the recipient of the 2020-2021 ATS/CSL Behring Research Award in Acute Respiratory Di...
COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality: Sex differences
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Males with COVID-19 had significantly higher rates of hospitalization and of transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) according to a new study. A higher percentage of ma...
COVID-causing coronavirus following predictable mutational footsteps
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has shown that the mutations arising in the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus seem to run in the family -- or at least the genus of co...
Clinic boosts transgender young people's mental health
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) A clinic to help transgender young people and their families receive quicker support has boosted mental health, family functioning and quality of life, according to a new study.
Combining plant-based diet and a healthy microbiome may protect against multiple sclerosis
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Iowa Health Care) A University of Iowa study shows that a diet rich in isoflavone, a phytoestrogen or plant-based compound that resembles estrogen, protects against multiple sclerosis-like symptoms in a mo...
Early anticoagulant treatment shown to reduce death in moderately ill COVID-19 patients
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont) An international grassroots-funded multicenter clinical trial found that giving a full dose of heparin early to moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients redu...
Empathy may drive rats and other mammals to help friends over strangers
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(eLife ) Rescuing a member of their own social group, but not a stranger, triggers motivational and social reward centres in rats' brains, suggests a report published today in eLife.
Experts address the challenges of health disparity in the care of patients with cerebral palsy
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(IOS Press) Amsterdam, July 13, 2021 - Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common developmental movement disorders in children. It is associated with complex healthcare needs and impacts development and function. In t...
GARDP, CHAI and Shionogi announce MOU to increase access to antibiotic
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and Shionogi & Co., Ltd today announced a Memorandum ...
Highlighting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines could hold key to converting doubters
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Bristol) Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters substantially, according to new research.
How well do consumers understand their dairy purchases?
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Elsevier) Dairy producers can benefit from understanding how consumers interpret unfamiliar terms and claims on dairy product labels. In a new study appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science®, scientists from North Car...
Infection prevention organizations say COVID-19 vaccines should be required for healthcare personnel
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Hospitals and other healthcare facilities should require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epid...
Keeping the world up to date on irritable bowel syndrome research in China
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Cactus Communications) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is prevalent in China, where much research has been conducted on this condition. However, most of these studies are published in Chinese, and their findings remain i...
Language isolation affects health of Mexican Americans
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Georgia) New research from the University of Georgia finds that older Mexican Americans who live in low English-speaking neighborhoods are at greater risk for poor health and even an early death.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual smokers are at a higher risk for smoking menthol cigarettes
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Rutgers University) Compared with heterosexual smokers, menthol cigarette smoking is higher among lesbian, gay and bisexual cigarette smokers, according to a Rutgers-led study, especially among bisexual and lesbian/gay ...
Long-term memory setup requires a reliable delivery crew
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Scripps Research Institute) Neural plasticity depends on a reliable delivery team of Kinesin protein KIF5C to carry goods like RNA from cell body to synapse, a new study finds.
Maria Ermolaeva to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Deep Longevity Ltd) Maria Ermolaeva to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference
Mechanical stimuli significantly influence organ growth
EurekAlert! - 13 Jul 2021 06:00
(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) In addition to chemical factors, mechanical influences play an important role in the natural growth of human organs such as kidneys, lungs and mammary glands - but also in the devel...