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Early implementation of COVID-19 shutdowns saved thousands of lives in St. Louis area

In March 2020, not long after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported locally, health officials in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County issued emergency public health orders intended to reduce interactions between people and slow the transmission of the novel respiratory virus.

1 Sep 2021

Survey reveals a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare at US hospitals

A nationwide survey of hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare – including the timing of the first bath – that could ultimately have lasting effects on a baby's health and wellbeing.

1 Sep 2021

Scientists analyze the prime mechanism for antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea superbug

The World Health Organization has ranked N. gonorrhoeae as one of 12 antimicrobial-resistant bacterial species that pose the greatest risk to human health, motivating medical researchers around the world to pursue alternative treatments.

1 Sep 2021

UniSA researchers are putting cancer patients at the heart of clinical trials

From bench to bedside, the journey towards new cancer therapies is full of challenges. Clinical trials – where new treatments are tested on people – are vital, but with fewer than five per cent of cancer patients participating worldwide, it’s a long road to travel.

1 Sep 2021

Studies outlines novel strategies for detecting cancer and minimal residual disease

The latest special issue of PLOS Medicine features five studies outlining novel strategies for detecting cancer and for identifying minimal residual disease-; when a small number of tumor cells survive treatment, potentially leading to recurrence of cancer.

1 Sep 2021

Liquid biopsies could help identify, track bladder cancer and peripheral nerve tumors

Liquid biopsies detect tumor DNA in blood or urine samples. Two studies led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describe the potential of liquid biopsies to identify and track tumor growth in two very different cancers: bladder cancer and peripheral nerve tumors.

31 Aug 2021

Blood test could enable early detection of cancer in people with neurofibromatosis type 1

People with an inherited condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, often develop non-cancerous, or benign, tumors that grow along nerves. These tumors can sometimes turn into aggressive cancers, but there hasn't been a good way to determine whether this transformation to cancer has happened.

31 Aug 2021

Community-based program can help reduce in-home falls among older adults

For many aging Americans, the dream of maintaining an active, independent lifestyle while living at home comes crashing down with a fall. Falls are the leading cause of injury, accidental death and premature placement in a nursing home among older adults in the United States.

31 Aug 2021

Investigational vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against HIV infection

An investigational HIV vaccine tested in the "Imbokodo" clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa posed no safety concerns but did not provide sufficient protection against HIV infection, according to a primary analysis of the study data. The Phase 2b proof-of-concept study, which began in November 2017, enrolled 2,637 women ages 18 to 35 years from five countries.

31 Aug 2021

University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science receives $23.5 million NIH award

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science has received a $23.5 million, four-year award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health.

30 Aug 2021

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy people, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

30 Aug 2021

Low-sodium alternative for salt lowers stroke risk

Replacing salt with a low-sodium alternative lowers the risk of stroke in people with high blood pressure or prior stroke, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

30 Aug 2021

Post mRNA-1273 vaccination rashes

A group of researchers reported that skin reactions after the administration of the mRNA-1273 vaccine are rare yet possible.

30 Aug 2021

Stenting and surgery have similar effects on stroke in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis

Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published simultaneously in The Lancet.

30 Aug 2021

Combination therapy given in fixed doses can cut risk of cardiovascular disease by more than half

A combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) by more than half, says an international study led by Hamilton researchers.

30 Aug 2021

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

Researchers with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led a multisite study which has demonstrated that, when controlled and standardized, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas is highly reproducible when using different MRI hardware and software at different geographic locations.

28 Aug 2021

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

From Novartis to Lamborghini, Alessandro Grattoni and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have partnered with big names to leverage the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory for space-based research and technology development with important benefits back on Earth.

28 Aug 2021

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Early implementation of COVID-19 shutdowns saved thousands of lives in St. Louis area

Survey reveals a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare at US hospitals

Scientists analyze the prime mechanism for antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea superbug

UniSA researchers are putting cancer patients at the heart of clinical trials

Studies outlines novel strategies for detecting cancer and minimal residual disease

Liquid biopsies could help identify, track bladder cancer and peripheral nerve tumors

Blood test could enable early detection of cancer in people with neurofibromatosis type 1

Community-based program can help reduce in-home falls among older adults

Investigational vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against HIV infection

University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science receives $23.5 million NIH award

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

Low-sodium alternative for salt lowers stroke risk

Post mRNA-1273 vaccination rashes

Stenting and surgery have similar effects on stroke in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis

Combination therapy given in fixed doses can cut risk of cardiovascular disease by more than half

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

Mobile telemedicine unit found to be effective in treating opioid use disorder in rural areas

NIH begins clinical trial to assess extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease

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