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WVU biomedical engineer receives $1.2 million to improve early detection of tick-borne infections

A team led by a West Virginia University biomedical engineer is working to ramp up and reimagine how medical professionals diagnose tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease.

7 Oct 2022

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

Researchers established a neonatal mice model that enabled SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

7 Oct 2022

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers examined the phenotypes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

7 Oct 2022

Study links pancreatic cancer survival outcomes with arrangement of immune cells in tumors

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that the organization of different types of immune cells within pancreatic tumors is associated with how well patients with pancreatic cancer respond to treatment and how long they survive.

6 Oct 2022

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reports surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years of age with no high-risk conditions.

6 Oct 2022

Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

The National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded Wake Forest University School of Medicine a five-year grant expected to total $30 million to support research to test a novel rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

6 Oct 2022

Wear and tear from lifelong stress can lead to increased risk of dying from cancer

The wear and tear on the body from chronic and lifelong stress can also lead to an increased risk of dying from cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

6 Oct 2022

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Researchers comparatively assessed mortality rates among CARDS patients on ECMO infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during the first wave, the second wave, and the third wave of COVID-19.

6 Oct 2022

$The immune responses and safety of fractional third-doses of heterologous COVID-19 vaccines after CoronaVac primary series$

The immune responses and safety of fractional third-doses of heterologous COVID-19 vaccines after CoronaVac primary series

Researchers evaluated the vaccine effectiveness of half-doses of AZD1222 or BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines as a booster dose following primary series vaccination with CoronaVac.

6 Oct 2022

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

A new study, examined the effects of long-term exposure to air pollutants on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality.

6 Oct 2022

What is the impact of monkeypox infection on the hemostatic system?

In a recent study, researchers determined if monkeypox (MPX) infection affected the hemostatic system like that observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

6 Oct 2022

Discovery opens up new approaches to personalized treatment for small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer is a particularly aggressive tumor, which has so far been treated with standardized measures.

6 Oct 2022

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

A new analysis reveals that primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer death in 46 countries in 2020 and the number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by more than 55% by 2040.

5 Oct 2022

Northwestern Medicine scientists discover new gene target for aggressive lung cancer

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of small-cell lung cancer, the P subtype, for which there is no current effective treatment.

5 Oct 2022

Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of death from cardiovascular disease, especially from heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

5 Oct 2022

Mortality News and Research

WVU biomedical engineer receives $1.2 million to improve early detection of tick-borne infections

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study links pancreatic cancer survival outcomes with arrangement of immune cells in tumors

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

Wear and tear from lifelong stress can lead to increased risk of dying from cancer

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

The immune responses and safety of fractional third-doses of heterologous COVID-19 vaccines after CoronaVac primary series

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

What is the impact of monkeypox infection on the hemostatic system?

Discovery opens up new approaches to personalized treatment for small cell lung cancer

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

Northwestern Medicine scientists discover new gene target for aggressive lung cancer

Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

Comparative immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines in North California

What are the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination and herd immunity?

Nursing home study shows 4th COVID mRNA dose provides extra protection against severe Omicron outcomes

Daxor's BVA-100 diagnostic blood test reduces hospital length of stay for heart failure patients

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