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The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

Researchers investigated the effect of influenza A virus pre-exposure and SARS-CoV-2 infection in the elderly population using a 14-month-aged golden Syrian hamsters model.

18 Jul 2022

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

Researchers examined immune reactions to SARS-CoV-2)among B cell-depleted autoimmune patients who concomitantly administered glucocorticoids.

18 Jul 2022

How effective is the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the elderly and long-term care residents?

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of the fourth dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine in residents of long-term care facilities.

18 Jul 2022

How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?

Researchers investigated the effects of different recovery paths of COVID-19 on human health and environmental and food sustainability.

18 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

research group led by Dr. Soichi Sano, a specially appointed lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, revealed that men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome (mLOY) — meaning men with an increase, in the blood, of cells that have lost the male sex chromosome — have a worse prognosis for heart failure due to fibrosis progression in the heart.

15 Jul 2022

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).

15 Jul 2022

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic research and development (R&D) has not responded to the urgent need for new antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Mosaic loss of Y chromosome increases risk for heart failure and cardiac fibrosis in men

Why a condition that frequently occurs in aging men, in which an increasing number of hematopoietic cells display a loss of the Y chromosome, is associated with increased risk of mortality and age-related diseases is now a little clearer, thanks to work in mice.

15 Jul 2022

Invasive pneumococcal disease among children during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Researchers demonstrated heightened invasive pneumococcal disease incidence in children younger than 15 during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in England.

14 Jul 2022

Community area's death rate from heart disease decreases along with decline in violent crime

In addition to keeping city residents safer where they live, work, and play, , a new analysis of data from Chicago shows that as violent crime decreases, so does the area's death rate from heart disease.

14 Jul 2022

ED clinical leaders motivated to provide high-quality pediatric sepsis care

In a qualitative, interview-based study of Emergency Department leaders, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found most were motivated to provide high quality pediatric sepsis care but disagreed on how best to do it.

14 Jul 2022

The disease burden and clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak in Shanghai

Researchers estimated the severity and burden of COVID-19 in a recent outbreak in Shanghai, China.

14 Jul 2022

What is the association between long-term salt usage behavior and risk of premature mortality?

Researchers assessed the impact of increased salt consumption on life expectancy.

14 Jul 2022

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Researchers successfully transplanted two genetically engineered heart pigs into recently deceased humans in June and July 2022.

14 Jul 2022

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

News-Medical speaks to Linxiang Lan, a staff scientist at The Institute of Cancer Research, about a fundamental discovery that could pave way for new pancreatic cancer treatments.

14 Jul 2022

UC San Francisco neurologists focus on the hazards of abortion restrictions for women of reproductive age

UCSF Perspective Article Says New Ruling May Result in Increased Risk of Deaths, Disability.

14 Jul 2022

Study finds a drop in percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths from January 2019 to August 2021

The percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths relative to all drug overdose deaths declined from January 2019 to August 2021, according to a new study.

13 Jul 2022

Evolutionary characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers compared the mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant with others to highlight their evolutionary differences.

13 Jul 2022

Study finds disparities in incidence, prognosis of perioperative stroke among pediatric heart transplant patients

Black children who underwent heart transplant surgery for the first time were more than three times as likely to die after six months than white children, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

13 Jul 2022

Mortality News and Research

The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

How effective is the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the elderly and long-term care residents?

How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

Mosaic loss of Y chromosome increases risk for heart failure and cardiac fibrosis in men

Invasive pneumococcal disease among children during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Community area's death rate from heart disease decreases along with decline in violent crime

ED clinical leaders motivated to provide high-quality pediatric sepsis care

The disease burden and clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak in Shanghai

What is the association between long-term salt usage behavior and risk of premature mortality?

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

UC San Francisco neurologists focus on the hazards of abortion restrictions for women of reproductive age

Study finds a drop in percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths from January 2019 to August 2021

Evolutionary characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Study finds disparities in incidence, prognosis of perioperative stroke among pediatric heart transplant patients

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