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Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and incurable disease of the lung arteries that causes early death.

20 Jan 2023

Four-drug chemotherapy regimen provides longer overall survival for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen provided longer overall survival than a two-drug combination in a Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

20 Jan 2023

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

Researchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study in Cell Host and Microbe that sheds light on the mechanisms behind the severity, or virulence, of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood stream infections.

20 Jan 2023

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

Editing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed.

20 Jan 2023

Advantages and challenges of using interstitial fluid for disease diagnosis, health monitoring

The next frontier of continuous health monitoring could be skin deep.

20 Jan 2023

Longitudinal assessment of immunoglobulin G antibody responses to messenger ribonucleic acid vaccination doses and breakthrough infections

Researchers evaluated immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccinations.

20 Jan 2023

Metastatic Melanoma: key protein identified that aids the spread of skin cancer

In this interview, News-Medical spoke to Dr. Jeremy Carlton and Professor Victoria Sanz-Moreno about their latest research into the spread of skin cancer.

20 Jan 2023

Novel prion strain causes chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose

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19 Jan 2023

Schizophrenia may be linked with vascular alterations in the brain, study suggests

A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that schizophrenia may be associated with alterations in the vascularization of certain brain regions.

19 Jan 2023

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK published today in Nature Medicine.

19 Jan 2023

Scientists decipher comprehensive deer tick genome

A University of Maryland-led team of scientists has deciphered the first comprehensive, continuous genome for a parasite responsible for transmitting Lyme disease and other serious infections to hundreds of thousands of Americans yearly.

19 Jan 2023

Long-term, COVID-19-related smell loss could be treated using injections of platelet-rich plasma

Early in the pandemic, when people with COVID-19 began reporting that they lost their sense of smell, Zara Patel, MD, figured as much. A professor of otolaryngology at Stanford Medicine, Patel has, for years, studied loss of smell as a symptom of viral infections.

19 Jan 2023

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Medical science has not yet been able to explain why the Epstein-Barr virus triggers infectious mononucleosis (IM) in some people with initial infections and not in others.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers uncover the secret to the health benefits of brown rice

Asian diets feature rice as a staple grain, contributing towards nearly 90% of the world's rice consumption.

19 Jan 2023

Are dysregulated metabolism and inflammation contributing factors to the ongoing symptoms in long-term COVID-19 syndrome patients?

Researchers reported that dysregulation in energy metabolism and inflammation could contribute to long-term COVID-19 syndrome.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

Researchers described the factors associated with protection, protection thresholds, and immunobridging in COVID-19 patients.

19 Jan 2023

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria not higher among babies delivered by cesarean section

Imagine a horse race, where the winner takes it all and is awarded both food and protection against enemies. In the same way, bacteria compete with one another in the gut of newborn babies.

19 Jan 2023

Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke

Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Stroke.

19 Jan 2023

How does the brain change with age?

Researchers discussed cellular hallmarks of brain aging and therapeutic interventions to rejuvenate cognitive brain functions.

19 Jan 2023

What is the association between nitrite and nitrate exposure and type 2 diabetes?

Researchers evaluated the association between nitrate and nitrite exposure and T2D (type 2 diabetes) development risks.

19 Jan 2023

Blood News and Research

Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Four-drug chemotherapy regimen provides longer overall survival for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

Advantages and challenges of using interstitial fluid for disease diagnosis, health monitoring

Longitudinal assessment of immunoglobulin G antibody responses to messenger ribonucleic acid vaccination doses and breakthrough infections

Metastatic Melanoma: key protein identified that aids the spread of skin cancer

Novel prion strain causes chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose

Schizophrenia may be linked with vascular alterations in the brain, study suggests

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

Scientists decipher comprehensive deer tick genome

Long-term, COVID-19-related smell loss could be treated using injections of platelet-rich plasma

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Researchers uncover the secret to the health benefits of brown rice

Are dysregulated metabolism and inflammation contributing factors to the ongoing symptoms in long-term COVID-19 syndrome patients?

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria not higher among babies delivered by cesarean section

Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke

How does the brain change with age?

What is the association between nitrite and nitrate exposure and type 2 diabetes?

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