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Patients with high blood sugar at higher risk of COVID-19 complications

The COVID-19 causes severe disease in patients with underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, severe lung disease, heart disease, and a weakened immune system.

13 Jul 2020

People with COVID-19 symptoms more likely to feel lonely and develop psychiatric disorders

People who have or had COVID-19 symptoms are more likely to develop general psychiatric disorders and are lonelier, with women and young people more at risk, says a just-published study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.

13 Jul 2020

Drug associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

Critically ill COVID-19 patients who received a single dose of a drug that calms an overreacting immune system were 45% less likely to die overall, and more likely to be out of the hospital or off a ventilator one month after treatment, compared with those who didn't receive the drug, according to a new study by a team from the University of Michigan.

13 Jul 2020

Long-studied protein can be used as biomarker for traumatic brain injury

Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research have recently demonstrated that cathepsin B, a well-studied protein important to brain development and function, can be used as biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain injury.

13 Jul 2020

Delirium linked to long-term cognitive decline

A new meta-analysis of 24 observational studies from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons found that delirium may cause significant long-term cognitive decline.

13 Jul 2020

Researchers analyze the effects of beta-blockers on men and women with hypertension

Women taking beta-blockers for hypertension with no prior history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a nearly 5% higher risk for heart failure than men when they present to hospitals with acute coronary syndrome, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

13 Jul 2020

Study calls for adequate testing and treatment for African Americans with COVID-19

Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and highlight urgent needs to ensure adequate testing and treatment are available to African Americans and safer working and living conditions are in place so they can better protect themselves.

13 Jul 2020

Whole-body CT rapidly scans traumatic injuries, reduces time spent in emergency departments

Ever sat in an ambulance or crowded emergency room with a loved one who has sustained serious injuries, waiting for a scan as the precious life-saving minute's tick by?

13 Jul 2020

Researchers develop COVID-19 mortality risk calculator

A new study published in July 2020 on the preprint server medRxiv describes the use of machine learning to provide a better understanding of the risk factors in large and mixed groups. The use of algorithms can help objectively evaluate these factors and perhaps capture interactions that could be missed in a purely observational study.

13 Jul 2020

COVID-19-associated stroke patients have higher risk for severe disability and death

Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher mortality , according to new research published yesterday in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

12 Jul 2020

Experts develop a simple questionnaire to raise awareness about managing liver disease

Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socializing in Australia obscures the dangers of excessive drinking and possible liver disease, Flinders University experts warn.

11 Jul 2020

Newly identified gene variants in Black Americans could lead to precision prostate cancer therapies

Black men in the United States are known to suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer, but few studies have investigated whether genetic differences in prostate tumors could have anything to do with these health disparities.

11 Jul 2020

Innovative system aims to improve predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients

Improving the predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients through artificial intelligence and probabilistic modeling tools is the goal of ModGraProDep, an innovative system presented in a study published in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

11 Jul 2020

ONR Global awards research grant to produce low-cost ventilators for use by hospitals in São Paulo

Brazil has been one of the most affected countries in the world by COVID-19. A group of researchers led by Prof. Marcelo Zuffo and Prof. Raul Lima from the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo received US $ 199,943 for one year from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global. The project is co-funded by ONR’s Warfighter Performance Department.

10 Jul 2020

New clinical trial to assess safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma to prevent COVID-19

There is only one approved, specific treatment for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, albeit with modest efficacy.

10 Jul 2020

Study of 17 million patients pinpoints COVID-19 mortality risk factors

Now, an analysis of 17 million people in England, the most extensive study of its kind, sheds light on certain factors that can increase a person’s chances of dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

10 Jul 2020

Front-line health care workers tested positive for COVID-19 may not have typical symptoms

The IVY Research Network has completed initial studies evaluating the epidemiology of COVID-19 in health care workers and patients.

9 Jul 2020

Use of whole blood transcriptomes may improve COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment

In a new paper published on the preprint server medRxiv*, a multinational group of researchers provide the first evidence for the use of whole blood transcriptomics to distinguish coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other infections, and also to monitor and potentially predict disease outcomes.

9 Jul 2020

Breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer cells to aid in metastasis

Natural killer cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing the death of cancer cells. But metastases still form in patients, so there must be ways for cancer cells to escape.

9 Jul 2020

Study provides evidence on non-invasive diagnostic procedures for people with suspected CHD

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) used an evidence map to investigate to what extent informative evidence exists on the benefit and harm of the diagnostic procedures "non-invasive computed tomography angiography" (CTA) and "stress MRI" in people with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD).

9 Jul 2020

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Patients with high blood sugar at higher risk of COVID-19 complications

People with COVID-19 symptoms more likely to feel lonely and develop psychiatric disorders

Drug associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

Long-studied protein can be used as biomarker for traumatic brain injury

Delirium linked to long-term cognitive decline

Researchers analyze the effects of beta-blockers on men and women with hypertension

Study calls for adequate testing and treatment for African Americans with COVID-19

Whole-body CT rapidly scans traumatic injuries, reduces time spent in emergency departments

Researchers develop COVID-19 mortality risk calculator

COVID-19-associated stroke patients have higher risk for severe disability and death

Experts develop a simple questionnaire to raise awareness about managing liver disease

Newly identified gene variants in Black Americans could lead to precision prostate cancer therapies

Innovative system aims to improve predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients

ONR Global awards research grant to produce low-cost ventilators for use by hospitals in São Paulo

New clinical trial to assess safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma to prevent COVID-19

Study of 17 million patients pinpoints COVID-19 mortality risk factors

Front-line health care workers tested positive for COVID-19 may not have typical symptoms

Use of whole blood transcriptomes may improve COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment

Breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer cells to aid in metastasis

Study provides evidence on non-invasive diagnostic procedures for people with suspected CHD

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