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COVID-19 vaccination provides 60% to 94% protection against reinfection

Individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, still benefit from vaccination, gaining 60% to 94% protection against reinfection, depending on the variant.

23 Nov 2022

Vitamin D appears to have no substantial impact on statin-related muscle pain

Patients who take statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, which can lead them to stop taking the highly effective medication and put them at greater risk of heart attack or stroke.

23 Nov 2022

Single drug compound may offer a promising new strategy for treating prostate cancer patients

A single drug compound simultaneously attacks hard-to-treat prostate cancer on several fronts, according to a new study in mice and human cells.

23 Nov 2022

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers.

23 Nov 2022

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

Researchers at University of Galway have determined that biomarkers known as microRNAs can help predict which patients with breast cancer are likely to face a recurrence of the disease and death.

23 Nov 2022

Researchers find a way to predict the course of the disease in ALS patients

By measuring immune cells in the cerebrospinal fluid when diagnosing ALS, it is possible to predict how fast the disease may progress according to a study from Karolinska Institutet published in Nature Communications.

23 Nov 2022

Maternal obesity during pregnancy causes metabolic perturbations in offspring's liver and skeletal muscle

A recent study in The FASEB Journal has identified metabolic perturbations in the liver and skeletal muscle of young nonhuman primates on normal diets whose mothers were obese during pregnancy.

23 Nov 2022

Study explores link between dynamic changes in metabolic syndrome and risk of gout

In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology that included nearly 1.3 million men aged 20–39 years who participated in three serial health check-ups at two-year intervals, men with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and those who developed MetS-;especially those with the MetS components of elevated triglycerides and abdominal obesity-;had higher risks of developing gout.

23 Nov 2022

Study identifies enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of migraine sufferers

For the first time, a new study has identified enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of migraine sufferers. Results of the study will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

23 Nov 2022

Can SARS-CoV-2 be inactivated by resonance caused by sound waves at the ultrasound frequency?

Researchers performed in vitro experiments to test the ability of different frequencies of ultrasound to inactivate SARS-CoV-2.

23 Nov 2022

Over 440 SCI articles published! BGI’s cancer genetics and cell research fuels innovation

BGI has currently published over 440 SCI (Science Citation Index) papers in the field of cancer research, with a cumulative impact factor of over 4,000 points.

From BGI Genomics 23 Nov 2022

Vaginal birth after previous cesarean section linked with higher risk of pelvic floor surgery

Vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section is associated with an increased risk of pelvic floor surgery compared with planning another cesarean, according to research publishing November 22nd in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

23 Nov 2022

Recommendations to improve health and wellbeing of individuals incarcerated in U.S. prisons

Adequately funded policies and procedures are needed to reduce health care disparities in access to and the quality of health care for the U.S. jail and prison population says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

23 Nov 2022

Medicine News and Research

COVID-19 vaccination provides 60% to 94% protection against reinfection

Vitamin D appears to have no substantial impact on statin-related muscle pain

Single drug compound may offer a promising new strategy for treating prostate cancer patients

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

Researchers find a way to predict the course of the disease in ALS patients

Maternal obesity during pregnancy causes metabolic perturbations in offspring's liver and skeletal muscle

Study explores link between dynamic changes in metabolic syndrome and risk of gout

Study identifies enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of migraine sufferers

Can SARS-CoV-2 be inactivated by resonance caused by sound waves at the ultrasound frequency?

Over 440 SCI articles published! BGI’s cancer genetics and cell research fuels innovation

Vaginal birth after previous cesarean section linked with higher risk of pelvic floor surgery

Recommendations to improve health and wellbeing of individuals incarcerated in U.S. prisons

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The Antibiotic Footprint of Farming

A simple method to prepare carbon isotope-labeled versions of drugs and diagnostics

New family of adeno-associated viral vectors found to be better at delivering genetic cargo

Eating more foods with higher Food Compass scores lunked to better long-term health outcomes

Scientists move a step closer to advancing personalized cancer treatment

Family involvement in psychosis treatment leads to better patient outcomes, research says

High-level social support helps improve postgraduate students’ mental health during Covid-19 pandemic static management

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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