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Using AI during colonoscopy increases polyp detection rates, reduces costs

A polyp is a small growth of tissue in the colon that can evolve into colorectal cancer. Patients with polyps have a higher risk of evolving cancer in the future.

27 Sep 2022

Regular marijuana use may increase the risk of overactive bladder

Regular users of marijuana were at a greater risk of developing and suffering from severe overactive bladder disorder.

27 Sep 2022

Natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb may have broad antiviral activities against respiratory viral infections

A research team comprised of members of the School of Chinese Medicine, AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine and State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb Spatholobus Suberectus Dunnthat demonstrated broad antiviral activities against SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and HIV-1 as an entry blocker.

27 Sep 2022

Scientists find new piece of the puzzle in understanding how the brains of Alzheimer's patients work

Why does it become harder to concentrate when you have Alzheimer's disease? The explanation is perhaps that the signals transmitted from glial cells to nerve cells are disrupted.

27 Sep 2022

Areas hospitable to Lassa virus spread may extend in the next several decades

In the study, which appeared on September 27 in Nature Communications, scientists analyzed decades of environmental data associated with Lassa virus outbreaks, revealing temperature, rainfall and the presence of pastureland areas as key factors contributing to viral transmission.

27 Sep 2022

What is the vaccine efficacy of repeated influenza vaccinations?

In a new study, researchers calculated the decrease in vaccine effectiveness due to repeated influenza vaccinations.

27 Sep 2022

Singapore researchers identify protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes

Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have identified a protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes, cellular organelles that are the breakdown factories of cells.

27 Sep 2022

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and increase in menstrual cycle length confirmed

A large international study has confirmed the findings of a previous U.S. study that linked COVID-19 vaccination with an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day.

27 Sep 2022

NIH launches new program to better understand the function of every human gene

The National Institutes of Health is launching a program to better understand the function of every human gene and generate a catalog of the molecular and cellular consequences of inactivating each gene.

27 Sep 2022

Leducq Foundation awards $15 million to advance the understanding of atherosclerosis

The Leducq Foundation has awarded $15 million to researchers at UVA Health and their collaborators to advance our understanding of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and find better ways to treat it. Diseases linked to atherosclerosis are the leading cause of death in the United States.

27 Sep 2022

Patient’s education level and cognitive function may affect the completion of at-home FIT test

While many patients find at-home colorectal cancer screening tests (known as fecal immunochemical tests or FIT) more comfortable than those performed in the clinic, FIT collection is dependent upon the patient closely following provided instructions.

27 Sep 2022

Feeling hopeless, unhappy, and lonely can increase a person's biological age more than smoking

Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases.

27 Sep 2022

Specific N-glycans regulate the development and functional maturation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

If you're an avid reader of science news, you've probably heard of viral proteins such as the COVID-19 spike protein.

27 Sep 2022

The potential of NMR-based blood profiling as a single-domain assay to simultaneously predict multidisease onset

Researchers explored the potential of a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based metabolomic platform to estimate the risks for the onset of several medical conditions.

27 Sep 2022

Transplantation tolerance associated with conventional T cells’ susceptibility to Treg suppression

Patients who receive organ transplants must take powerful medications to prevent the immune system from rejecting the organ.

27 Sep 2022

Racial and other biases in AI algorithms for healthcare can be tackled with public support

Members of the public are being asked to help remove biases based on race and other disadvantaged groups in artificial intelligence algorithms for healthcare.

27 Sep 2022

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for the first time discovered a pattern of DNA mutations that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking.

27 Sep 2022

First real-world study shows the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are effective in protecting against serious disease in expectant mothers whether the shots are administered before or during pregnancy.

27 Sep 2022

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for preventing aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are developing new ways to study why an antibiotic causes hair cell death and permanent hearing loss in people.

27 Sep 2022

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

The University of Washington has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience (ATN), a long-term research partnership between academia and industry geared to transform the fight against brain diseases and disorders of the central nervous system.

26 Sep 2022

Medicine News and Research

Using AI during colonoscopy increases polyp detection rates, reduces costs

Regular marijuana use may increase the risk of overactive bladder

Natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb may have broad antiviral activities against respiratory viral infections

Scientists find new piece of the puzzle in understanding how the brains of Alzheimer's patients work

Areas hospitable to Lassa virus spread may extend in the next several decades

What is the vaccine efficacy of repeated influenza vaccinations?

Singapore researchers identify protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and increase in menstrual cycle length confirmed

NIH launches new program to better understand the function of every human gene

Leducq Foundation awards $15 million to advance the understanding of atherosclerosis

Patient’s education level and cognitive function may affect the completion of at-home FIT test

Feeling hopeless, unhappy, and lonely can increase a person's biological age more than smoking

Specific N-glycans regulate the development and functional maturation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

The potential of NMR-based blood profiling as a single-domain assay to simultaneously predict multidisease onset

Transplantation tolerance associated with conventional T cells’ susceptibility to Treg suppression

Racial and other biases in AI algorithms for healthcare can be tackled with public support

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

First real-world study shows the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for preventing aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

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