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One Medicine: A collaboration for the benefit of both humans and animals

One Medicine is described as many different things by many different people. The UK charity that drives One Medicine – Humanimal Trust – defines it as collaboration between vets, doctors and researchers so that all humans and animals benefit from equitable and sustainable medical progress, but not at the expense of an animal’s life.

12 Aug 2022

New method for 3D culture accurately quantifies how cancer cells generate forces to spread within tissue

Research to understand how cancers grow and spread has conventionally been done on two-dimensional, flat cultures of cells, which is very different to the three-dimensional structure of cells in the body.

12 Aug 2022

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

In one of the largest follow-up studies to date, involving 25 pediatric hospitals, more than a quarter of children and adolescents hospitalized with coronavirus infection early in the pandemic still had health problems two to four months later, either persisting symptoms or activity impairment. The study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, is published August 12 in the journal Pediatrics.

12 Aug 2022

What are the unique traits of Long COVID?

In a new study, researchers identified distinctive characteristics of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) via immune profiling.

12 Aug 2022

Vitamin D promising for depression, study says

An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression. Conducted by an international team of researchers, the meta-analysis includes dozens of studies from around the world.

12 Aug 2022

How should we react to the global monkeypox outbreak?

In a new study, researchers assessed the various aspects of the global monkeypox outbreak.

12 Aug 2022

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

Scientists discuss their discovery of the novel Langya henipavirus in eastern China.

11 Aug 2022

Gene discovery could help develop new tools to prevent strokes and heart attacks

Heart attacks and strokes are a leading cause of death in the United States, but scientists are still working to understand one of their primary triggers.

11 Aug 2022

Portable diagnostic device deployed in sub-Saharan Africa to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma

A portable diagnostic device designed by researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine has been deployed in clinical tests in Uganda to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a common yet difficult-to-detect cancer that often signals the presence of HIV infection.

11 Aug 2022

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Researchers at Ochsner Health and Tulane University School of Medicine have identified the genes that become active in carotid arteries when plaque rupture causes a stroke.

11 Aug 2022

Leaving small, asymptomatic kidney stones behind increases patient's risk of relapse

When surgeons remove patients' kidney stones, they typically leave behind small stones that appear not to be causing problems.

11 Aug 2022

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Chronic alcohol use is a major cause of liver damage and death: Approximately 30,000 persons in the United States die annually from alcoholic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis.

11 Aug 2022

Health inequalities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the pandemic, study shows

Existing health disparities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care has reported.

11 Aug 2022

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Five Ontario-based research projects will take the next step toward advancing cancer care in the province thanks to funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).

11 Aug 2022

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Fei Liu and Dr. Luke P. Lee about their new iTears platform and how it could help to diagnose disease from tears.

11 Aug 2022

$Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters$

Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters

A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters.

11 Aug 2022

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to women who are not pregnant, according to a review published in JACC: Advances from the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee.

11 Aug 2022

Medicine News and Research

One Medicine: A collaboration for the benefit of both humans and animals

New method for 3D culture accurately quantifies how cancer cells generate forces to spread within tissue

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

What are the unique traits of Long COVID?

Vitamin D promising for depression, study says

How should we react to the global monkeypox outbreak?

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

Gene discovery could help develop new tools to prevent strokes and heart attacks

Portable diagnostic device deployed in sub-Saharan Africa to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Leaving small, asymptomatic kidney stones behind increases patient's risk of relapse

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Health inequalities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the pandemic, study shows

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes

Azelastine nasal spray could decrease SARS-CoV-2 load

No, the Senate-passed reconciliation bill won’t strip $300 billion from Medicare

They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

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