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UMass Amherst and Brigham launch MassAITC to improve in-home care for Alzheimer's patients

The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Brigham and Women's Hospital announced today the launch of the new Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MassAITC), which seeks to improve in-home care for older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease, thanks to a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

1 Nov 2021

Study reveals how bone cells form dendrites that are important for maintaining bone strength

Embedded within bone tissue are osteocytes, cells with tree-like projections called dendrites that are important for receiving communication from other cells.

1 Nov 2021

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

A nationwide study of over 1 million births in the English National Health Service (NHS) between 2015 and 2017, published in The Lancet, has found large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic and socioeconomic groups in England.

1 Nov 2021

Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI linked to pediatric allergic disease development

A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years – the largest of its kind – found a mother's weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn's risk of developing allergic diseases in early childhood, whereas weight gain during pregnancy did not seem to have the same effect.

1 Nov 2021

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases.

1 Nov 2021

Rice introduces new online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates

Rice University researchers have introduced an online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates that might attack specific proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

1 Nov 2021

Study shows how ML algorithms can be improved significantly for medical purposes

Anyone waiting for the results of a medical test knows the anxious question:'Will my life change completely when I know?' And the relief if you test negative.

1 Nov 2021

Researchers develop a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer, in partnership with BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, have developed a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain tumor.

1 Nov 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

For the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

1 Nov 2021

Relaxing limits on take-home methadone did not lead to worse outcomes

Relaxing limits on take-home doses of methadone-;a medication used to treat opioid addiction-;does not appear to lead to worse treatment outcomes, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers.

1 Nov 2021

Researchers identify an important mediator of thrombosis in CKD patients

Researchers have identified a potential new signaling pathway and enzyme that may help further the understanding of blood clot formation in chronic kidney disease patients and ultimately be targeted for therapeutic purposes.

1 Nov 2021

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone performs first-ever pediatric lung transplant

Surgeons at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone and the NYU Langone Transplant Institute reached a historic milestone when they used a lung transplant to treat a 16-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis whose organs were irreversibly damaged.

1 Nov 2021

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist among U.S. adults who identify as disabled

A new analysis led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers finds that the number of U.S. adults who report they have a disability is 27%, representing 67 million adults, an increase of 1% since the data were last analyzed in 2016.

1 Nov 2021

COVID-19 antibody levels stay more durable in vaccinated people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

In what is believed to be one of the largest studies of its kind, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 virus) stay more durable — that is, remain higher over an extended period of time — in people who were infected by the virus and then received protection from two doses of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine compared with those who only got immunized.

1 Nov 2021

Microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV-1 infection, study finds

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection, according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

1 Nov 2021

The Connection between High-sensitivity Troponin and Heart Attacks

This interview outlines the connection between high-sensitivity troponin and heart attacks.

From Siemens Healthineers 1 Nov 2021

Researchers generate and characterize the hepatic organoid culture system

Organoid technologies have become a powerful emerging tool to model liver diseases, for drug screening, and for personalized treatments.

1 Nov 2021

Real-life SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant secondary attack rate on naval ship

A case report appeared recently describing the real-life secondary attack rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant on a single naval ship.

1 Nov 2021

$Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma heals bone fractures in animal bone defect models$

Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma heals bone fractures in animal bone defect models

Recent technological innovations which have allowed plasma to be generated at room temperature and at ambient atmosphere in what is called non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) have given scientists from Japan the opportunity to apply the therapeutic properties of this "fourth state of matter" to bone regeneration.

1 Nov 2021

Pregnant and breastfeeding women's perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination is one of the most important ways of fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the recommendations for vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women are not consistent.

1 Nov 2021

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UMass Amherst and Brigham launch MassAITC to improve in-home care for Alzheimer's patients

Study reveals how bone cells form dendrites that are important for maintaining bone strength

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI linked to pediatric allergic disease development

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

Rice introduces new online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates

Study shows how ML algorithms can be improved significantly for medical purposes

Researchers develop a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

Relaxing limits on take-home methadone did not lead to worse outcomes

Researchers identify an important mediator of thrombosis in CKD patients

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone performs first-ever pediatric lung transplant

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist among U.S. adults who identify as disabled

COVID-19 antibody levels stay more durable in vaccinated people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

Microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV-1 infection, study finds

The Connection between High-sensitivity Troponin and Heart Attacks

Researchers generate and characterize the hepatic organoid culture system

Real-life SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant secondary attack rate on naval ship

Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma heals bone fractures in animal bone defect models

Pregnant and breastfeeding women's perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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