Medicine/Health

Rising cases in Texas childcare facilities could be misinterpreted, says commentary authorCredit: www.vperemen.com / CC BY-SA A commentary published in the journal Pediatrics, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of…

What The Study Did: Patients with acute coronary syndrome presenting during the COVID-19 pandemic were compared with patients presenting at times prior to the pandemic to investigate the incidence of stress cardiomyopathy during the…

What The Study Says: The mental state and ocular surface state of ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in China in Wuhan and Jiangxi are analyzed in this survey study. Authors: Wei Zhang, M.D., of the…

Using trauma-informed principles in telehealth visits may mitigate health impacts of COVID-19 while increasing engagement in care and opportunities for protective, healing connections (Boston)--The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rapid…

Decentralized approach more cost-effective and efficient than current systems The emergence of COVID-19 is a powerful reminder of how unchecked wildlife trade can lead to the spillover spread of viruses between wildlife and humans.…

A new clinical trial at UC San Diego Health will investigate whether an old therapy might effectively treat a modern-day scourge There is only one approved, specific treatment for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus…

BU neuroscientists examine the way brain regions function independently and collectively After a traumatic brain injury, why do some people quickly regain their skills while others face long-lasting setbacks? Boston University…

AURORA, Colo. (July 9, 2020) - Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including…

Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and pleural effusionCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Leesburg, VA, July 9, 2020--An open-access…

A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US overallCredit: Scott Hesel A new study published in the American Journal of…

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that children with a MED-EL Synchrony cochlear implant device can undergo MRI safely, with no discomfort and reduced need for sedation or anesthesia. Findings…

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have patented a technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke…

The grant will support masters and doctoral-level training programs in fields that are critical for protecting the American workforce AURORA, Colo. (July 9, 2020) - The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of…

Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- Anyone who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome can testify to its signature trait: It gets worse during times of stress. However, women with irritable bowel syndrome appear to have more severe…

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The news about remdesivir, the investigational anti-viral drug that has shown early promise in the fight against COVID-19, keeps getting better. This week researchers at Vanderbilt…

This mouse study looked at a group of immune cells called innate-like B-1 B cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have added fresh evidence that early exposure to vaccine-, bacterial- or…

This work is a step forward in understanding early molecular changes that influence the development of addiction, and may have application to the role of similar gene programs that mediate other types of behavior, memory formation or…

Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Temple University (Philadelphia, U.S.)…

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic systemCredit: UAB Expansion stress can have an alarming impact on breast cancer cells by creating conditions that could lead to…

Also requests expanded coverage of behavioral therapy Washington, D.C. -- July 9, 2020 -- U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Thomas Carper (D-Del.) are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lift…