Southampton, July 03, 2023.- Research by the University of Southampton into the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people with lymphoma has shown that repeated vaccination increases their ability to prevent infection from the virus, particularly after four doses. The finding, from the two-year PROSECO study, is important because blood cancerContinuar Leyendo
New compounds could open more opportunities for vital medical treatments, organ and tissue transplants, and reproductive medicine. Alberta, June 28, 2023.- The consensus among Jason Acker’s research associates is that cryogenically preserving human organs for transplantation would be a scientific achievement on par with curing cancer, saving millions of lives eachContinuar Leyendo
Strengthening our bones early in life through diet and exercise is key, experts say. Alberta, June 21, 2023.- Osteoporosis is sometimes called a silent thief — you usually don’t know you have it until you break a bone. Yet the disease is common: one in three women and one in fiveContinuar Leyendo
Diuretic drugs from the thiazide group have been used for 60 years to treat high blood pressure. But they also increase the risk of developing diabetes. Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital have now pinpointed the cause of this side effect and in the process also gained newContinuar Leyendo
Researchers meet the challenge of developing a model that uses speech traits to detect cognitive decline, paving the way for a potential screening tool. Alberta, May 17, 2023.- Researchers are striving to make earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia possible with a machine learning (ML) model that could one day beContinuar Leyendo
A new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators has found that the risk of long COVID and its symptoms present very differently across diverse populations and suggests that further investigation is needed to accurately define the disease and improve diagnosis and treatment. Ithaca, New yor, May 15,Continuar Leyendo
Discovery may help explain why a drug used to treat the disease increases life expectancy — and whether it also improves brain function. Alberta, May 13, 2023.- University of Alberta researchers have identified a neurochemical marker related to the loss of motor function and communication breakdown between the primary motor cortexContinuar Leyendo
New, easy-to-design RNA-based sensor can detect and automatically respond to molecular triggers within cells. By Lindsay Brownell Boston, April 02, 2023.- More than twelve billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the start of the COVID pandemic, saving millions of lives. But RNA-based therapies for other diseasesContinuar Leyendo
New York, April 02, 2023.- One of the most terrifying aspects of the COVID pandemic has been its unpredictably severe impact on some children. While most infected kids have few or no symptoms, one in 10,000 fall suddenly and dramatically ill about a month after a mild infection, landing inContinuar Leyendo
Women who take extra vitamin D during their pregnancy are more likely to have a ‘natural’ delivery, according to Southampton research. Southampton, Feb 06, 2023.- The study, published in the Journal of Public Health, analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial, a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D supplementationContinuar Leyendo
