New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) suggests that, as lockdown took effect and case numbers dropped, […]
Study highlights need for genetic testing for Kentucky patients with lung cancer
A study led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center highlighted differences in patient diagnosis and treatment in those with non-small cell […]
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don’t Have Symptoms: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Four in 10 health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 don’t have symptoms, which means they could unknowingly spread […]
Playing video games as a child can improve working memory years later: study
A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, […]
Study explores using wearable technologies to develop precision rehab interventions in brain injury survivors
A group based out of the Spaulding Motion Analysis Lab at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital published “Enabling Precision Rehabilitation Interventions Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning […]
Small study supports donor plasma therapy for severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Using the donated blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors to treat patients in the throes of severe coronavirus illness has met with some controversy. But a […]
Study finds unclear virus guidance may prompt selfishness
Far from bringing about a new era of social solidarity, often-changing and unclear guidance around the coronavirus may push people to act more selfishly, researchers […]
New study shows SHP2 inhibition overcomes multiple therapeutic-resistance mechanisms in lung cancer
New preclinical research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. affiliate Navire Pharma, Inc., finds that the novel SHP2 […]
Just half a glass of wine or a bottle of beer a day is bad for you, says study
We’ve long been told that it’s okay to drink alcohol, as long as we do so in moderation. But new research warns that even a […]
Study reveals best anti-clotting strategy after heart valve intervention
The POPular TAVI trial has challenged current guideline recommendations on antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients not taking oral anticoagulation. The […]
Warnings about COVID-19 misinformation are being ignored, new study suggests
Warnings about the dangers of fake information about COVID-19 could be falling on deaf ears, according to new research. In a working paper studying the […]
New study shows critical coronavirus test delays across the US
More than 63 percent of U.S. residents are waiting longer than one to two days to get their coronavirus test results—delays that undermine the contact […]
Computational gene study suggests new pathway for COVID-19 inflammatory response
Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation’s fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms […]
Scientists publish findings from 1st statewide COVID-19 random sample study in US
The results of the first statewide random sample study in the United States to measure the spread of COVID-19 indicated a general population prevalence of […]