Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. May 12 2021 Melanocytic nevi, or moles, are nonmalignant growths that arise from pigment producing cells of the skin. They are mostly found in sun-exposed areas; however, they also can be found in sun-protected areas, such as the palms, soles of feet and nail beds, where they are known as...
Month: <span>May 2021</span>
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Hydrogel wound dressing uses immune system proteins to kill bacteria
By Ben Coxworth May 11, 2021 The technology is currently being commercialized by Chalmers spinoff company Amferia Anna-Lena Lundqvist It’s no secret that the more we use antibiotics, the greater the chances that bacteria will develop a resistance to them. A new antibacterial wound dressing is designed to get around that problem, by using proteins...
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Artificial intelligence tool uses chest X-ray to differentiate worst cases of COVID-19
NYU LANGONE HEALTH / NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: CAPTION CHEST X-RAY FROM PATIENT SEVERELY ILL FROM COVID-19, SHOWING (IN WHITE PATCHES) INFECTED TISSUE SPREAD ACROSS THE LUNGS CREDIT: CREDIT COURTESY OF NATURE PUBLISHING OR NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE Trained to see patterns by analyzing thousands of chest X-rays, a computer program predicted with up...
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Fatigue, mood disorders associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. – Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as “PCS,” “COVID-19 long-haul syndrome” and “Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2,” experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment that can negatively affect returning to work and resuming normal activities, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study reports on the...
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Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test delivers results within 4 minutes with 90 percent accuracy
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: RAPID, A LOW-COST COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TEST CAN DETECT SARS-COV-2 WITHIN FOUR MINUTES WITH 90 PERCENT ACCURACY. CREDIT: PENN MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA–A low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by Penn Medicine provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90 percent accuracy. A paper published this week in Matter details the fast...
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Efficiently smuggling drugs into cells
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN IMAGE: FLUORESCENT SOFT BEADS PASSING THROUGH THE NARROWING CHANNELS OF A BIOCHIP. CREDIT: © MPZPM, SALVATORE GIRARDO Modern vaccines such as those against Sars-CoV-2 use tiny lipid spheres to transport genetic information into cells and let the body build up an immune defense against the virus. A team of scientists from Erlangen,...
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COVID-19 Alters Gray Matter Volume in the Brain
Source: Georgia Tech Covid-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The study found lower gray matter volume in this brain region was associated with...
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This stinks: New research finds sense of smell and pneumonia linked
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, Mich. – An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladies among them Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Now, a poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults, says...
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Coronavirus variants are spreading in India — what scientists know so far
Gayathri Vaidyanathan People queue to refill oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients at overwhelmed medical facilities in New Delhi, India.Credit: Ishant Chauhan/AP/Shutterstock Scientists are working to understand several coronavirus variants now circulating in India, where a ferocious second wave of COVID-19 has devastated the nation and caught authorities unawares. The country recorded nearly 400,000 new infections...
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8 Out of 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IMAGE: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE GLOBAL CONSORTIUM STUDY OF NEUROLOGIC DYSFUNCTION IN COVID-19, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND UPMC, AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE PITT SAFAR CENTER FOR RESUSCITATION RESEARCH. CREDIT: SHERRY CHOU PITTSBURGH, May 11, 2021 – Patients with clinically...