Jaleesa Baulkman June 02, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing for a device that will help diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years who exhibit potential symptoms. Cognoa ASD Diagnosis Aid is a machine learning-based software program that receives information from parents or caregivers, video analysts, and...
Month: <span>June 2021</span>
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Isolating exosomes
A new exosome isolation kit, developed by FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical, could help researchers establish a better understanding of the extracellular vesicles’ many functions. Exosomes are small, membranous vesicles released from cells, that were originally considered simply as removers of cellular waste. Now, as their roles in cell-cell communication and transportation of useful molecules are...
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Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men
By Gretchen Vogel, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel Jun. 1, 2021 , 1:55 PM The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to put young men at elevated risk of developing a heart muscle inflammation called myocarditis, researchers in Israel say. In a report submitted today to the Israeli Ministry of Health, they conclude that between one in 3000...
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Neurological symptoms like fatigue common in mild COVID
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Neurological and psychiatric symptoms such as fatigue and depression are common among people with Covid-19 and may be just as likely in people with mild cases, according to a new review study led by a UCL researcher. By reviewing evidence from 215 studies of Covid-19, the meta-analysis published in the Journal of...
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COVID vaccination less effective for those with rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases
by Michael E. Newman, Johns Hopkins University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers recently reported that while two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it isn’t sufficient to enable them to dispense with masks, physical distancing, and other safety measures....
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Average COVID hospital bill for U.S. seniors nearly $22,000
by Amy Norton Healthday Reporter The cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations averaged nearly $22,000 for older Americans in 2020—and much more for those who became critically ill, a new government study finds. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at the cost of COVID-19 care to the Medicare program, which covers Americans...
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Immunotherapy drug delays recurrence in kidney cancer patients
by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Treatment with an immunotherapy drug following kidney cancer surgery, prolonged disease-free survival rates in patients at high risk for recurrence, according to an interim report of phase 3 clinical trial of adjuvant immunotherapy in this patient population. Patients who were treated for nearly a year with pembrolizumab experienced...
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Menopause before 40 tied to higher stroke risk
by Thor Christensen Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early menopause could mean an increased risk of stroke caused by blocked blood vessels, according to a new study. Yet for each year of menopause delay, stroke risk fell by 2%. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, and women have a 4% higher lifetime stroke risk than men....
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Biomarker predicts bowel cancer recurrence
by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Crypts and buds in the small intestine and colon. Credit: Dr. Maree Faux, WEHI. A biomarker in the blood of patients with bowel cancer may provide valuable insight into the risk of cancer relapse after surgery and the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Research published in PLOS Medicine found circulating tumor DNA...
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Studies reveal skull as unexpected source of brain immunity
by Washington University School of Medicine A newly developed B cell (green in the middle of the image) migrates from the bone marrow of the skull, where a cluster of other new B cells remain, then through the skull bone, to the protective tissue that covers the brain, which is populated mainly by other cells (blue)....