by Cameron Watson and Jonathan Rogers, The Conversation Credit: Maridav/Shutterstock Although COVID-19 was first described as a disease of the lungs, as its relentless march has continued we’ve realized that it has a far wider reach in the human body. COVID-19 has been associated with skin rashes, bleeding disorders, and structural damage to the heart and...
JUNE 2ND, 2021 CONN HASTINGS MY01, a MedTech company based in Montreal, has developed the Continuous Compartment Pressure Monitor, a sterile, single-use device for the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome. If undiagnosed and untreated, acute compartment syndrome, a condition caused by high pressure around muscles typically following an injury, can have significant consequences for patients. Long-term...
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN New research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain’s immune response and affect memory in mice and in humans – even when these secondary events occur outside the brain. Scientists believe that key brain cells (astrocytes and microglia) are already in an active state...
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: (L-R) DOUGLAS RUDERFER, PH.D., AND THEODORE (TED) MORLEY POSE FOR A PHOTO AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. CREDIT: PHOTOS BY DONN JONES/VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based...
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY If insomnia keeps you awake at night, Flinders University researchers recommend a trip to the doctor – not for a sleeping pill prescription but for a short course of intensive behavioral therapy. Researchers have developed new clinical guidelines for Australian doctors to give family GPs insights into the most effective treatment for insomnia – Cognitive...
by Annie Curtis, The Conversation Our body clock has evolved over millions of years to help us survive. Credit: kanyanat wongsa/ Shutterstock When microorganisms—such as bacteria or viruses—infect us, our immune system jumps into action. It’s highly trained to sense and eliminate infections and clear up any damage caused by them. It’s typically assumed our immune systems...
by Ryan O’byrne, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports by University of Alberta researchers is shedding light on why many COVID-19 patients, even those not in the hospital, are suffering from hypoxia—a potentially dangerous condition in which there is decreased...
by University of Bristol Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new global review has found that receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) is associated with a lower risk of multiple causes of death among people with opioid dependence. The review found that people with opioid dependence were less likely to experience overdose-related suicide, alcohol-related cancer, and cardiovascular-related mortality...
by Kaiser Permanente Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, the use of continuous glucose monitors is associated with better blood sugar control and fewer visits to the emergency room for hypoglycemia, a Kaiser Permanente study published June 2 in the journal JAMA found. The monitors have previously been shown to improve glucose control...
By Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN Jun 1 2021 In an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen, vaccination efforts have been implemented in most countries. Two of the vaccines developed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection are the novel messenger...
