New technique developed by international research team could provide tremendous insights into health and disease through the use of powerful algorithms. Microbes are everywhere – in our guts, on our skin, permeating the environments around us. Studying these microbial communities has delivered tremendous insights into disease and good health, but identifying all the distinct species in...
Year: <span>2022</span>
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Finger Clip for Blood Pressure Monitoring
JANUARY 5TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS ANESTHESIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, MEDICINE At the University of Missouri a team of researchers developed a custom finger clip device that can continuously measure a variety of vitals, including blood pressure. The novel device represents a new way to measure vitals, and contains two commercial photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors that operate...
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mRNA vaccine makers set sights on shingles and the Epstein-Barr virus
By Rich Haridy January 05, 2022 As Moderna works on a mRNA vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus, Pfizer sets its mRNA sights on a shingles vaccineMattLphotography/Depositphotos More advances on the mRNA vaccine front this week as both Pfizer and Moderna move forward on new viral targets for future vaccines. Pfizer is turning its focus to...
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Marijuana users’ risk of deadly complication doubles after rare type of bleeding stroke
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2022 — Among people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) stroke, a type of bleeding stroke, recent marijuana users were more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous complication that can result in death or greater disability, according to new...
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First model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions, and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you’ll experience heart failure in the next 30 years. Such a model now exists, thanks to a new Northwestern Medicine study, which derived and validated the first set of risk prediction models for lifetime risk of heart failure. The ability...
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The Aging Kidney Harms the Brain
A good deal of evidence points to declining kidney function as a cause of declining cognitive function in aging. There are strong correlations between loss of kidney function and risk of dementia, for example. Correlation isn’t a smoking gun in matters of aging, however: it is possible for any one of the underlying forms of molecular damage that cause aging, or...
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Detecting attention deficit disorder more accurately
NATIONAL CENTER OF COMPETENCE IN RESEARCH SYNAPSY IMAGE: THE CEREBRAL MICROSTATE D IS THE MOST PRONOUNCED AMONG PEOPLE WITH ADHD AND COULD BE USED AS A NON-INVASIVE FUNCTIONAL BIOMARKER. THIS IS A NOTABLE ADVANCE FOR ASSESSING THIS VERY COMMON AND DIVERSE PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER. CREDIT: @ROS/UNIGE/CIBM/HUG Adult diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is based...
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Nearly 2 million children worldwide develop asthma as a result of breathing in traffic-related pollution
by George Washington University Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, according to a new study published today. Credit: Chris Leboutillier Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in...
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Dry heat disinfecting of N95 mask works, preserves fit
by Stony Brook University Electron microscopy image showing that dry head disinfection at 100 degrees C did not damage the microscopic structure of N95 masks. Credit: Stony Brook University Entering a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest infection surge nationwide comes with many challenges. One of those is for a continued adequate...
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US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron
by Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they’re eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mutant that’s ripping through the country. Boosters already were encouraged for all Americans 16 and older, but Wednesday the...