RICHARD HARRIS March 10, 2021 5:01 AM Melissa Cruz elevated her arm after donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma in April 2020, as phlebotomist Jenee Wilson shut down the collection equipment at Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle.Karen Ducey/Getty Images More than half a million Americans have received an experimental treatment for COVID-19 called convalescent plasma. But a year...
Nicole DeFeudis Associate Editor Visus Therapeutics is off to a bit of a late start in the race for a therapeutic alternative to reading glasses. But with an added $36 million in the bank, CEO Ben Bergo is eyeing a quick Phase II launch for the company’s double-agent eye drops. Bergo co-founded Visus back in...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain Head injury in the United States is common, with over 23 million adults age 40 or older reporting a history of head injury with loss of consciousness. Many head injuries can be caused by a host of different situations—from car and motorcycle...
by University of Michigan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some hospitals continue to face a need to disinfect and reuse N95 face masks during the pandemic and a study from the University of Michigan shows that they can rely on moist heat or vaporized hydrogen peroxide to inactivate viruses—but these treatments may leave behind other pathogens that...
by University of Sydney Credit: CC0 Public Domain The base of our thumb maybe just a small part of our hand, but we rely on it more than we think. Arthritis in that area can have large consequences, often making simple actions such as picking up an object or opening a door an obstacle. Osteoarthritis, which...
By Lisa Sanders, M.D. March 4, 2021 The voice on the phone was kind but firm: “You need to go to the emergency room. Now.” Her morning was going to be busy, replied the 68-year-old woman, and she didn’t feel well. Could she go later today or maybe tomorrow? No, said Dr. Benison Keung, her neurologist. She...
by McMaster University Credit: CC0 Public Domain An analysis of several large studies involving participants from more than 60 countries, spearheaded by researchers from McMaster University, has found that eating oily fish regularly can help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high-risk individuals, such as those who already have heart disease or stroke. The critical ingredient is...
by McMaster University Associate professor of pediatrics of McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and an infectious disease pediatrician for Hamilton Health Sciences. Credit: McMaster University Many parents know the struggle of having to make children with pneumonia finish the usual 10-day course in antibiotics despite the child feeling better after a few days of...
by Adrienne Williamson , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We may have been taught that milk does a body good, but when it comes to the ability of our tendons and ligaments to withstand the stresses of walking, running and injury, Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) is what the doctor ordered....
Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus that sparked the pandemic. With few exceptions, whether such...
