Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death by Kristina Sauerwein New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System comparing the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 shows that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also...
by Physician’s Briefing Staff In a recent trial, a new melanoma vaccine, mRNA-4157 (V940), when taken in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), was found to be effective in battling the deadly skin cancer. People with advanced melanomas who received the vaccine plus Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda were 49 percent less likely to die or have their...
by Wiley Credit: CC0 Public Domain Results from a Phase II clinical trial indicate that psilocybin, a hallucinogenic chemical found in certain mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe, may benefit individuals with cancer and major depression. Trial participants treated with psilocybin not only experienced a lessening of depressive symptoms but also spoke highly of the therapy when...
by Laurel Kelly, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “My ear hurts.” There are many conditions that can trigger this complaint from a young child. Depending on the symptoms, causes of earache in children include a foreign object in the ear, the common cold, swimmer’s ear and earwax blockage. Another common cause of...
by University of Cambridge Credit: CC0 Public Domain Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ “lived experiences” as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued. A research, led by a team at the University of Cambridge and Kings’ College London, found that clinicians...
Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body. It is frequently exposed to many types of physical injuries or wounds, including cuts, scrapes, scratches, infections, and ulcers.Unfortunately, as one ages, the skin becomes more frail and less capable...
Study shows neural computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization similar to that of the human auditory cortex.An assortment of hearing aids – illustrative photo. Computational models that mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system could help researchers design better hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces. A...
Scientists have revealed a never-before-seen phenomenon in a protein: Alone, the enzyme processes DNA and RNA but, when bound to another protein as part of a defence system, interacts with a completely different type of compound to help bacteria commit suicide. The finding came about as the researchers focused on detailing how this defence mechanism...
The use of AI makes it possible for women with a high risk of breast cancer to be identified in mammography screening examinations so that the cancer can be caught earlier.Breast cancer awareness – artistic photo. Breast cancer awareness – artistic photo. Image credit: Angiola Harry via Unsplash, free license An international research group led...
TOPLINE: Light therapy leads to significant improvement in several sleep measures and helps alleviate depression and agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a meta-analysis of 15 high-quality trials shows.METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “These findings, combined with its low side-effects, suggest the role of light therapy as a promising treatment for AD. Although light therapy...
