University of Calgary researchers have identified a new oxygen sensing mechanism in a small population of spinal cord neurons capable of protecting the brain and other vital organs from low oxygen (hypoxia). As blood oxygenation ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalized with COVID-19 are at higher risk of complications and death than those with influenza, despite being younger and having fewer chronic illnesses, according to a retrospective cohort study ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Implantable bioelectronics are now often key in assisting or monitoring the heart, brain, and other vital organs, but they often lack a safe, reliable way of transmitting their data to doctors. Now researchers at Columbia ...
Apr 6, 2022
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An immune disease that can damage vital organs—and is supposedly rare in young people—is more common than previously thought among Black children, a study suggests.
Dec 8, 2021
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Mortality rates for corona patients requiring mechanical ventilation is around 50%, and there are only a few effective treatment options. However, new research results indicate that a well-known drug, already being used at ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. die each year as a result of sepsis, and one-third of people who die in a hospital have sepsis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oct 19, 2021
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A newly detected molecule that helps reduce damage from sustained loss of blood flow to cells and tissues could eventually be used to prevent collateral harm to vital organs during surgery, according to University of Utah ...
Oct 12, 2021
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September is Sepsis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the treatment of this potentially life-threatening condition.
Sep 14, 2021
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Amyloid diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type-2 diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, involve pathologic deposits of normally soluble proteins or peptides as insoluble amyloid fibrils. When this happens ...
Jun 28, 2021
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a statement of concern about an organ procurement method for transplantation, normothermic regional perfusion with controlled donation after circulatory determination ...
Jun 15, 2021
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