Why do Black patients fare worse with blood cancer than whites? (HealthDay)—A pair of studies shed new light on why a relatively rare blood cancer—acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—is more deadly among Black patients. Dec 11, 2020 1 2
Feeling stressed about your role in life? For women, that could be a health risk How a woman feels about her roles at home and at work during midlife can affect several factors that influence her heart health, new research shows. Dec 11, 2020 0 8
Low blood pressure during hemodialysis may indicate peripheral vascular disease Using a large nationwide registry of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, this study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases found that higher frequency of low blood pressure episodes during hemodialysis ... Dec 11, 2020 0 0
Nutrigenomics: New frontiers in nutrition Plant omics and food engineering offer novel perspectives and value to sustainable agriculture and ecological sciences. They contribute to advances in nutrigenomics, according to a Special Issue on Plant Omics, Food Engineering ... Dec 11, 2020 0 2
Flavors added to vaping devices can damage the heart The appealing array of fruit and candy flavors that entice millions of young people take up vaping can harm their hearts, a preclinical study by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) researchers found. Dec 11, 2020 0 43
Two vaccines hit snags as Pfizer nears US approval Two vaccine candidates stumbled Friday in the race among researchers to combat COVID-19, a setback for the global immunisation effort even as the Pfizer-BioNTech jab neared approval in the US. Dec 11, 2020 0 35
New tool for watching and controlling neural activity A new molecular probe from Stanford University could help reveal how our brains think and remember. This tool, called Fast Light and Calcium-Regulated Expression or FLiCRE (pronounced "flicker"), can be sent inside any cell ... Dec 11, 2020 0 486
Scientists identify genetic risks of rare inflammatory disease In a paper published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics, a group of international collaborators led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identified new genetic associations that ... Dec 11, 2020 0 30
Genes could be key to new COVID-19 treatments, study finds Potential treatments for COVID-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease. Dec 11, 2020 1 270
Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment The number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine called buprenorphine to their patients is woefully small, comprising less than two percent of the 31,000-plus doctors ... Dec 11, 2020 0 23
