Archive: 27/08/2020

Neutralizing antibodies appear to protect humans from coronavirus infection

A Seattle fishing vessel that departed port in May returned 18 days later with an unusual haul: the first human evidence that neutralizing antibodies provide protection from reinfection by SARS-CoV-2. The research is published ...

Aug 27, 2020

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Cigarette-like 'cigarillos' flout efforts to curb smoking

The introduction of cigarette-like mentholated 'cigarillos' (mini cigars which are leaf-wrapped) to the UK is helping big tobacco companies to bypass strict public health measures intended to reduce smoking, say researchers.

Aug 27, 2020

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Lung cancer trial of RET inhibitor selpercatinib achieves durable responses in patients with RET gene fusions

For patients with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) marked by RET gene fusions, the targeted therapy selpercatinib was well tolerated and achieved durable objective responses, or tumor shrinkage, in the majority of participants ...

Aug 27, 2020

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How vitamin C could help over 50s retain muscle mass

Vitamin C could be the key to better muscles in later life—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Aug 27, 2020

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The patients left behind by HIV research

People with HIV from BAME communities, women and heterosexual men are underrepresented in HIV studies—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Western Sydney University.

Aug 27, 2020

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Benefits of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for pregnant patients with COVID-19

Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) can be a valuable adjunct respiratory therapy for pregnant women with severe and critical COVID-19, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found. The delivery of the ...

Aug 27, 2020

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Interventions stem antibiotic prescribing rates in telemedicine

Two different interventions both worked to significantly reduce the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions made by physicians in a telemedicine practice, a new study led by Children's National Hospital researchers ...

Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19 vaccines are moving fast, but will Americans agree to get them?

Only one in three U.S. adults received the flu vaccine in 2018, a number that has critical implications for the impending flu season, which threatens to overwhelm medical resources and lead to tens of thousands of deaths ...

Aug 27, 2020

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AI accurately identifies infants with low risk of serious bacterial infection

Artificial intelligence, or "supervised machine learning," could help identify which well-appearing infants with fever, who are 60 days old or younger, are at low risk for a serious bacterial infection, according to a study ...

Aug 27, 2020

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New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer

A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.

Aug 27, 2020

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