Archive: 28/07/2020

Casting a wider net to catch more cases of pulmonary hypertension

When most people think of high blood pressure, they think of being tested with an arm cuff at a doctor's appointment. That type of blood pressure is separate from pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is high blood pressure ...

Jul 28, 2020

FDA warns again about dangers of methanol-based hand sanitizers

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol, which is used in fuel and antifreeze and is toxic if absorbed through ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Researchers make significant step toward blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a technique to detect minute amounts of a protein fragment linked to Alzheimer's disease in the blood. The study, which will be published ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Canada OKs remdesivir for use against coronavirus

Canada on Tuesday gave the green light for people with severe symptoms of COVID-19 to be treated with the anti-viral drug remdesivir.

Jul 28, 2020

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A blood test for Alzheimer's? Markers for tau take us a step closer

A simple blood test for Alzheimer's would be a great advance for individuals with—and at risk for—the disease, families, doctors and researchers.

Jul 28, 2020

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Indigenous American ancestry tied to HER2+ breast cancer

(HealthDay)—Indigenous American (IA) origin could partly contribute to the higher incidence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer in Latinas, according to a study recently published ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Computational gene study suggests new pathway for COVID-19 inflammatory response

Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation's fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms produced by the body's response to SARS-CoV-2.

Jul 28, 2020

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Mental fatigue of multiple sclerosis linked to inefficient recruitment of neural resources

Researchers at Kessler Foundation conducted a pilot study comparing the effects of mental fatigue on brain activation patterns in people with and without multiple sclerosis (MS). Their findings indicate significant differences ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Public health, nutrition experts call on companies to stop misleading labeling of 'toddler milks'

On Tuesday, July 28, leading nutrition experts, child health organizations and advocates, and researchers—including the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity—petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to establish ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Psychiatric visits to the emergency room rise despite the ACA

Emergency room visits in the US for mental health increased every year from 2007 to 2016 despite the expansion of health coverage over that time, researchers report on July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The numbers ...

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