https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers led a unique and groundbreaking randomized controlled trial showing umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cell infusions safely reduce risk of death and quicken time to recovery for the severest COVID-19 patients, according to results published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine in January 2021. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-infusion-covid-severe-cases.html Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:34:08 EST news529072438 The thread-like parasite Dirofilaria immitis, causes canine heartworm, a debilitating disease in dogs. A related parasite, Brugia malayi, infects humans and is one of the parasites responsible for lymphatic filariasis, a neglected disease that affects 120 million and can give rise to elephantiasis, characterized by disfiguring and painful swollen limbs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-roadblock-disease-causing-parasites.html Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:00:15 EST news499934997 Sepsis, colloquially known as blood poisoning, occurs as a result of an infection, usually from bacteria. Bacteria can enter the blood stream via an open wound, from another part of the body after a surgical procedure, or even from a urinary tract infection. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-sepsis.html Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:20:01 EDT news484560607 To mark the publication of the book NeuroTribes (Aug 25, 2015; Avery/Penguin Random House) by Steve Silberman, whose blog of the same name has been hosted on the PLOS BLOGS Network since 2010, we invited independent science writer Emily Willingham, PhD to review the book and conduct an in-depth interview with the author. Willingham's review and interview follow, with her full bio at the bottom of this post. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-discusses-neuroscience-history-autistic-people.html Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:51:57 EDT news359707894