Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
You think you have long COVID: What now?
In September 2020, Frantz Dickerson caught COVID-19.
Apr 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New bispecific antibody demonstrates clinical activity in patients with multiple myeloma
Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were treated with the two highest doses of REGN5459, a bispecific antibody targeting BCMA and CD3, experienced a 90.5% overall response rate, according to results ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Cardiology
Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension through non-invasive methods
Pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs, is a common complication of interstitial lung disease, an array of conditions that cause scarring of the lungs. Without treatment, it can be life-threatening. But ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New MRI method provides detailed view of placenta during pregnancy
Researchers have developed a new method to process MRI scans to reveal the distinct compartments of the placenta, take measurements of oxygen levels in each region and determine if there are malformations in blood vessels ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Uncovering the cause of brain injury after heart surgery
Researchers at The Florey are one step closer to finding new treatments to prevent brain injuries after using a heart-lung machine during heart surgery—a technique used to take over the workload of the heart and lungs, ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Health
Largest decentralized study of its kind shows high levels of engagement with study app
A new study, which was a collaboration between Huma Therapeutics and the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, shows that participants using Huma's clinical trial platform had high, sustained ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Medical research
Transdifferentiation: Going straight to the source of vascular disease
Vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiac fibrosis are associated with a reorganization of the structure of blood vessels. Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Study identifies potential new treatment target for sleep apnea
In a new study with obese mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Umbilical cord milking may improve health in non-vigorous term and near-term infants
A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into an infant's body may improve the overall health of newborns classified as non-vigorous—limp, pale and with minimal breathing, suggests a study funded by the National ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists develop and monitor two approaches to fix blood vessel abnormalities that make tumors difficult to treat
Tumors send out signals that impair normal blood flow, which makes them hard to treat with every type of cancer treatment, including radiation and chemo-, targeted and immunotherapy. Impaired blood supply creates an environment ...
May 18, 2022
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