Medical research

Promising new compound for treating stroke

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virus may spark 'devastating' global condom shortage

A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world's top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning of "devastating" consequences.

Medical research

Can the brain recover after boxers and MMA fighters stop fighting?

Boxers and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters may see some recovery in their thinking and memory skills as well as brain structure after they stop fighting, according to a new study published in the September 14, 2022, online ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Three dead in Dutch salmonella outbreak

Three elderly people have died and the number of those sickened by salmonella after eating infected smoked salmon has risen to 950, Dutch health officials said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

ASA, APST update perioperative SARS-CoV-2 testing recommendations

The recommendations for perioperative testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been updated by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New PCR primer database to combat RNA viral epidemics

Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) scientists have compiled a comprehensive new public database of genetic information to enable the detection and identification of RNA viruses ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Trump official says vaccine expected starting in January

A Trump administration official leading the response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.S. can expect delivery of a vaccine starting in January 2021, despite statements from the president that inoculations could begin ...

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