Cardiology
Reducing stroke risk in children with severe heart failure
Hospitals across the country are teaming up to improve outcomes in kids who need mechanical heart pumps for congenital heart disease or heart failure.
Jun 23, 2022
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News tagged with disease mechanisms
Genetics
Researchers halt the progression of spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 in a cell model
Similar to Alzheimer's disease, the hereditary disease spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) leads to the destruction of brain nerve cells and the premature death of patients. The exact mechanisms of this disease are unknown, ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Cardiology
Exploring dynamics of blood flow in vascular, atherosclerotic diseases
Medical interventions, such as improving diet, lowering blood lipids, or controlling blood pressure and blood sugar, can only do so much when it comes to treating atherosclerotic disease. Is it possible to make earlier predictions ...
May 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New rapid virus test uses gold particles and is 150 times more accurate than standard tests
University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a rapid virus test using gold particles and lasers that promises to deliver results as accurate as lab tests in a fraction of the time.
May 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover pathways to severe COVID-19 in children
Researchers have discovered the blood clotting and immune protein pathways that are activated in severe cases of COVID-19 in children, paving the way for earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments.
May 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immigrants to Denmark hospitalized with COVID-19 appear less likely to die than Danish-born residents
Immigrants to Denmark and their descendants hospitalized with COVID-19 are 46% less likely to die from COVID-19 than Danish-born residents, according to a year-long nationwide study investigating COVID-related death and use ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Third day in hospital identified as a 'tipping point' in severity of COVID-19 pneumonia
New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April), has identified the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point ...
Apr 23, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
The antibodies of 'post-treatment HIV controllers'
A very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as "post-treatment controllers" (PTCs), are able to control their infection after interrupting all antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the fundamental mechanisms that ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers find first strong genetic risk factor for bipolar disorder
The main treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium, was approved a half-century ago but doesn't help all patients and has significant side effects. Little progress has been made in finding better therapies, in part because ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Immunology
Complex relationships between bacteria and markers of lower airway infection and inflammation in cystic fibrosis
The lower airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have unique biochemical features that correlate with the complex communities of lung bacteria typical of this disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers ...
Mar 23, 2022
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