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2020 Nobel season opens with medicine prize
Breakthroughs in the field of health will be honoured Monday when the 2020 Nobel season kicks off with the medicine prize, as the world battles the worst pandemic in a century.
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Genetics
Prevention of heart disease can start before birth
Babies that experience low oxygen levels in the womb due to pregnancy complications often go on to develop heart disease in adulthood. A study using sheep has discovered that a specialised antioxidant called MitoQ can prevent ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dilated blood vessels in the lung may explain low oxygen levels in severe cases of COVID-19
A new pilot study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that COVID-19 is causing significant dilation of the blood vessels of the lung, specifically the capillaries. This vasodilation is contributing to ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tested positive for COVID-19? Here's what happens next – and why day 5 is crucial
With cases of COVID-19 on the rise, many Australians are asking: what happens if I test positive? With no known cure and no vaccine, what are my treatment options?
Aug 5, 2020
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Pediatrics
Stakeholders update newborn screening guidelines for critical congenital heart disease
A distinguished panel of medical experts, state and federal health officials, and congenital heart disease parent advocates published recommended updates to the current American Academy of Pediatrics' protocol for detecting ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fears grow as coronavirus bears down on Mexico City
A hand-washing station and bright yellow signs warning of an area of "high infection" now greet the steady stream of hearses at the entrance to the San Nicolas Tolentino cemetery in a working-class neighborhood of this sprawling ...
May 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Online course to train medical pros on use of mechanical ventilators
his week, Harvard and EdX, the virtual learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, announced the launch of a free online course designed to train frontline medical professionals to operate the mechanical ventilators needed ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cost-effective oxygen concentrators
The new virus is conquering the world. The more people who become infected with Sars-CoV-2, the more cases there will be in which severe illness will occur. In these cases, the virus penetrates the lower respiratory tract, ...
Apr 9, 2020
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Medical research
Lymphoma's different route revealed
Creating new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis, for tumors in lymph nodes is different than for tumors in other parts of the body, such as the colon or lung, a team from the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Cardiology
How cardiorespiratory function is related to genetics
How high altitudes affect people's breathing and its coordination with the heart beat is due to genetic differences say researchers.
Feb 27, 2020
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