Sepsis—the leading cause of mortality in children around the world—can present with a wide range of signs and symptoms, making a one-size-fits-all treatment strategy ineffective. Pursuing a precision medicine approach ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the United States and millions more worldwide develop sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune system has an extreme response to an infection. The condition, ...
May 29, 2024
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Brown fat metabolism decreases in older men and women, but the decrease in women is not necessarily tied to age, according to new research. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of ...
May 21, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased interest in wearable health-monitoring devices among low-income Hispanic and Latine adults living in the U.S., a new Northwestern University study has found.
May 8, 2024
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Oxygen saturation in the blood that is either too low or too high can cause lasting physical harm or even death. This is why patients' oxygen concentrations are monitored continuously in both intensive care and trauma units. ...
May 2, 2024
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Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study published in Sleep.
Apr 30, 2024
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Infants and children who have severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) before age 2 are likely to have changes to their lung structure and function that could affect respiratory health later in life.
Apr 18, 2024
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Scientists have found a potential treatment strategy for an aggressive type of leukemia by targeting enzymes used by cells to sense and adapt to oxygen levels.
Apr 18, 2024
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Hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) have the potential to activate specifically in hypoxic tumors and eliminate tumor cells, which has brought new opportunities for safe and effective anticancer therapy. However, their therapeutic ...
Apr 3, 2024
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University of Calgary researchers have discovered the lungs communicate directly with the brain when there is an infection. Findings show that the brain plays a critical role in triggering the symptoms of sickness, which ...
Mar 21, 2024
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