Medical research
Wastewater samples reveal new psychoactive drugs
More than a dozen new psychoactive drugs have been detected in 16 countries by an international wastewater surveillance program.
Apr 27, 2023
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Medical research
Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
A National Institutes of Health-funded study has found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, than people without them. In addition, while previous ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer
A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Genetics
DNA responses to childhood trauma offer clues on which children will have long-term health issues as adults
New research from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Pharmacy brings the medical community closer to identifying children with the highest need for treatment and intervention following traumatic events.
Sep 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The dark side of treating COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies
A recent study conducted as part of the ORCHESTRA project has shed new light on the treatment of COVID-19 infections with mAbs. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the research reveals that patients treated ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recent study offers new insight into deadly fungal invasion of the lungs
Fungi such as Aspergillus are so common in our surroundings that we breathe in hundreds to thousands of spores every day. In healthy people, fungi typically pose no threat, but they can cause deadly infections in those with ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Health
Microplastics found in human heart tissues, both before and after surgical procedures
Everywhere scientists look for microplastics, they've found them—food, water, air and some parts of the human body. But examinations of our innermost organs that aren't directly exposed to the environment are still limited. ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity
People infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Jun 14, 2022
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Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination, suggests study
The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Medical research
Increased concentrations of GPNMB in blood samples could be biomarker for Parkinson's disease
A large team of researchers working at the University of Pennsylvania, has found evidence that suggests increased concentrations of the transmembrane protein Glycoprotein Nonmetastatic Melanoma Protein B (GPNMB) in blood ...
