Neuroscience
Make 2022 your year for a free memory screening
(HealthDay)—When it comes to routine health screenings, resolve to include a memory assessment in 2022.
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News tagged with urinary tract infection
Inflammatory disorders
AI improves accuracy of antibiotic selection for UTI treatment
Doctors at Maccabi Healthcare Services have recently begun to work with an AI-based predictive algorithm developed by the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology together with KSM (Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi), the Maccabi Research ...
Jan 03, 2022
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Medications
FDA approves first-in-class treatment for myasthenia gravis
(HealthDay)—Vyvgart (efgartigimod), a neonatal Fc receptor blocker (FcRn), was approved to treat generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who test positive for the anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody, the U.S. Food ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical research
Unlocking the cause of UTI-induced delirium
Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly ...
Dec 06, 2021
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Medications
With antibiotic resistance, 'we are running out of options'
Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year.
Nov 24, 2021
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Medical research
Aspirin could make urinary tract infections worse, suggests zebrafish study
New research by the Centenary Institute suggests that commonly prescribed anticoagulants—medicines, such as aspirin, that help prevent blood clots—may make urinary tract infections (UTIs) more severe.
Nov 16, 2021
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Medications
Lower antibiotic resistance in intestinal bacteria with forgotten antibiotic
A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, in a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Thus, temocillin may ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Common infections in pregnant mums linked to leukemia risk in children
Common maternal infections during pregnancy, such as urinary and respiratory tract infections were linked to a child developing leukemia, a new study has found. But the increase in overall risk was small given the rarity ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Medical research
Research reveals potential new strategy to combat urinary tract infections
Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection. Researchers at Baylor College of ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What you need to know about urinary tract infections
Despite the prevalence of the painful condition, women are fearful and frustrated with limited management options, according to Cedars-Sinai research published in the Journal of Urology.
Oct 01, 2021
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