Researchers make first bone marrow 'organoids' to capture key features of human bone marrow - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 9:32 pm) - Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made the first bone marrow 'organoids' that capture the key features of human bone marrow. Read more
Development of a potent, broadly protective vaccine against all SARS-CoV-2 variants - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 9:26 pm) - In a recent study published in the journal npj Vaccines, researchers in China designed, produced, and evaluated the neutralization efficacy of a recombinant coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine containing four hot-spot substitution mutations based on a… Read more
Personalized breast cancer screening could im - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 15, 2022, 9:05 pm) - Researchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to create personalized breast screening strategies. This could make breast screening programs more effective and ultimately improve survival rates. Read more
Potential new lead compounds for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 15, 2022, 9:05 pm) - Currently, various classes of drugs are available for the treatment of mental illnesses - such as depression and anxiety disorders. However, although these drugs confer benefits, they are also associated with adverse side-effects. Conseqeuntly, medical resear… Read more
Manitoba not reporting flu data | CTV News - CTV News Winnipeg
Ctvnews.ca (November 15, 2022, 9:01 pm) - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is in the midst of an influenza epidemic, but the province is Manitoba isn't reporting current flu data. Read more
Long-COVID symptoms worsened by stressful events - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 8:59 pm) - A recent study published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences reported that life stressors impact post-acute symptoms and long-term outcomes after hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more
UK zoonotic research site left to deteriorate - MPs - BBC
BBC News (November 15, 2022, 8:30 pm) - A lack of government investment in an animal disease lab is a threat to safety, a report says. Read more
Smoking Cannabis Could Harm Your Lungs More Than Tobacco, Study Finds - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert (November 15, 2022, 8:21 pm) - Cannabis may do more harm to a smoker's lungs and airways than tobacco, according to a small Canadian study published Tuesday. Read more
SARS-CoV-2 transmission among asymptomatic cases is lower - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 8:18 pm) - In a recent study published in the BMC Medicine journal, researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health explored severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission among asymptomatic cases. Read more
5 Questions: Shebani Sethi on the connection between metabolism and mental health - Stanford Medical Center Report
Stanford.edu (November 15, 2022, 8:14 pm) - A specialist in psychiatry and obesity describes how metabolic disorders affect the brain and how nutrition can help patients with mental illness. Read more
Health officials expect surge of cold and flu cases in Kamloops - CFJC Today Kamloops
CFJC Today Kamloops (November 15, 2022, 8:10 pm) - KAMLOOPS - Cold and flu season has already begun and health officials are urging residents to take steps to pr... Read more
New drug could be a game changer for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 8:06 pm) - Cisplatin is a chemotherapy indicated to fight tumors in many types of cancer. However, it does have major side effects – especially kidney toxicity, that can lead to acute kidney failure. Read more
Genes to potentially diagnose long-term Lyme disease identified: Findings could lead to new diagnostics and treatments for the hard-to-detect condition - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 15, 2022, 8:05 pm) - Researchers have identified 35 genes that are particularly highly expressed in people with long-term Lyme disease. These genes could potentially be used as biomarkers to diagnose patients with the condition, which is otherwise difficult to diagnose and treat.… Read more
Kid's cold and cough medication still in short supply - CKPGToday.ca
CKPGToday.ca (November 15, 2022, 7:48 pm) - PRINCE GEORGE - The children's cold medicine shortage continues and with no end in sight, pharmacies across th... Read more
Using subtle electrical signals to spot and stop brain injury - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 15, 2022, 7:46 pm) - Dr Hamid Abbasi, Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), University of Auckland, has received a Research Honours Aotearoa medal for developing a method for automatically identifying biomarkers of hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries that can occur during childbir… Read more
Research sheds light on cardiac pathology mechanisms of COVID-19 - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 7:43 pm) - Researchers compared cardiac autopsy samples from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive cases with age-matched samples from influenza hemagglutinin 1 neuraminidase 1 (H1N1) cases, non-influenza lymphocytic myocarditis cases, an… Read more
Unique cellular signature can accurately detect obstructive sleep apnea in children - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 7:42 pm) - Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) changes the profiles of immune cells in the blood, leading to a unique cellular signature that can accurately detect obstructive sleep apnea in ch… Read more
Leprosy: Ancient disease able to regenerate organs - BBC
BBC News (November 15, 2022, 7:41 pm) - Bacteria that cause leprosy are shown to safely grow and regenerate the liver, in animal experiments. Read more
Black Spot on Lip: What Does It Mean - The Healthy
Thehealthy.com (November 15, 2022, 7:28 pm) - With age can come dark spots on the lips. A dentist explains what could cause them, and when to get a black spot on your lip checked out. Read more
Utilizing marine sources to extract DHA to treat Alzheimer's - News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.Net (November 15, 2022, 7:19 pm) - The anti-neurodegenerative effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and DHA-rich phospholipids (DH-PL) derived from fisheries and aquaculture byproducts. Read more
Baby's vaccine responses linked to birth delivery method, study finds - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 15, 2022, 7:13 pm) - The method by which a baby was delivered is associated with how its immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines, research suggests. Babies born naturally were found to have higher antibody levels, compared with those born via Caesarian section af… Read more
