Medical
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Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against omicron studied
There is virtually no protection against infection with the currently circulating omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for dual-vaccinated and...
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Obesity: What has immunity got to do with it?
As organisms grow, older cells can undergo a phenomenon called senescence. This process defines a cell state where cells permanently stop dividing...
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Review of pre-Omicron data finds COVID-19 vaccine protection from severe disease remains strong at six months
An analysis of research literature published last year before the Omicron variant took hold found that while COVID-19 vaccines lose some...
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The great collide: The impact of children's mental health on the workforce
The pediatric and adolescent mental health crisis—brought to new attention and made more urgent by the stresses of the pandemic—is now showing to...
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Auditory COVID-19 symptoms could be anxiety driven
Reports of symptoms such as tinnitus and hearing loss during the coronavirus pandemic could in part have a psychosocial origin rather than being...
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Artificial intelligence to predict treatment success from early CT scans
Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize the field of radiology as a tool to improve disease detection, diagnosis, and clinical care. The...
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Use of epidural in childbirth is linked to decreased severe maternal morbidity
In a study of vaginal births in New York State hospitals, labor neuraxial analgesia—having an epidural or combined spinal and epidural—was...
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Artificial intelligence tutoring outperforms expert instructors in neurosurgical training
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly...
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Neuroscientists identify population of neurons in the brain that respond to singing but not other types of music
For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that lights up when we hear singing, but not...
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Study looks at Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
New Kaiser Permanente research published February 21, 2022 in Nature Medicine shows that while Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protection is strong...
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Genetic mutation may identify women with difficulty producing breast milk
Leading health care organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months after birth, yet some mothers report stopping due to a perceived...
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Allergic-like CT contrast reaction raises MRI contrast risk
People with a history of allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast media, which is used in a variety of X-ray-based procedures, such as CT and...
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Obesity may increase end-stage kidney disease risk in women with type 2 diabetes
Obesity may negatively affect kidneys function in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in women, according to a new study published in the...
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Daily activities like washing dishes reduced heart disease risk in senior women
Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to reduce the risk of heart disease. Simply being "up and about" performing routine...
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Assessing the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
A new study investigated and compared the transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 variants of concern.
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Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron BA.2 variant relative to the BA.1 variant in South Africa
Researchers estimated the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage relative to the BA.1 variant in South Africa.
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Study offers a new, effective therapeutic option against glioblastoma
A study recently accepted for publication in The Journal of Clinical Investigation describes a new and effective therapy to treat glioblastoma: the...
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REGEN-COV antibody combination to prevent COVID-19 severity
A new study assessed the effectiveness of REGEN-COV, a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab monoclonal antibodies, in the prevention of...
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Daily activities linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women
Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to reduce the risk of heart disease. Simply being "up and about" performing routine...
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Study provides a potent biparatopic antibody against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Researchers demonstrated the potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs, including Omicron by the biparatopic human heavy chain variable domain.
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Prevalence of chemosensory loss induced by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Italy
Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the prevalence of chemosensory dysfunction in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients in...
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SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk in the population of the Abruzzo Region of Italy
Researchers evaluated the incidences of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections, hospitalizations, and death among the previously infected population of the...
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Studies continue to prove ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment ineffectual
Researchers from hospitals around Malaysia have been looking into the efficacy of the controversial drug ivermectin as a possible COVID-19 treatment.
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Widely utilized SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection tests continue to perform as expected despite Omicron mutations
A recent study evaluated the performance of three at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests commonly used in the US against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
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STAT+: California officials win an empty victory as they try to salvage pay-to-delay law
In a closely watched battle, California officials convinced a federal judge to modify a temporary hold on a law that bans so-called pay-to-delay...