Genetic analysis to help predict sunflower oil properties
(Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)) Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the University of Southern California have performed a genetic analysis of a Russian sunflower collection and identified genetic markers that can help predict the oil's fatty acid composition.This work is the first large-scale study of the Russian genetic collection of sunflowers and one of the first attempts to introduce genomic selection into the process of obtaining new varieties in our country. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PCORI approves $11 million for studies to boost COVID-19 vaccination among long-term care workers
(Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Two new studies comparing ways to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates aim to reduce high rates of vaccine hesitancy among workers in skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings for older adults and other vulnerable populations. The studies were approved for nearly $11 million in new funding today by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New study may offer treatment guidance for MIS-C
(Rutgers University) Children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) who are treated initially with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and glucocorticoids have reduced risk for serious short-term outcomes, including cardiovascular dysfunction, than those who receive an initial treatment of IVIG alone, a new study finds. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Novel screening approach improves diagnosis of metabolic disorders in newborns
(Baylor College of Medicine) A screening method known as untargeted metabolomics profiling can improve the diagnostic rate for inborn errors of metabolism, a group of rare genetic conditions, by about seven-fold when compared to the traditional metabolic screening approach. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A redundant modular network supports proper brain communication
(Baylor College of Medicine) In a mouse model, brain regions involved in working memory present a modular network organization that is critical for persistent neural activity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Research on language learning yields Mitchell prize for UT Austin statisticians
(University of Texas at Austin) A cross-disciplinary team including University of Texas at Austin statisticians Giorgio Paulon and Abhra Sarkar have received the Mitchell Prize, a top prize in the field, for their study modeling what happens in the brains of nonnative English speakers learning another language's tonal differences. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then predicts whether a drug is likely to receive FDA approval. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Improving transitional care improves outcomes important to patients in the 'real world'
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Transitions between healthcare sites - such as from the hospital to home or to a skilled nursing facility - carry known risks to patient safety. Many programs have attempted to improve continuity of care during transitions, but it remains difficult to establish and compare the benefits of these complex interventions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Monitoring proves better than active treatment for low-risk prostate cancer
(European Association of Urology) Men over 60 with low-risk prostate cancer could spend ten years with no active treatment, have a better sex life as a result, yet still be very unlikely to die from the disease, new research has found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Care home residents are at risk of COVID-19 even after being fully vaccinated
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Care homes need to be vigilant for outbreaks of COVID-19, even after residents have received two doses of the vaccine, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in French nursing homes traced back to staff
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) COVID-19 outbreaks in French nursing homes almost certainly started in staff - and none of measures put in place stopped the virus from taking hold, new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, shows. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Flu jab protects against some of the severe effects of COVID-19, including
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) The flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, concludes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Hepatitis C vaccine could be rolled out within five years, says Nobel Prize winner who discovered virus
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) A vaccine to protect against infection with hepatitis C could be in use within 5 years, says Professor Sir Michael Houghton, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology along with three other scientists for discovering the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989. Sir Michael will discuss the development of a vaccine in a special presentation at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
High-tech toilets could spread antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals, Japanese study suggests
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Water-jet nozzles in electric toilets--commonly used in Japan and other parts of Asia--may be reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) in hospitals, increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission among patients, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New study shows that silver foil could reduce the risk of infection in hospitals
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online (9-12 July) shows that covering high-touch (the most regularly touched) surfaces in hospitals with silver-impregnated foil could significantly reduce levels of contamination by clinically important bacterial pathogens. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
