Why This Year ’s Flu Vaccine Will Be So Vital in the Fight Against COVID-19
While the world awaits a proven COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts are turning their attention to a shot that’s long been a key component in the public health toolbox: the flu vaccine.
Experts hope this year’s flu shot can help prevent an influenza epidemic paired with another wave of coronavirus, which could overwhelm hospitals and lead to general confusion, given that it can be difficult to tell a COVID-19 infection from a case of the flu. This flu season is also something of a dress rehearsal for the eventual rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine amid the ongoing pandemic, allowing doctors, nurses and pharmacists a c...
Source: TIME: Health - October 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Researchers develop AI for COVID-19 on chest x-ray
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed an artificial intelligence...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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SARS-CoV-2 has characteristic appearance on x-ray (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
BlueCube Bio wins MN Cup grand prize
(Calliope) On September 22, 2020, the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management named BlueCube Bio the $50,000 grand-prize winner of the 2020 MN Cup. This highly competitive, prestigious honor recognizes organizations state-wide for their excellence in entrepreneurism and investment pitching.By transforming cryopreservation techniques using nontoxic materials, BlueCube Bio increases the efficacy of cellular therapies by reducing the side-effects associated with infusing life-threatening preservation chemicals into a patient. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
University of Minnesota develops AI algorithm to analyze chest X-rays for COVID-19
(University of Minnesota) University of Minnesota recently developed and validated an artificial intelligence algorithm that can evaluate chest X-rays to diagnose possible cases of COVID-19. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 1, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of beach water for the first time
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have been testing water samples at eight beaches along Lake Superior since July and found trace amounts at four beaches this month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Extra visit time with patients may explain wage gap for female physicians
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than their male counterparts. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
More than 90% of Americans say front-line health workers should get a coronavirus vaccine first
A new survey, conducted by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, found that 91% of Americans say front-line workers should be inoculated against COVID-19 first. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New method developed to help scientists understand how the brain processes color
(University of Minnesota) Through the development of new technology, University of Minnesota researchers have developed a method that allows scientists to understand how a fruit fly's brain responds to seeing color. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Post-Doctoral Associate- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
The UMN has suspended hiring for most positions. However, we will continue hiring for positions critical to the University's mission and operations at this time. Applications are being accepted for this position and you are encouraged to apply. In-person interviews are suspended indefinitely and will be replaced by interviews in a virtual format. Thank you for your continued interest in working at the University of Minnesota. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - September 28, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Job Opportunities News Source Type: news
Clinical Research Coordinator (Research Pro 2)- Dept of Orthopedic Surgery
The UMN has suspended hiring for most positions. However, we will continue hiring for positions critical to the University's mission and operations at this time. Applications are being accepted for this position and you are encouraged to apply. In-person interviews are suspended indefinitely and will be replaced by interviews in a virtual format. Thank you for your continued interest in working at the University of Minnesota. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - September 28, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Job Opportunities News Source Type: news
University of Minnesota receives seed funding for clinical study of metformin to treat, prevent COVID-19
(University of Minnesota Medical School) University of Minnesota Medical School researchers received funding from the Parsemus Foundation to initiate research on the widely-used diabetes medication, metformin, available globally as an inexpensive generic drug for prevention and treatment for COVID-19. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Gene Therapy Clinical Trial for Mesothelioma Moving Forward
This study will compare the effectiveness of the drug against a control group receiving only the gemcitabine and celecoxib. Patients have a one-in-two chance of being randomly assigned to either the adenovirus treatment or the control group.
Adenovirus-delivered interferon Alpha-2b is designed as a second- or third-line treatment for patients who have failed in earlier regimens. Patients who previously had aggressive mesothelioma surgery but whose tumors have since progressed would be eligible to enroll.
Success at the phase III level would mark the culmination of 20 years of researching and fine tuning gene therapy for us...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 23, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep
Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems in humans and other animals. But why is sleep so vital to our health? A UCLA-led team of scientists has made a major advance in answering this question and has shown for the first time that a dramatic change in the purpose of sleep occurs at the age of about 2-and-a-half.Before that age, the brain grows very rapidly. During REM sleep, when vivid dreams occur, the young brain is busy building and strengthening synapses — the structures that connect neurons to one another and allow them to communicate.“Don’t wake babies up during REM sleep — important w...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
John Najarian, Pioneering Transplant Surgeon, Dies at 92
He was known for taking on difficult cases, many involving children. An anti-rejection drug he developed led to a scandal, but he was vindicated. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Neil Genzlinger Tags: Transplants Surgery and Surgeons Deaths (Obituaries) Food and Drug Administration University of Minnesota Najarian, John S. Source Type: news
College Professors Made Models Showing How Bad COVID-19 Would Be on Campus. Some Administrators Ignored Them
Who thought it would be a good idea to move thousands of teenagers and young adults across the country to college campuses, where, unencumbered by parental supervision, many college kids did what college kids do?
Actually, Nigel Goldenfeld and Sergei Maslov, two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign physics researchers, thought they had it figured out. They created a predictive model for the campus, which showed that with a robust, twice-a-week testing program for students, faculty and staff who are regularly on campus, a mask mandate and an app for contact tracing, COVID-19 cases could be kept below 500 people for th...
Source: TIME: Health - September 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Victoria Knight / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
