A simple blood sample indicates how serious a head trauma is
A simple blood sample to diagnose patients with head trauma injury is an innovation enabled by researchers at Örebro University. In a new study, reported in Nature Communications, they have identified biomarkers in the blood that indicate how serious a head trauma is. A fall, a road traffic accident or assault. Those are the most […]
New surgical technique enables faster, fuller recovery after radical prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy, or removal of the prostate gland and surrounding tissues, is a standard surgical procedure used to treat men with prostate cancer. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is becoming increasingly common, but as with other radical prostatectomy methods, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction are common complications of the procedure. A surgeon’s experience and technique dramatically […]
Research unlocks personalized care in type 2 diabetes
Moving away from a “one-size fits all” care regime has the potential to transform care for people with type 2 diabetes, a University of Dundee study has shown. Experts at the University’s School of Medicine, working with the University of Exeter, have established a means of determining how people with diabetes type two differ from […]
Malnutrition in Africa best addressed by improving access to markets, not variety in the fields
Malnutrition in developing countries is best addressed not by increasing the variety of crops grown on smallholder farms, but by improving access to markets. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the MwAPATA Institute in Malawi and the University of Bonn in Germany. More variety in animal production, however, does show positive effects. […]
Quiescent cancer cells resist tumor cells attack by forming an immunosuppressive niche
Researcher Pilar Baldominos, has completed a study on the defense mechanisms used by some tumor cells to defeat both the immune system and immunotherapy. Researcher is currently pursuing her Universitat Politècnica de València Ph.D. at Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her work, published in the journal Cell, reports the results that she obtained thanks to […]
‘One-size-fits-all’ flawed for assessing cardiovascular disease risk among Asian Americans
In a large, retrospective study covering data from the last two decades, death rates for cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. varied among people from various Asian ethnicity subgroups, with death rate trends that stagnated in some subgroups and increased in others, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed […]
Poor eyesight unfairly mistaken for brain decline
Millions of older people with poor eyesight are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairments, according to a new study by the University of South Australia. Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks could be skewing results in up to a quarter of people aged over 50 who have undiagnosed visual problems such […]
Health systems study plans to future-proof their organizations post-pandemic
For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems’ Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are shifting from the system-centered mindset—which left many unprepared to meet patient needs during the pandemic—to a patient-focused approach that will enable them to improve […]
Children grow faster during school year than during summer holidays
It has been long recognized that in Western countries, children grow more likely to become overweight or obese over the summer. Causes of this include changes in kids’ physical activity and diet over during the summer period, including the summer holidays. But in a new study in Frontiers in Physiology, scientists from the US show […]
Research on the raw materials dilemma: High-tech metals germanium and gallium from the deep sea?
Germanium and gallium are two metals that are of great importance for modern high technologies. Both are important raw materials for the semiconductor industry, for fiber optic cables and for photovoltaics. They are thus essential components for shaping electromobility and the energy transition. Using new analytical methods, the research group led by Michael Bau, Professor […]