Researchers from Mayo Clinic have published a new study on the gut microbiome and C. difficile in the journal Science Translational Medicine: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/10/464/eaam7019. Using a novel mouse model, the researchers found that a subset of patients with diarrhea may be susceptible to C. difficile infection as a result of deleterious changes in their gut bacteria
Month: November 2021
As the Science Museum opens its doors to a new exhibition curated with Cancer Research UK, we speak with two science communication masters about the benefits, ethics and sheer fun of communicating your research to the public. In the early 1800s, Sir Humphry Davy – by that time a well-established Royal Institution lecturer – began
US President Joe Biden speaks about the 50 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine shot administered in the US during an event commemorating the milestone in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, February 25, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Over 90% of the more than 3.5 million federal workers covered
A survey of women who gave birth during the pandemic linked disruptions in prenatal care, discrimination, and COVID-19-related stressors with incomplete vaccination in their infants. Among more than 1,000 infants born from April and July 2020, 8.0% had incomplete vaccinations at ages 3 to 5 months (split between 4.6% receiving some and 3.4% not receiving
A recent study found that the drug tranexamic acid has minimal impact in controlling blood loss in severely injured trauma patients at the standard doses given, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The drug, also called TXA, is routinely given at many hospitals across the U.S. to critically injured
When a man named Jack booked his Virgin Atlantic flight in a first-class cabin for a flight home from New York, he had no idea that he would end up making a woman’s life-long dream come true. An 88-year-old woman, named Violet, was on that same flight, except with a seat in economy. Violet had
We all experience jealousy from time to time. But what if it starts to hurt our friendships? Envy. It’s something we all experience. Four in five of us (79.4%) have felt it in the last year, while those of us aged 30 and younger are the most likely to experience it. Whether we feel a
The risk of a baby dying during childbirth is reportedly higher in pregnant moms who contract the delta variant of the novel coronavirus. Other complications are also being monitored by experts amid the ongoing pandemic. Latest Pregnancy And COVID-19 Findings Two new studies published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday
US regulators have put some of the new clozapine risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program on temporary hold because of start-up difficulties, including long telephone wait times. In a November 19 statement , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is temporarily suspending certain aspects of the program because of challenges reported
People who survive cancer in childhood have a higher risk of ill health as they grow older, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. The risks vary according to the cancer type and how the cancer was treated. But overall, the study found that people who survived cancer had 5
On June 1, the World Health Organization approved the use of CoronaVac, China’s COVID-19 vaccine, to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. CoronaVac was shown in clinical trials to prevent severe COVID-19 illness along with showing a noticeable safety and immunogenicity profile. In countries such as Chile that have approved CoronaVac, research
Syrian filmmaker and activist Hassan Akkad has documented his life story to date in his book Hope Not Fear: Finding my way from Refugee to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner. Now he’s sharing the stories of others, so they can receive help and support, too Filmmaker, author, and activist Hassan Akkad is a natural storyteller.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frozen vials labeled “Smallpox” that were discovered in a freezer at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania “contain no trace of virus known to cause smallpox,” federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that testing showed the vials contain “vaccinia, the virus used in smallpox vaccine”
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the rule that will allow the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2021. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe
“Frankly, it’s a travesty that in the middle of a pandemic we have such poor access to rapid testing.” — Carlos del Rio, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, about the high cost of rapid COVID tests. “Are patients treated appropriately? The answer is no.” — Elan Guterman, MD, of the University of California San
The Marker family opened their door on a recent evening to a woman dressed in purple, with a military attitude to cleanliness. Linda Holmes, who has worked as a technician with LiceDoctors for five years, came straight from her day job at a hospital after she got the call from a dispatcher that the Marker
Senior Alex Brown, quarterback for New Jersey’s Red Bank Catholic High School, scored eight touchdowns on his 18th birthday, just one day after his mom, Michelle, passed away after a 14-year battle with breast cancer. Brown threw for six and rushed for two more in their 58-34 playoff win over Morris Catholic. He said he
Cases of the flu, that once annual viral intruder that was regularly the country’s worst annual health crisis, is showing signs of waking up again this fall. But, experts say, it is far too early to say if the country will have a normal – i.e., bad – flu season or a repeat of last
An extreme sensitivity to the cold, and sometimes triggered by stress, this phenomenon is believed to affect 10 million people in the UK No doubt we’ve all felt the familiar sting of the cold as winter draws in, the icy air prompting us to huddle up, rubbing our hands together to generate a little extra
Scientists at Scripps Research, Florida have determined the near-atomic-scale structure of an unusual brain-cell receptor called GPR158, which has been linked to depression and anxiety. The structural study reveals both the receptor and its regulating complex, advancing understanding of basic cell receptor biology. It also enables work on potential therapeutics designed to block GPR158 as
Nov. 19, 2021 — President Joe Biden is in “good spirits” following his trip to Walter Reed hospital today for his first annual physical exam and routine colonoscopy as commander-in-chief, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. A colonoscopy is a medical procedure where doctors examine your large intestine (colon) and your rectum. A flexible tube with a small camera at the tip
Andre Pearson, a heart failure patient who has been at Mayo Clinic since March, initially was too ill to leave the Rochester, Minn., hospital to go to his daughter’s wedding in California. He had resigned himself to watching it online. But a few days before the Saturday evening ceremony, with Mr. Pearson doing well, his
In this article AMZN MSFT PLTR Women are significantly underrepresented in STEM professions and for the few who are pursuing science, technology, engineering or math careers – there are a lot of financial challenges. That’s why a lot of companies and organizations are offering scholarships and other financial assistance to help bridge this gender gap
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include a new blood thinner, COVID and
Posted on November 18, 2021 by Admin Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent health concerns among adults ages 65 and older in the United States. At Atria, the health and wellbeing of residents is our highest priority, and since November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, we want to provide a resource for caregivers whose parents may be
Researchers have compiled the most comprehensive road map of the protein composition of human lungs, providing a clearer picture of the healthy development of this essential organ that made terrestrial life possible. The study, led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, describes how thousands of molecules are modulated in a
Many women dream of their perfect wedding day ever since they’re young girls, and Chelsie Hill is no exception. When she met the man of her dreams, she and him began planning this magical day. Hill has been paralyzed from the waist down since she was 17 years old after getting into a car accident
Some patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) don’t respond well enough even to “quartet therapy,” the combination of drugs from four separate classes recommended as first-line agents to be initiated early after the diagnosis. A member of yet another drug class, tentatively envisioned as second- or third-line option in such cases, may
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