Other Notable Health Studies & Research From May 19, 2022 – Study Finds

There are dozens of studies, innovations, and research findings released everyday by institutions and clinics across the world. Heres a look at some of the other notable health reports from May 19.

New breathable gas sensors may improve monitoring of health, environmentNewly developed flexible, porous and highly sensitive nitrogen dioxide sensors that can be applied to skin and clothing have potential applications in health care, environmental health monitoring and military use, according to researchers.

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?Antibiotics are losing effectivenessand millions are dying as a result. CARB-X, a BU-based partnership that aims to solve antimicrobial resistance, has been given up to $370 million in new funding from the US government and charitable foundation Wellcome.

Scientists devise method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibioticsA novel surface treatment developed by a UCLA-led team of scientists could help improve the safety of these devices and ease the economic burden on the health care system.

First Intermediate to Long-Term Study of the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve System Validates Safety and EfficacyA study of 1-year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

Without work-life balance, this protein may promote diseaseA family of proteins that have a role in ensuring many types of cells move and maintain their shape may promote disease when they act like workaholics and disrupt the cellular environment, new research suggests.

Human Behavior is Key to Building a Better Long-term COVID ForecastUConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Allied Health researcherRan Xu,along with collaboratorsHazhir Rahmandadfrom the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, andNavid Ghaffarzadeganfrom Virginia Tech, have a paper out today inPLOSComputational Biologywhere they detail how they applied relatively simple but nuanced variables to enhance modelling capabilities, with the result that their approach out-performed a majority of the models currently used to inform decisions made by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The genetic underpinnings of severe staph infectionsThe research,published inScience, identifies a mutated gene common to multiple patients who suffer life-threatening infections and suggests that people living with a genetic condition known as 5p- or Cri-du-chat syndrome may be at similar risk.

Bird Flu: How Its Spreading and What to Know About This OutbreakA new study from researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine details which species are super spreaders, and the director of the Wildlife Clinic shares advice for protection.

*Free* Understanding internet addiction, and its root causes, towards preventing problematic useProblematic internet use parallels other addictive behaviors, including drug addiction, but the neurobiological and psychological mechanisms involved remain elusive.

Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin, study findsCombining a genetic risk score with a clinical risk score improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes in British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi individuals, especially in the young, according to a new study publishing May 19 in the open access journalPLOS Medicineby Sarah Finer of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues.

Repurposed antibiotic may be an effective therapeutic in COVID-19 infected miceA study publishing May 19thinthe open access journalPLOS Pathogensby Sandrine Belouzard and Jean Dubuisson at Pasteur Institute, Lille, France and colleagues suggests clofoctol may be an effective treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infections in mice.

Bird flu is driven by ecologically diverse species, with wild ducks, gulls, geese, and poultry playing a role in global spreadFunding for this project was provided by the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (HHSN272201400008C (JR) & HHSN272201400006C (JH)) and the North Pacific Research Board (project no. 1411 (NH, MB, JR)).

Some people fared better than others during COVID-19 pandemic due to geneticsEveryone has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study byLude Franke and colleaguesof theUniversity of Groningen, Netherlandsfinds that some individuals weathered the stress of the pandemic better than others, in part, due to their genetics.

Problems in the powerhouse: Excessive degradation of mitochondria found to be a tipping point from normal, beneficial alcohol metabolism to alcoholic liver diseaseAlcohol exposure causes damage to mitochondria, activating their degradation and subsequent removal of damaged mitochondria; however, constant mitochondrial removal causes additional damage to liver tissue.

Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in miceResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that neurons carrying a mutation in theNf1gene are hyperexcitable and that suppressing this hyperactivity with lamotrigine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat epilepsy, stops tumor growth in mice.

BU study: Increasing urban greenery could have prevented at least 34,000 US deaths over two decadesIncreasing greenery in US urban areas may substantially reduce mortality of all causes, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers.

Studies reveal key clues about COVID-19 immunity, immune recallA trio of newly published studies of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, vaccinated against the virus, or both are providing tantalizing new clues about the factors that influence the speed and magnitude of the immune systems response to subsequent infection with variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Sting Proteins Efforts to Clean Up Brain Cell Damage May Speed Parkinsons Disease ProgressIn studies with mouse and human tissue, as well as live mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a snag in the normal process of cleaning up broken DNA in brain cells may hasten the progression of Parkinsons disease.

A gene-targeted approach may help prevent or recover neonatal brain injuriesThe findings of a new pre-clinicalstudypublished in The Journal of Neuroscience are helping pave the way toward better understanding, prevention and recovery of neonatal brain injuries.

Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widelyAccording to work led by University of Pennsylvania scientists, genomic variants in four genes that are critical to SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the ACE2 gene, were targets of natural selection and associated with health conditions seen in COVID-19 patients.

Male pheromones improve health of females eggsMale pheromones just might be the fountain of youth for aging female animals eggs, according to a new Northwestern University study.

Registrations open for So Paulo School of Advanced Science on Pathogenic TrypanosomatidsThe So Paulo School of Advanced Science on Pathogenic Trypanosomatids (SPSAS TrypsSchool) will be held in Brazil on September 19-30 at the Ribeiro Preto Medical School of the University of So Paulo (FMRP-USP) in So Paulo state, Brazil.

Talking about sexual consent and expectations can improve relationships and wellbeingTeaching the benefits of affirmative sexual consent while also validating anxieties people might experience about consent communication is an important step for improving sexual health and wellbeing, according to a new study.

Medication Treatment of Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders Reduces the Later Onset of Substance Use ProblemsA new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that treating psychiatric disorders with psychotropic medications in children and adolescents does not increase the risk of developing substance use, misuse, or substance use disorder (SUD).

Fly researchers find another layer to the code of lifeA new examination of the way different tissues read information from genes has discovered that the brain and testes appear to be extraordinarily open to the use of many different kinds of code to produce a given protein.

Oncotarget | Anti-Cancer Drug Profiling With CancerOmicsNetA new research paper was published in Volume 13 ofOncotarget, entitled, CancerOmicsNet: a multi-omics network-based approach to anti-cancer drug profiling.

DAP array casts a wide net to fix mutationsA genome-editing strategy developed at Rice University can correct dozens of errors at the same time with high precision and efficiency, a possible breakthrough for those who suffer from diseases caused by a combination of mutations.

Physician Mistreatment Emerges as Crisis that Can Ripple Through U.S. Health CareIn a recent survey of more than 6,500 physicians from across the United States representing a broad spectrum of racial and ethnic diversity, nearly 30% of respondents reported experiencing discrimination and mistreatment from patients or patients family members or visitors.

Northpond Labs funds second research project at Harvards Wyss InstituteThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Northpond Ventures announced today that Northpond Labs, the venture capital firms research- and development-focused affiliate, has signed an agreement to support a second Wyss project and accelerate its development toward commercialization.

Study Shines Light on Longevity of COVID-19 Immune ResponseBy uniting research from 8 cohorts across the U.S., a group of researchers has accelerated collection of data integral to answering questions about immune responses needed for long lasting protection from SARS-CoV-2.

New study shows genes can predict response to arthritis treatment and paves the way for future drug developmentNew research from Queen Mary University of London, published inNature Medicine, has shown that molecular profiling of the diseased joint tissue can significantly impact whether specific drug treatments will work to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.

Physicians Experiences With Mistreatment and Discrimination by Patients, Families, and Visitors and Association With BurnoutIn this cross-sectional study of 6512 US physicians, mistreatment and discriminatory behaviors by patients, families, and visitors within the previous year were common, especially for female and racial and ethnic minority physicians, and associated with higher burnout rates.

Association of Extreme Heat With All-Cause Mortality in the Contiguous US, 2008-2017In this cross-sectional study using a longitudinal analysis of county-level monthly all-cause mortality rates from all counties in the contiguous US from 2008 to 2017, each additional extreme heat day in a month was associated with 0.07 additional death per 100000 adults.

Trends in Cancer Mortality Among Black Individuals in the US From 1999 to 2019In this cross-sectional study of 1361663 deaths from cancer among Black individuals, although cancer mortality decreased considerably among Black individuals from 1999 to 2019, the cancer mortality rate was higher among Black men and women than in other racial and ethnic groups in 2019.

Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated With AntiSARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels After 2 BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine DosesIn this cohort study of 50 individuals, antiSARS-CoV-2specific antibody levels at 2, 4, and 6 months after COVID-19 vaccination were inversely correlated with body weight.

Cancer death rates among Black people declined over time, but remain higher than other racial and ethnic groupsIn 2019, Black people still had considerably higher rates of cancer death than people in other racial and ethnic groups, a large epidemiologic study has found.

Identifying DNA restore genes holds promise for enhancing most cancers therapyA brand new approach through which most cancers cells can restore DNA injury has been found by researchers on the University of Birmingham.

Major Uptick Reported in Cannabis Vaping for All AdolescentsCannabis vaping is increasing as the most popular method of cannabis delivery among all adolescents in the U.S., as is the frequency of cannabis vaping, according to research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Watch dolphins line up to self-medicate skin ailments at coral clinicsIn the journaliScienceon May 19, researchers show that these corals have medicinal properties, suggesting that the dolphins are using the marine invertebrates to medicate skin conditions.

Mount Sinai Microbiome Lab Joins NIHs Accelerating Medicines PartnershipThe National Institutes of the Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a four-year grant to study the role of the human microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, and other autoimmune diseases.

Neurogene Advances A Rett Gene Replacement Program That Got Its Start At RSRTToday is an exciting day for the Rett syndrome community: The biopharmaceutical company Neurogene announced that they are pursuing a gene replacement program for Rett syndrome.

Marshall University researchers awarded DOD grant to study Alzheimers diseaseResearchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Department of Defense (DOD), to study the role of obesity and oxidative stress in Alzheimers disease.

Patient safety and quality of care: Regenstrief study explores medical record linkage with goal of improving match accuracyA new study from the Regenstrief Institute is one of the first to evaluate commercially available matching methodologies in comparison to real-world gold standard data with the goal of identifying evidence-based opportunities for improving match accuracy for record linkage.

SCAI Issues Official Guidelines for the Management of Patent Foramen OvaleThe Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) today released official guidelines for the management of patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Broadening the Scope of Epoxide Ring Opening Reactions with ZirconoceneIn anew study published inChem, a team of chemists from Japan led byProfessor Junichiro Yamaguchi, graduate students Kazuhiro Aida and Marina Hirao, andAssistant Professor Eisuke Otafrom the Department of Applied Chemistry at Waseda University, investigated zirconocene, the zirconium counterpart to titanocene, as a potential alternative catalyst for the ring opening reaction.

The why of the silent XResearch unravels the mystery of how one of the X chromosomes in female embryonic stem cells is silenced.

Creating HOPE: New app helps people struggling with opioidsWith opioid overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling with opioids get the care they need.

Research briefs: Smartphone addiction and the secrets of killer whale dietsMcGill University researchers may have found a solution based on nudges, small changes to phone settings or behaviour that can help curb smartphone addiction.

Possible discovery ofmechanism behind mysterious COVID-19 symptomsNow, researchers at LiU have discovered that the bodys immune system can affect the spike protein on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, leading to the production of a misfolded spike protein called amyloid.

Everyone eats three extra burgers a day than they admitEveryone eats the equivalent of three extra McDonalds cheeseburgers a day than they admit regardless of their waistline, University of Essex researchers have revealed.

The fading of negative experiencesScientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) have now shown: The memories of the experiences fade and their traces in the brain are less strongly reactivated when we try to remember them.

Disrupt PAD III Trial Demonstrates Safety and Effectiveness of Intravascular Lithotripsy for Peripheral Artery CalcificationOne year outcomes from theDisrupt PAD III Trialcomparingintravascular lithotripsy(IVL) with adrug-coated balloon(DCB) topercutaneous transluminal angioplasty(PTA) with a DCB was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at theSociety for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions(SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

NACMI: International COVID-19 Registry Finds Significant Increased Risk of In-Hospital Mortality for STEMI Patients with COVID-19 Compared to Pre-PandemicThe latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

Novel Distal Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization Shown as a Safe Strategy Compared to Conventional Radial AccessInitial findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

Gout Medicine Improves Survival for Heart Failure Patients, Study FindsA common gout medication, colchicine, significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure, a UVA Health study found.

Sweet success: worlds largest islet transplant program celebrates 20 years of changing lives for people with diabetesAfter 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes.

Diet plays key role in ADHD symptoms in childrenHeres a good reason for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to eat their fruits and vegetables: It may help reduce inattention issues, a new study suggests.

Music alleviates collective griefNow, in a study published in the journal Behavioral Sciences, Lydia Gimnez-Llort, professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine and researcher at the INC-UAB, analyses how the music, lyrics and images in the video combine to show empathy and transmit a message of support to the citizens of Wuhan in a way that moves viewers.

Scientists develop off the shelf engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancerInvestigators have devised a novel therapeutic method for treating glioblastomas post-surgery by using stem cells taken from healthy donors engineered to attack GBM-specific tumor cells.

International study identifies most important vascular risk factors for dementiaInternational research led by NUI Galway has identified the most important risk factors for dementia in middle-aged and older people.

Physical activity and healthy diet during menopause help to protect from the health risks associated with increased adiposityA study conducted in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvskyl, Finland, revealed that menopausal transition increases womens body fat especially in the waist area.

The Latest Trends in Sleep MedicineApprovals for new medicines for treating sleep disorders along with new evidence-based interventions for insomnia and sleep apnea, have transformed sleep medicine into a medical specialty in its own right.

Pediatric Anesthesia: A Guide for the Non-Pediatric Anesthesia Provider Part IPediatric Anesthesia: A Guide for the Non-Pediatric Anesthesiais a comprehensive, contemporary reference that addresses all aspects of pediatric anesthesia.

Do Compression Garments Facilitate Muscle Recovery After Exercise?An international research team, led by assistant professor Jnos Ngyesi from Tohoku Universitys Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, performed a systematic review with meta-analysis to assess whether compression garments assist with muscle recovery.

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Other Notable Health Studies & Research From May 19, 2022 - Study Finds