New decision support tool can provide personalized antibiotic treatment recommendations

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A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute developed an algorithm that could greatly reduce use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in outpatient settings, a step toward reducing antibiotic resistance. The findings will be published online November 4, 2020 in Science Translational Medicine. As discussed by the authors, antibiotic resistance is a major threat to the practice […]

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Brain metastases cause severe brain damage that can be inhibited by treatment

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Researchers from the University of Seville and the University of Oxford have described how the presence of brain metastases causes acute cerebrovascular dysfunction from the early stages of the disease. The study, whose main author was Manuel Sarmiento Soto, Marie Curie researcher and member of the Group on Mechanisms of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Seville, […]

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Loneliness highest in the 20s and lowest in the 60s, study says

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Loneliness is a prevalent and serious public health problem impacting health, well-being and longevity. Seeking to develop effective interventions, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine examined the psychological and environmental factors that lead to patterns of loneliness in different age groups. Researchers used a web-based survey of 2,843 participants, ages 20 to 69 years, from across […]

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RNA structures of coronavirus reveal potential drug targets

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The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus RNA genome structure was studied in detail by researchers from the University of Groningen, the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, and Leiden University. The RNA structures are potential targets for the development of drugs against the virus. The results were published on 10 November as ‘Breakthrough paper’ in the journal Nucleic Acid Research. […]

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Researchers find a backup mechanism that removes cellular debris from the brain

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Microglia—the brain’s immune cells—play a primary role in removing cellular debris from the brain. According to a recent study by a Nagoya University-led research team in Japan, another kind of brain cell, called astrocyte, is also involved in removing debris as a backup to microglia. The finding, published recently in The EMBO Journal, could lead to new therapies that accelerate […]

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Improving emergency care for people with dementia is focus of new grant

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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of four institutions awarded a total of $7.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study and improve care in emergency departments for people with dementia. The school’s Division of Emergency Medicine, which will become the Department of Emergency Medicine in February, is one of the four grant recipients. […]

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Greece re-enters partial novel coronavirus lockdown

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Athens and northern Greece on Tuesday entered lockdown for at least a month to fight a resurgent coronavirus, causing small businesses to worry anew for their future. Cafes, restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas and theatres and most non-essential businesses shut down in Athens, which accounts for half of the country’s 11 million people, and in the northern cities of Thessaloniki and […]

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Researcher develops innovative glucometer training device

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An innovative new medical simulator that teaches students and patients how to measure and analyze blood glucose has been developed by a Coventry University Professor. Through years of experience teaching healthcare professionals in this area, Assistant Professor Nina Godson, the Clinical Skills lead in Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, identified a gap in the market for a […]

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Kelsea Ballerini Slams 'Incredibly Insensitive' Pregnancy Rumors After CMAs

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Putting them in their place! Kelsea Ballerini had the best response to pregnancy speculation following the 2020 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, November 11. Halsey, Jennifer Aniston and More Celebs Who’ve Slammed Pregnancy Rumors When a Twitter user wondered whether the “sweet, adorable” country singer, 27, could be pregnant, the Tennessee native replied, “I’m sure you mean well, but […]

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