March 15, 2023 Cardiovascular Diesase Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension by uncovering gene responsible for its progression.
March 10, 2023 Clinical Research Report says long COVID could impact economy and be ‘mass disabling event’ in Canada. The new money from the Canadian Federal Gvt put into research into development of clinical guidelines, diagnostics, treatments, and rehabilitation is needed and welcome.
February 10, 2023 Bioengineering Epigenetic processes seem to be intimately involved in the cellular aging process. Research uncovering the mechanisms of these processes may help reverse the harm from degenerative disease among other conditions.
February 9, 2023 Allergy/Immunology First step studying the outcomes of a one-and-done therapy using pegylated interferon lambda demonstrated that it helped curb severe COVID-19 infection-related hospitalizations.
February 8, 2023 AI AI system developed to assist oncologists by predicting the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy. This is just the beginning of AI forays into medicine.
February 7, 2023 Clinical Research Study reviews best evidenced-based practices using antidepressant medication for treatment of chronic pain.
February 3, 2023 Clinical Research Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis? Study concludes the latter.
January 24, 2023 Clinical Research Proof of concept via in vitro testing shows that venous clots can be broken down more quickly than meds using an ultrasound vortex. Still far away from clinical use if it ever gets to that endpoint.
January 16, 2023 Clinical Research New wearable tech is being used to reduce inattentive driving for teens with ADHD
January 13, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Headline: “Scientists find potential cure for COVID-related loss of smell.” Not so fast. It concludes that greater improvement with treatment was noted compared to placebo but “there was no subjective olfactory improvement over placebo.”