Category Archives: Health

15Dec/22

International Collaboration to Improve Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa Focuses on Resources for Children’s Cancers

December 15, 2022ReasearchClinton Health Access Initiative, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN, Sub-Saharan Africa, United Statesadmin

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers in the United States—is working on new NCCN Harmonized Guidelines™ for Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the African Cancer Coalition (ACC), the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). The organizations are part of Allied Against Cancer, a global multi-sector effort to improve resource-stratified access to life-saving cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading

15Dec/22

‘It’s like being in a warzone’ – A&E nurses open up about the emotional cost of working on the NHS frontline

December 15, 2022HealthcareAfghanistan, Arlie Hochschild, Creative Commons, Emergency department, Health, Jill Maben, Kate Kirk, London, National Health Service, Nursing, Obstetrical nursing, Pediatric nursing, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdomadmin

Kate Kirk, University of Leicester

As nurses prepare to strike for the first time, an A&E nurse and lecturer in Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare writes about the stress, fear, grief and guilt they feel every day working on the frontline of an NHS in crises.

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08Dec/22

University of Birmingham, U.K. announces ‘all language capability’ for tool to expedite Long COVID research

December 8, 2022ReasearchPsychological testing, United Kingdomadmin

A validated Symptom Burden Questionnaire™ that will help medical researchers unravel the complexities of Long COVID and develop or test new treatments is now available for translation into hundreds of languages, with support for inclusion on digital platforms, thanks to a partnership agreement between the University of Birmingham, U.K., and Mapi Research Trust. Continue reading

21Nov/22

Mozzies are everywhere right now – including giant ones and those that make us sick. Here’s what you need to know

November 21, 2022HealthcareAedes, Australia, Cameron Webb, Creative Commons, Culicidae, Ectoparasites, Flies, Haematophagy, Infectious diseases, Insect control, Insect repellent, Mosquito, nsw health, Ross River virus, Toxorhynchites speciosus, Zoonosesadmin

Cameron Webb, University of Sydney

Like all insects, mosquitoes thrive in warmer weather. But what they really need is water. La Niña rainfall and flooding are providing the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, with numbers exploding in recent weeks.

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06Nov/22

What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain

November 6, 2022HealthcareAnalgesic, Chandler Bing, Codeine, Creative Commons, Drugs, Euphoriants, Heroin, hydrocodone, Matthew Perry, Methadone, Morphinans, Morphine, Opioids, Pain, Psychoactive drugs, Rob Poole, RTT, testosterone, Tom Petty, Tomas, Walesadmin

Rob Poole, Bangor University

In his new autobiography, Matthew Perry reveals that his colon burst as a result of his addiction to opioid painkillers. The 53-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in Friends, was in a coma for two weeks following the incident and had to wear a colostomy bag for nine months.

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04Nov/22

‘Secrets of Shape-Shifting Proteins Revealed’: Real-time observation of life at the smallest scale, shows how vibrations are used by proteins to change shapes and functions

November 4, 2022ReasearchBiosensors, Biotechnology, Dubai, Germany, United Arab Emiratesadmin

RAM Medical Corporation L.L.C. (RMC), based in UAE and Germany, has recently set up its headquarters in Dubai. For the past several years, RMC has been developing the next generation of biosensors for biomedical applications. As of October 2022, RMC innovation has created an IP portfolio of more than 60 sensor patents and operates its R&D facilities, cleanrooms, and research labs in Germany. The Company has developed a revolutionary 3D biomolecular mapping platform called ThEA™ (Terahertz Express Analyzer) for real-time 3D imaging of proteins in hopes of radically changing the drug development and personalized diagnostics industries. Continue reading

01Nov/22

Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – an expert answers three key questions about these new COVID variants

November 1, 2022ReasearchBQ, Building biology, Canada, Creative Commons, Epidemiology, Immunology, Infection, Manal Mohammed, Medical specialties, Natural sciences, New Zealand, Physical sciences, Radon, SHUTTERSTOCK, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vaccination, Vaccine, Virusadmin

Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster

Two new omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, are quickly gaining traction in the US, collectively accounting for 27% of infections as of October 29. Both are descendants of BA.5, the omicron variant that has dominated around the world for some months.

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01Nov/22

New Initiative Launches to Address Neglected Global Health Crisis of Alcohol

November 1, 2022HealthcareAlcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol and health, Articles, Binge drinking, Drinking culture, Health, Substance abuse, Vital Strategiesadmin

Alcohol consumption is a top-ten driver of death, illness and injury, with wide-ranging social and economic harms. Many of the harms related to alcohol disproportionately affect young adults, and surveys from multiple countries suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic has further increased drinking. Today, Vital Strategies announced RESET Alcohol – a groundbreaking new $15 million initiative to reduce alcohol-related harms in hard-hit countries through policy change. Continue reading

26Oct/22

ZEISS Microscopy Launches New Interactive Microsite

October 26, 2022ReasearchBhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272admin

ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions announced its new microsite featuring nine researchers and 24 areas of study, to celebrate the amazing breakthroughs these scientists are achieving with ZEISS instruments. This virtual component is the at-home extension of their new interactive touchscreen experience recently debuted at ZEISS tradeshows. The microsite’s web interface allows for an intuitive interaction to explore microscopic discoveries and will grow with more research breakthroughs to come. The microsite will allow the user to see some of what is featured during microscopy events. Continue reading

17Oct/22

Alzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it

October 17, 2022ReasearchAlois Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, Amyloid, Amyloid beta, Amyloidosis, Andaloussi, Andrea Sturchio, Biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease, Biology, Branches of biology, Creative Commons, Germany, Histopathology, Insulin-degrading enzyme, Kariem Ezzat, Lecanemab, Molecular neuroscience, Osaka, Peptides, Samir EL Andaloussi, Senile plaques, Tübingenadmin

Andrea Sturchio, Karolinska Institutet; Kariem Ezzat, Karolinska Institutet, and Samir EL Andaloussi, Karolinska Institutet

In 1906, Alois Alzheimer, a psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, reported “a peculiar severe disease process of the cerebral cortex” to a gathering of psychiatrists in Tübingen, Germany. The case was a 50-year-old woman who suffered from memory loss, delusions, hallucinations, aggression and confusion – all of which worsened until her untimely death five years later.

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