It is necessary to develop additional COVID-19 vaccines, as different vaccine approaches have their advantages and disadvantages and may work synergistically. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now report that they have developed a prototype vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 using a DNA vaccine platform that is inexpensive, stable, easy to produce, and shows a good safety […]
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Guidelines developed for diabetes management in CKD
(HealthDay)—In a synopsis of the 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline, published online Nov. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations and practice points are presented for clinicians caring for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Sankar D. Navaneethan, M.D., from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, […]
Overnight retreat spurred 116 coronavirus cases after student developed symptoms: CDC report
How is the race for a coronavirus vaccine shaping up? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma joins ‘Fox News @ Night’ with insight. An overnight retreat in Wisconsin this summer involving 152 high school-aged boys, counselors and staff resulted in 116 coronavirus infections after one student who had tested negative for the […]
Imaging agent developed at Washington University spotlights inflammation
Many of the most common diseases — cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and lung disease, and even COVID-19 — have been linked to chronic or excessive inflammation. Blood tests can indicate that some part of a person’s body is inflamed, but doctors don’t have a good way to zero in on the site of inflammation and visualize the […]
Guidance for treating stroke patients during COVID-19 crisis developed
In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to optimize allocation of healthcare resources, researchers are improving ways to treat patients with acute large vessel occlusion strokes in a safe manner that also better protects health care workers. Developed by a team from the Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology (SVIN) and led […]
Coronavirus vaccine developed in the UK could be ready by fall, if it works
Scientists at Oxford University have begun clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine that has shown promise in rhesus monkeys, according to news reports. If the vaccine can effectively protect humans against the novel coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2,i the first doses could potentially be administered by the autumn, according to a blog post on the official […]
Newly developed tool for psychological studies to be tested in investigation of laughter
Software for an innovative wearable that could optimize the collection of data in psychological studies is being developed by researchers at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, Austria (KL Krems). The device will be tested on around 150 subjects as part of an investigation entitled “Laughter in everyday life.” The advantage of the […]
Woman has a severely scarred face after refusing to treat her acne
‘Just as everyone’s spots were clearing up, mine became worse’: Woman, 28, who had perfect skin throughout her teenage years is left with a permanently scarred face after developing severe acne in her TWENTIES Emilie Love first developed minor breaks outs when she was 16 years old Years later, her blemishes turned into cystic acne […]