In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Hui Yang, Pu Zou, Yuhu He and colleagues from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China discuss risk factors for prognosis after the Maze IV procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing…
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Researchers discover factors that two aggressive cancers have in common
Individuals diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), a type of liver cancer, face a five-year survival rate of less than 10 percent. But a Wilmot Cancer Institute team that also investigates pancreatic cancer, which has similarly poor survival statistics, discovered factors…
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Genetic factors linked to response to common antiviral medications
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists and collaborators in Sweden and Japan are reporting that the enzyme NUDT15 plays a role in how patients respond to antiviral therapy with the common drugs ganciclovir and acyclovir. The researchers showed that NUDT15…
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Study identifies risk factors for severe COVID-19 in individuals with sickle cell disease
New research published today in the journal Blood Advances finds that certain factors, such as a history of severe pain episodes and coexisting organ conditions, increase the risk of severe COVID-19 illness, including hospitalization, in individuals living with sickle cell…
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How transcription factors work together in cancer formation
A new study co-authored by University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher Srinivas Ramachandran, Ph.D., shows how DNA segments known as enhancers function in cells. The paper published last month in Molecular Cell highlighted the work from Ramachandran, along with Satyanarayan…
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New mechanism by which senescent cells turn on genes encoding for tumor-regulating factors
Scientists at The Wistar Institute identified a new mechanism of transcriptional control of cellular senescence that drives the release of inflammatory molecules that influence tumor development through altering the surrounding microenvironment. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, reports that…
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Social and structural factors influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 mortality racial disparities in the U.S. are associated with social factors like income, education and internet access, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, highlights the need for public…
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New study identifies greatest risk factors of mortality from COVID-19
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications from diabetes or hypertension, according to a new study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers….
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Study reveals risk factors for acute kidney injury after brain hemorrhage
Patients who suffer an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) face an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) during their hospitalization. AKI can lead to sudden kidney failure, kidney damage or even death. Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine…
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Risk Factors Raise Trump’s Odds for Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 — Age, weight and gender are three risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness that could complicate President Donald Trump’s coronavirus infection, medical experts said Friday. Trump announced in a 1 a.m. tweet Friday that both he…
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