Researchers in France have discovered that patients suffering from severe COVID-19 show changes in a class of immune cells known as unconventional T cells. The study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), suggests that monitoring the activity…
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Three quarters of patients report long-term effects of coronavius
Three quarters of a group of patients who received care for coronavirus at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital were still suffering ongoing symptoms three months later, a study published on the preprint server medRxiv has found. Researchers at North Bristol NHS Trust…
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First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients
Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to the BRACE CORONA trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are…
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Robot eases loneliness of Mexican virus patients
A robot at a hospital in the Mexican capital is providing a lifeline for coronavirus patients separated from their relatives and reducing the risk of infection for medical workers. “Hi, I’m LaLuchy Robotina! What’s your name?” the 1.4-meter-tall (4.6 feet)…
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New study explains potential causes for "happy hypoxia" condition in patients with the COVID-19 virus
A new research study provides possible explanations for COVID-19 patients who present with extremely low, otherwise life-threatening levels of oxygen, but no signs of dyspnea (difficulty breathing). This new understanding of the condition, known as silent hypoxemia or “happy hypoxia,”…
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New database could help lead to personalized treatments for breast cancer patients
All current breast cancer drugs were first tested in cell lines. Each cell line began as cancer in a patient. As such, each cell line is a surrogate for that patient’s disease. A new database of 40 breast cancer cell…
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New risk tool developed for cardiac arrest patients
Experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes. The study published today in European Heart Journal, by a team of researchers from King’s College London and King’s College Hospital, details a novel risk score for heart…
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Remote, real-time monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients significantly decreases hospital stays
For many with end-stage lung disease, lung transplantation has become a viable option to extend lives and improve the quality of life. However, once lung transplant recipients leave the hospital, they may experience complications, such as an infection or organ…
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30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation
30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation… thanks to micro magnets in veins Innovative procedure creates super-strong needle access point into the body This can then cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment It…
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Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in new study
UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human disease-causing gene. Details of the treatment, which targeted the mutant…
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