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Genetically Modified Pig ’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient
The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.
Source: NYT Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Heart Immune System Transplants Surgery and Surgeons University of Maryland Medical Center Source Type: news
What It Will Take to Avoid a Tripledemic This Winter
Over the coming months, more than 100,000 Americans will likely die, mostly unnecessarily, from respiratory infections. Yes, that is the reality we are now facing this fall and winter—and likely every fall and winter for the foreseeable future. Unless we act. Between flu, COVID-19, and RSV, we are likely looking at a very large number of Americans getting sick, ending up in the hospital, and dying. Most of these Americans will be our most vulnerable: older Americans, the youngest children, and those with chronic diseases. And that number of 100,000 may be an underestimate, given that many of these infections go undet...
Source: TIME: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Ashish K. Jha Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 freelance Source Type: news
Clinical trial to test immune modulation strategy for hospitalized covid-19 patients begins
Part of NIH ’s STRIVE consortium, the therapeutic may prevent overactive immune systems from causing severe symptoms.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Patients With Rheumatism Have Premature Immune System Aging Patients With Rheumatism Have Premature Immune System Aging
Researchers have studied how the T-cell aging process translates into metabolic reprogramming of the T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
High Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Higher Mortality With Peritoneal Dialysis
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- An elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is independently associated with increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, according to a study...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Saving lives, preventing health risks and restoring health care services in the aftermath of ...
Tripoli, Libya, 22 September 2023 – In the wake of catastrophic floods that had a devastating impact on Libya's east coast, the World Health Organization (WHO) is taking swift action to assist affected communities. WHO is supporting urgent efforts to restore access to health care and control the spread of infectious diseases, especially among the tens of thousands of people who have been displaced and are now living in shelters.
“The magnitude of this catastrophe is staggering,” said Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative in Libya. “The need for swift, unified action cannot be overstated. We are collaborating closel...
Source: WHO EMRO News - September 22, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
How to unlock all Kameo fighters in Mortal Kombat 1, and how Kameos work
Kameos are the big feature for Mortal Kombat 1, and essentially allow you to summon characters to give you an assist mid-combat. Some of these Kameos are older Mortal Kombat characters that didn’t make the kut for Mortal Kombat 1’s character roster, like Sonya Blade and Keno. A few of them — who…#kameos #mortalkombat1 #mortalkombat #mortalkombat1s #sonyablade #kameo #brutalities #kameometer
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl receives UK ’s first kidney transplant without need for lifelong drugs
Aditi Shankar, eight, has pioneering treatment resulting in her body accepting donor kidney as its ownAn eight-year-old girl has been spared from taking lifelong drugs to stop her body rejecting her kidney transplant thanks to a UK-first treatment.Aditi Shankar ’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem cell transplant, resulting in her body accepting a donor kidney as its own, clinicians said.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: PA Media Tags: NHS Health UK news Society Source Type: news
Girl receives UK's first rejection-free kidney from mum
Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QBI and Director Krogan ’s COVID and infectious disease efforts continue to make waves
A study led by the labs of Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of the School ’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, was published online inCELL, reporting breakthrough findings on convergent evolutionary mechanisms shared by COVID-19 variants that allow them to overcome both adaptive and innate immune system barriers.
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Babies May Leave Cells Behind That Help Mom Prepare for Future Pregnancies
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- One pregnancy may leave behind microscopic souvenirs that prepare a mom ' s immune system for the next one, a new study suggests.
Experts said the research, carried out in lab mice, offers new insights into a longstanding...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards
This year ’s awards were given to scientists who helped doctors see the retina and used artificial intelligence to predict the shapes of cellular proteins.
Source: NYT Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland and Cade Metz Tags: your-feed-science Proteins Eyes and Eyesight Lasker Awards Research Artificial Intelligence Immune System Awards, Decorations and Honors Source Type: news
Magic and Cookie Johnson on HIV/AIDS Awareness and Their Concerns That ‘Young People are Not Scared’
When Earvin “Magic” Johnson revealed his HIV diagnosis to the world in 1991, not much was known about the immune disease and fear was high. Johnson didn’t know what his future would look like, or how the world would receive the news. But, as he tells Variety, he knew that he still wanted to be…#magic #variety #cookiejohnson #magicjohnson #angelabassett #courtneybvance #beverlyhillshotel #johnsons #macy #macyspassport
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Scientist's Journal Club: Transcriptomics
Scientists discuss their latest findings on immune cell dynamics, neurodegenerative disease risk factors, and rare cell types obtained from bulk and single cell RNA sequencing experiments.
Source: The Scientist - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news
Zelensky: U.N. Must Remove Russia ’s Veto Power To Stop Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday Russia must lose its United Nations General Assembly veto power in order to end the war in Ukraine,, while urging fellow world leaders in attendance at the UNGA to assist Ukraine in its response to Russia’s ongoing attack. Zelensky said…#volodymyrzelensky #ukraine #unga #russian #russians #republicans #democrats #zelenskyreportedly
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
