Doctors say Parkinson’s, brain injury may be causing Mitch McConnell’s ‘freezing’ spells

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-hospice-age-b2404257.html

#MitchMcConnellFreezingSpells #ParkinsonsBrainInjury #DoctorsOpinion #HospiceAge #HealthIssues #MedicalResearch #Politics #News

Can enzymes help cure liver diseases? For #DAADScienceInANutshell we talked to #DAADPrime fellow Amit Khurana about his research in this field. Learn more about his important work in the video.
#LiverDisease #MedicalResearch #DAAD

Researchers developed a sugar-bound #RNA drug that effectively targets #macrophages to fight #lungdamage. This innovation may be key to preventing severe #pneumonia, including cases like #COVID19: go.tum.de/749295

#MedicalResearch #LungHealth

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Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold #medicine

#Settlement
#MedicalResearch
#JohnsHopkins
#BlackMastodon

https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold #medicine

#Settlement
#MedicalResearch
#BlackMastodon

https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

#FraudulentData is systemic throughout the #MedicalResearch field

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-25-up-to-44-of-randomized-controlled-trials-produce-fake-or-flawed-data.html

If you work in global health epidemiology, you should know about BRIDGE: "Bridging Research Integrity and Global Health Epidemiology".

🌉 🌍 ⚕️ 👩‍🔬 🔍 🗒️

The BRIDGE guidelines are good epidemiological practice (GEP) guidelines specifically for global health epidemiology, developed through a Delphi process.

https://www.kit.nl/project/bridge-bridging-research-integrity-and-global-health-epidemiology/

#ResponsibleResearchPractice #GlobalHealth #Epidemiology #ResearchIntegrity #Guidelines #PublicHealth #MedicalResearch

New Yorker: What COVID Revealed About American Psychiatry https://www.newyorker.com/culture/essay/what-covid-revealed-about-american-psychiatry #NewYorker #MedicalResearch #Culture/Essay #Psychiatrists #MentalIllness #MentalHealth #Coronavirus #Psychiatry #Pandemics #Brain

The patent system sucks & doesn't fulfill its purpose.
Let Johnson&Johnson know that we're watching them leave leagues of people to die of tuberculosis, because they want to extend their patent to a (mostly publcly funded) life-saving medication
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4

#medicalResearch
#tuberculosis
#patent
#vlogBrothers

⚕️Google anticipates Med-PaLM 2 to offer better medical advice. It was fed Q&A from the medical licensing exams. A medical assistant could "be of tremendous value in countries that have more limited access to doctors."

🩺 Google has been testing the new system with different hospitals, including the research hospital Mayo Clinic, since April. 

🩺 PaLM 2 is the language model underpinning Google’s AI tool, Bard.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/hospitals-begin-test-driving-googles-medical-ai-chatbot-report

#AI #Google #MedPaLM2 #AIinHealthcare #healthTech #MayoClinic #GoogleBard #MedicalAdvice #HealthcareInnovation #AIChatbot #MedicalLicensingExams #HospitalsTestingAI #ResearchHospital #MedicalResearch #Doctors #DigitalHealth
#Healthcare #Technology #Innovation #Medicine

Does the microbiome hold the key to chronic fatigue?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/09/microbiome-chronic-fatigue-me-long-covid-research

#MedicalResearch #TheGuardian #CFS #MECFS #COVID19 #LongCovid #Microbiome

From the Open Medicine Foundation:

New Details on OMF Supported ME/CFS Research Projects in Australia: https://www.omf.ngo/melbourne-mecfs-research/

1️⃣Project 1: Personalized treatment trials

2️⃣ Project 2: Cell-based assay platform to assess the effect of drugs on improving function

#MECFS #Longcovid #medicalresearch
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We have given substantial donations from our research fund to support the OMF over the years

@mecfs #pwme #pwmes #cfs

“The antiviral functions of the [#BTN3A3] gene appeared 40m years ago in primates,” said Prof #MassimoPalmarini who led the study and is director of Glasgow’s virology research centre.

“Understanding the barriers that block #AvianFlu in humans means better targeted solutions and better control measures to prevent the spillovers." #Viruses

Human gene identified that prevents most #BirdFlu viruses moving to people | #MedicalResearch | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/28/human-gene-identified-prevents-most-bird-flu-viruses-moving-to-people

Verasonics

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Ultrasound Transducer Development

Explore a wide range of ultrasound transducer options with Verasonics. Discover the perfect match for your research and diagnostic needs, with options for frequency, aperture, shape, and more.

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#ultrasound #transducers #medicalresearch

New Yorker: The Case That Being Poor and Black Is Bad for Your Health https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-case-that-being-poor-and-black-is-bad-for-your-health #NewYorker #Books/Page-Turner #MedicalResearch #SocialScience #HealthCare #Poverty #Racism #Race

Empowering patients through transparent medicine

#healthcarecommunication #patientempowerment #medicalresearch #patientoutcomes #transparentmedicine

Kristen L. Cole is an assistant professor of communication studies.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ANovixCOIfY

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

"‘Put a man on it’: the very short story of my medical research career"

#MedicalResearch #WomenInScience

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/04/put-a-man-on-it-the-very-short-story-of-my-medical-research-career

Verasonics

Discover cutting-edge ultrasound technology for medical research and diagnosis with Verasonics. As a leading provider of innovative solutions, including the Vantage System, Arbitrary Waveform Generator, and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Verasonics is transforming the field with unparalleled precision, control, and flexibility.

Visit Us: https://8tracks.com/vera-sonics

#ultrasound #medicalresearch #innovation

Verasonics

Discover cutting-edge ultrasound technology for medical research and diagnosis with Verasonics. As a leading provider of innovative solutions, including the Vantage System, Arbitrary Waveform Generator, and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Verasonics is transforming the field with unparalleled precision, control, and flexibility.

Visit Us: https://8tracks.com/vera-sonics

#ultrasound #medicalresearch #innovation