Bayside, NY September 07, 2023 –(PR.com)– New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the nation’s leading oncology practices, is proud to announce the addition of oncologist-hematologist Jean Bustamante-Alvarez, MD, MS. Dr. Bustamante-Alvarez will be joining the team in the Upper East Side at 215 E. 95th St., New York, NY 10128. “We are […]
Monthly Archives: September 2023
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Summary: The blood-brain barrier (BBB) in carpenter ants isn’t just a protective boundary, but actively shapes ant behavior. The BBB produces an enzyme called Juvenile hormone esterase (Jhe) that degrades the Juvenile Hormone (JH3), which promotes foraging behavior. The presence and degradation of JH3 by the BBB helps determine whether an ant becomes a forager […]
About six weeks ago, when Americans were in the thick of summer vacation season, Covid-19 alarms began to sound. First, there was a steady uptick in wastewater Covid-19 levels; then a slight increase in hospitalizations. Then, in mid-August, the World Health Organization announced it was monitoring a new omicron variant called BA.2.86, unofficially named Pirola, […]
by Julianna Furfari, WSBT 22 Reporter Thu, September 7th 2023, 8:28 PM UTC Shiga toxin producing E – coli infections can come from contact with human or animal feces. Swallowing water from a swimming pool, lake or eating undercooked foods, unwashed fruits and vegetables. (WSBT File photo)
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Enlarge this image Chris Nickels for NPR In a Ukrainian hospital, wounded soldiers languish with stubborn bacterial infections. In Liberia, a young mother’s surgery wound refuses to heal after a C-section. Superbugs hiding in eyedrops imported from India cause multiple deaths and many more cases of blindness. Worldwide, the toll of drug-resistant infections has only […]
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The use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) may help patients manage their diabetes by improving adherence rates and glycemic control, suggesting that the digital health tool has the potential to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes associated with diabetes. Blood glucose monitoring “Specifically, the study aimed to evaluate the clients’ adherence to RPM and investigate […]
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Marquette University and Butler University are renewing their blood drive competition for a second year in an effort to collect a combined 900 units over the course of the academic calendar. Marquette will host 10 all-campus drives and additional drives within residence halls in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin beginning in September and […]
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The bacteria eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels The Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a health advisory for rare and potentially deadly bacterial infections spreading rapidly across the United States. The flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has claimed the lives of a dozen of Americans. Notably, the bacteria, Vibrio […]
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FREDERICTON – New Brunswick nursing homes that reported high COVID-19 infection rates lacked infection prevention and control practices, and were not properly inspected, says a report by the auditor general. Some nursing homes had fewer than the required number of staff, and the Department of Social Development wasn’t able to properly enforce the rules, Paul […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Chronic inflammation’s influence on TP53 mutations in leukemia evolution explored in new study
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In a recent study published in Nature Genetics, researchers performed an allelic-level single-cellular multi-omics evaluation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) obtained from individuals with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) transforming to tumor protein 53 (TP53)-related secondary forms of acute myeloid leukemia (sAML). Study: Single-cell multi-omics identifies chronic inflammation as a driver of TP53-mutant leukemic evolution. Image Credit: ustas7777777/Shutterstock.com TP53 […]