TACOMA, Wash. — A potentially deadly fungus – still considered an emerging disease – has now appeared in Western Washington. The first case of Candida auris showed up last week in a patient in Pierce County, launching a public health investigation. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) said the man was diagnosed with the fungus on July 13. The […]
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — This is very exciting because, currently, there is no single test for Alzheimer’s disease. A diagnosis is usually based on a few different types of assessments. For example, mental status testing, physical and neuropsychological exams, laboratory tests, and brain imaging. The study’s findings were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. […]
Previous studies have suggested that cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) may predict rapid kidney function decline among persons with diabetes. We analyzed the association between baseline CAN and subsequent glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline among individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) from the Preventing Early Renal Loss in Diabetes (PERL) study (N=469) and with type 2 […]
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (KCRG) – According to research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, a simple, finger-prick blood test is showing promise in its ability to detect Alzheimer’s disease. The study recruited 307 middle-aged to elderly patients. Researchers conducted cognitive testing and a CT scan for primary care physicians to look at and diagnose. At […]
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who have a particular genetic variant are twice as likely to never get sick when they contract COVID-19, researchers said on Wednesday, offering the first potential explanation for the lucky group dubbed the “super dodgers”. Those who have two copies of the variant are eight times more likely to never […]
In a bid to boost blood donations during the summer months, the city of Plano organized the Battle of the Badges, a blood drive competition between the Plano Police Department and the Plano Fire Department. The winner would not only claim bragging rights but also contribute to saving lives in the community. After several weeks […]
Thaddeus Beck, MD, FACP Thaddeus Beck, MD, FACP, a graduate of the University of Arkansas (UA) for Medical Science, had a simple goal when starting out his career. Beck wanted to be the best and did not know how far that dream would go. About 30 years ago, after completing a fellowship at Duke University […]
A high number of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes have been found in traps around Fort Collins, prompting the city to initiate spraying to reduce the chance of transmission to humans. An area of south Fort Collins that was found to have the most infected mosquitoes is scheduled to be sprayed on Sunday, July 23, according […]
Why do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exacerbate gastrointestinal infections by Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide? In a new paper published in Science Advances, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have begun to answer that question, showing that NSAIDs disrupt the mitochondria of cells lining the colon, sensitizing them to damage […]