October 2020 - Page 4 of 6 - BioMedWire (BMW)

WednesdayOct 14, 2020 2:45 pm

Swedish Research Shows Unmarried Males are More Likely to Die of COVID-19

Being a man, not being married, and having a low income are some of the factors which new research has shown can increase your risk of dying from COVID-19. This research was conducted by a team at Stockholm University in Sweden and the findings were published in the journal Nature Communications. The research team combed through the data available at the Swedish National Board for Health and Welfare on the known COVID-19 fatalities in the country. The researchers were specifically interested in the deaths of people aged 20 or older. The statistics studied were from the onset of the pandemic…

WednesdayOct 14, 2020 12:34 pm

180 Life Sciences Corp. Bringing Hope to Those Afflicted by Dupuytren’s Disease and Other Inflammatory Conditions

180 Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing anti-tumor necrosis factor (“TNF”) therapies to treat a variety of inflammatory conditions. Phase 2b/3 clinical trials on fibrosis and inflammation-causing TNF irregularity are currently underway with first results expected in 2021 The company is to be acquired by a SPAC (NASDAQ: KBLM) (NASDAQ: KBLMR) (NASDAQ: KBLMW) and will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under ticker symbol ATNF Pioneering biotech company, 180 Life Sciences Corp. is bringing hope to sufferers of Dupuytren’s Disease and other inflammatory conditions caused by an impaired immune system. Currently, the company has three major programs…

WednesdayOct 14, 2020 11:15 am

Could Dental Mouthwashes Aid in Coronavirus Infection Prevention?

By now, you must have heard that hand washing, social distancing, wearing face masks and using a hand sanitizer are valuable tools in the fight against SARS-Cov-2 infection. It now turns out that using a dental mouthwash could also be an additional way to prevent the replication of the coronavirus once it gets into your mouth and throat. Before you dismiss this suggestion as a wild idea, consider the fact that it was made by none other than the widely respected American Physiological Society. This society was established in 1887 and it brings together all biomedical professionals whose specialty is…

TuesdayOct 13, 2020 2:15 pm

Is Global Health at Risk from Extreme Hot and Extreme Air Pollution Events?

Days characterized by extreme air pollution and extreme high heat are increasing in frequency in different parts of the world. For example, New Delhi in India experienced a week of the worst ever air pollution that had ever been recorded anywhere in human history in November last year. Shortly before that extreme event, Western Europe saw two heatwaves that left at least 1,500 people dead. These developments prompted a team at Texas A&M University to investigate what would happen if extreme heat coincided with extreme air pollution. The researchers used a computer model to analyze the likelihood of extreme heat…

TuesdayOct 13, 2020 2:01 pm

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) Takes Another Step Closer to Q1 Launch of Brain Cancer Drug Trial

CNS Pharmaceuticals is a pre-clinical-stage developer of novel brain cancer-fighting drugs, including its lead candidate Berubicin The company is working to build on promising results from a 2006 Phase I trial, which provided 44 percent of its limited patient pool with clinically significant improvement in disease stability and one patient with a durable complete response (no evidence of any tumor remaining) for over 14 years CNS Pharmaceuticals expects to launch a pivotal Phase II trial of Berubicin at the beginning of next year and has been assembling a team of partner companies help with the trial CNS recently announced that…

TuesdayOct 13, 2020 2:00 pm

Gestational Diabetes Could Accelerate Biological Age in Children

According to the work of Rutgers researchers published in the journal Epigenetics, kids who are born to diabetic mothers are prone to aging faster biologically and they may also be more susceptible to high blood pressure and obesity later in life. The study analyzed more than 1,000 Chinese children born by mothers who had diabetes during pregnancy in order to understand their biological aging process. Of interest to the research team was the in utero exposure of the kids to diabetes and how that affected DNA methylation. Epigenetic methylation looks at how exposure to different conditions and environments accelerates or…

TuesdayOct 13, 2020 1:21 pm

Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI) CEO Schwartz Pens Letter to Shareholders, Elaborates on Ongoing Company Developments

Predictive Oncology’s CEO Carl Schwartz published open letter to company’s shareholders Schwartz elaborated on various developments within each of POAI’s divisions, has reiterated his optimism on company’s operations going forward CEO also revealed that company’s revenue trends have stabilized and are now on upward trend with cash burn beginning to decline Company also revealed its ability to access over $10 million in undrawn equity lines of credit Carl Schwartz, the CEO of Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI), a knowledge-driven medicine company that focuses on applying data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to cancer personalized medicine and drug discovery, has recently published a…

MondayOct 12, 2020 1:30 pm

Social Media Could Trigger Secondary Trauma, Depression During Pandemic

Social media was a game-changer when it first came onto the scene. Sites like Facebook and Twitter allowed people to share and connect like they never had, and for a while, no one noticed just how harmful social media could potentially be. But a few years into the social media craze we now know that while it has its benefits, social media can have quite a negative effect on mental health, resulting in anything from depression and anxiety to cyber-bullying and feelings of inadequacy. According to researchers at Penn State and Jinan University, social media has also caused adverse effects…

MondayOct 12, 2020 11:45 am

Mental Health Misconceptions You Shouldn’t Fall For

Today, it’s widely accepted that mental health has a great bearing on quality of life and that individuals with mental health conditions are as deserving of compassion as anyone else. But even with all the information we have at our disposal, plenty of myths about mental health persist. These myths increase the stigma around mental health and prevent people who need medical help from getting the help they need. So as World Mental Health Day approaches, here are 6 mental health myths you shouldn’t fall for; Mental health problems are uncommon. You would be surprised to learn just how prevalent…

FridayOct 09, 2020 2:30 pm

Research Identifies Two Types of Parkinson’s Disease

For long, doctors and researchers have been baffled by the myriad of different symptoms that people with Parkinson’s disease exhibit. According to new research that has just been published in a neurological journal called Brain, it now turns out that Parkinson’s is not just a single disease. Rather, the condition has two variants which should be managed differently. This eye-opening research was done by a team from Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University in Denmark. Professor Per Borghammer and Jacob Horsager, M.D. are the researchers behind this work. The team used advanced brain scanning techniques (PET and fMRI) to establish…