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Adults With Higher Serum Ferritin Levels More Likely To Develop T2D Than Those With Lower Levels, Systematic Review Indicates

Healio (3/4, Neuffer) reports, “Adults with high levels of serum ferritin may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes [T2D] than those with lower levels, whereas those with a greater soluble transferrin receptor-to-ferritin ratio may be less likely to d...

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Multitarget Stool DNA Tests May Have High Predictive Value For Colorectal Neoplasia, Study Suggests

Healio (3/4, Young) reports researchers found that “non-invasive screening with multitarget stool DNA tests had a high positive predictive value for any colorectal neoplasia regardless of a patient’s exposure to previous colonoscopy.” The article says tha...

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Serum NfL Levels May Predict Potential Neurodegeneration In Patients With Early MS, Study Indicates

Neurology Advisor (3/4, May) reports researchers found that “serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels are indicative of ongoing neuroinflammation and may be predictive of potential neurodegeneration in patients with early multiple sclerosis (MS).” Th...

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Researchers Say Blood Levels Of Progranulin Protein Might Be Biomarker Of Parkinson’s Disease Progression And Severity

Parkinson’s News Today (3/4, Silva) reports researchers found that “blood levels of progranulin...may reflect” the progression and severity of Parkinson’s disease, which makes it a potential biomarker. Progranulin is a widely distributed protein in the br...

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Researchers Say Screening Rates For HIV And HCV Are Low In Patients With Signs Of Injection-Drug Use

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/4) reports researchers found that “screening for HIV and hepatitis C virus in medical clinics or emergency departments is infrequent among patients with indicators for injection-drug use.” The article says that “the study pop...

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Chinese Researchers Say They Have Identified Two Strains Of Coronavirus In Outbreak

Reuters (3/4, Galbraith, Stanway) reports Chinese scientists “studying the outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus say they have found that two main strains of the virus are circulating in humans and causing infections.” The preliminary study “f...

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FDA Grants Fast-Track Status To New Test For Early-Stage HCC

Reuters (3/4, Miller) reports the FDA granted fast-track status to Roche’s “Elecsys GALAD score, which combines factors including age, gender and biomarker results to more quickly and accurately diagnose early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).” The co...

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Researchers Say Strains Of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Appear To Be More Resistant To Antibiotics Following Introduction Of PCV13

Healio (3/4, Downey) reports researchers found that since PCV13 was introduced, there has been a “rapid and steady erosion of antibiotic susceptibility” among strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The researchers say a similar pattern was observed in the y...

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Trump Administration Meets With Private Lab Representative To Discuss Coronavirus Tests

Reuters (3/4) reports Trump Administration officials “met with private lab test developers on Wednesday to discuss increasing the availability of tests for the coronavirus and said that the companies had formed a consortium.” Laboratory Corporation of Ame...

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Researchers Say Mercury Exposure May Be Tied To Increased Skin Cancer Risk

Reuters (3/3, Rapaport) reports, “Americans who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood might be at increased risk for skin cancer, suggests a study based on national surveys.” The data based on “29,000 adults showed those with the highest mercury levels...

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Prenatal Exposure To nBuP May Be Associated With Early Overweight Development In Girls, Study Indicates

Endocrinology Advisor (3/3, Meissner) reports, “Prenatal exposure to n-butyl paraben (nBuP) is associated with early overweight development in girls,” investigators concluded. For the study, investigators obtained “data...from 629 mother-child pairs in th...

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New Protein Identified As Contributor To Sudden Cardiac Death In Patients With ARVC

Cardiovascular Business (3/3, Slachta) reports research indicates “a potential new culprit behind sudden cardiac death in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): integrin β1D,” a protein “which appears to regulate calcium lev...

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Trump Administration Says Any American Can Now Be Tested For Coronavirus If A Physician Deems It Necessary

The Washington Post (3/3, Kim, Sacchetti, Dennis) reports that “the Trump administration vowed late Tuesday that any American can now be tested for” coronavirus “if a doctor deems it necessary.” Vice President Pence said, “We’re issuing clear guidance tha...

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RSV Vaccine Attenuation Strategy To Delete M2-2 Protein Demonstrates Immunogenicity, May Be Worth Further Evaluation, Study Says

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/3, Masoud) reports, “The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine attenuation strategy to delete M2-2 protein demonstrated immunogenicity and may be worth further evaluation, according to results of a study published in the...

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Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Increases To Nine With More Deaths In Washington

The Wall Street Journal (3/3, Carlton, Calfas, Yang, Subscription Publication) reports there have now been nine deaths from coronavirus in the US, all occurring in the state of Washington and most of whom were residents of Life Care Center nursing home in...

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WHO Says COVID-19 May Have Fatality Rate Around 3.4%

Reuters (3/3, Nebehay, Kelland) reports the WHO said that around 3.4 percent of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have resulted in death, suggesting the disease’s fatality rate is far higher than that of influenza. However, the WHO also said that coronavirus ca...

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Last Patient Being Treated For Ebola In Congo Discharged, WHO Says

Reuters (3/3, Kambale, Kelland) reports, “The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, bringing the 19-month-old outbreak closer than ever to an end.” The pat...

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Low Folate Levels May Be Tied To Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Death In Patients With RA, Study Indicates

HealthDay (3/2, Preidt) reports, “Low folate levels are associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),” research indicates. For the study, investigators “included 683 RA patients who were divided into...

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Prenatal Exposure To Antibiotics Associated With Increased Risk For Childhood Asthma, Study Finds

Healio (3/2) reports, “Prenatal exposure to antibiotics is associated with an increased risk for childhood asthma, according to study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.” Researchers “studied 84,214 mother-child dyads continuously enrolled...

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Impact Of Smoking On Infant’s Body, Head Size Similar For Those Whose Mothers Smoked Throughout Pregnancy Or Quit Smoking In First Trimester, Study Finds

HealthDay (3/2, Preidt) reports that a new study published in the journal BMJ Open warns that “even if a pregnant woman quits smoking in the first trimester, her baby is still at risk for a smaller body and head.” In the study, “researchers analyzed data...

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Adults With Higher Serum Ferritin Levels More Likely To Develop T2D Than Those With Lower Levels, Systematic Review Indicates

Multitarget Stool DNA Tests May Have High Predictive Value For Colorectal Neoplasia, Study Suggests

Serum NfL Levels May Predict Potential Neurodegeneration In Patients With Early MS, Study Indicates

Researchers Say Blood Levels Of Progranulin Protein Might Be Biomarker Of Parkinson’s Disease Progression And Severity

Researchers Say Screening Rates For HIV And HCV Are Low In Patients With Signs Of Injection-Drug Use

Chinese Researchers Say They Have Identified Two Strains Of Coronavirus In Outbreak

FDA Grants Fast-Track Status To New Test For Early-Stage HCC

Researchers Say Strains Of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Appear To Be More Resistant To Antibiotics Following Introduction Of PCV13

Trump Administration Meets With Private Lab Representative To Discuss Coronavirus Tests

Researchers Say Mercury Exposure May Be Tied To Increased Skin Cancer Risk

Prenatal Exposure To nBuP May Be Associated With Early Overweight Development In Girls, Study Indicates

New Protein Identified As Contributor To Sudden Cardiac Death In Patients With ARVC

Trump Administration Says Any American Can Now Be Tested For Coronavirus If A Physician Deems It Necessary

RSV Vaccine Attenuation Strategy To Delete M2-2 Protein Demonstrates Immunogenicity, May Be Worth Further Evaluation, Study Says

Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Increases To Nine With More Deaths In Washington

WHO Says COVID-19 May Have Fatality Rate Around 3.4%

Last Patient Being Treated For Ebola In Congo Discharged, WHO Says

Low Folate Levels May Be Tied To Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Death In Patients With RA, Study Indicates

Prenatal Exposure To Antibiotics Associated With Increased Risk For Childhood Asthma, Study Finds

Impact Of Smoking On Infant’s Body, Head Size Similar For Those Whose Mothers Smoked Throughout Pregnancy Or Quit Smoking In First Trimester, Study Finds