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Only 54% of solid organ transplant recipients demonstrate evidence of antibody development after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data in a pair of research letters published in
Sicknick death ruled ‘natural’ but experts say stress can set off strokes
Were the strokes that killed US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick after the January 6 insurrection really natural? Some neurologists don’t think so.
Sicknick suffered strokes that killed him, according to the medical examiner’s office. However, the medical examiner, Dr. Francisco Diaz, told the Washington Post, that “all that transpired” on January 6 “played a role in his condition.”
A stroke is certainly possible after a traumatic experience,
neurologists say. What some may disagree on is whether the medical examiner’s ruling in Sicknick’s case adequately accounts for this.
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Towards a cure: Insulin100 scientific conference draws world’s leading diabetes researchers
Patient stories. Innovative diabetes therapies. A peek inside the bedroom of one of the scientists who discovered insulin at the University of Toronto.
Those were just a few highlights of U of T’s recent Insulin100 Scientific Symposium, which drew more than 6,000 attendees from around the world.
The two-day scientific symposium commemorated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin in a U of T laboratory – and was preceded by a public celebration one day earlier that featured stirring videos from diabetes patients across the globe who spoke about the role of insulin in their lives.
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A team of researchers from Dartmouth has been awarded nearly $225,000 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop and test BandPass, a remote-sensing resistance band exercise system that would allow health care providers to monitor, evaluate, and guide patients as they use the device in their homes. There s a huge disparity in what clinicians and physical therapists think goes on in at-home rehabilitation programs and what actually happens, said Principal Investigator Ryan Halter, professor of engineering and of surgery at Dartmouth, as well as co-founder of SynchroHealth, LLC, the company that was awarded the grant. This disconnect often results in changes to the provider s future treatment plans and could ultimately lead to unnecessary interventions that increase costs and potential risks to the patient. We re aiming to close that gap.