Stories with tag: "Research"

Rush researchers find that the protein suPAR may be the cuprit

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center now have found that malignant hyperthermia susceptibility also causes problems with glucose metabolism within muscle, leading to elevated blood sugar.

In a recent study, researchers at Rush found that ventilator allocations guidelines widely vary and only half of state have guidelines in the event of a ventilator shortage.

Rush is offering free COVID-19 antibody testing to police officers, firefighters and EMTs as part of a study to determine which first responder occupations have the highest risks for infection.

Through an NIH-funded study, a Rush research team found that astrocytes — a type of brain cell — can harbor HIV and spread the virus to other sites in the body.

Rush University Medical Center has opened enrollment for a new clinical trial investigating whether the drug hydroxychloroquine is better than a placebo in preventing COVID-19 infection in healthy people working in health care settings.

Patients with COVID-19 between the ages of 20 and 59 years old who also had asthma needed a ventilator to assist with breathing for five days more on average than non-asthmatic patients with COVID-19, according to researchers at  Rush University Medical Center.