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Preeclampsia in mothers linked with four-fold higher risk of heart attack in decade after childbirth
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women with preeclampsia develop a higher likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with […]
Series: More cooperation needed among various types of health organizations to protect against public health crises
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the world’s global health security networks, says a new four-paper series published in The Lancet. […]
Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A cohort study of more than 3,000 persons who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years with guideline-recommended serial retinopathy screening found […]
Clinical trial results indicate low rate of adverse events associated with implanted brain computer interface
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For people with paralysis caused by neurologic injury or disease—such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), stroke, or spinal cord […]
New study addresses colorectal cancer disparities in Black communities
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study highlights the need for increased outreach and education to reduce colorectal cancer screening […]
Omicron Variant: BA.2
Omicron Variant: BA.2 Sublineage By Hannah Morpurgo and Julia Schurr According to the World Health Organization, by February 19, 2022, BA.2 had been detected in 74 […]
Exercise, sports: A natural antidepressant for teens
An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with […]
Strategies for health success in the new year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people gain weight over the holidays and then try, unsuccessfully, to get back into shape after the new year. But it […]
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in COVID-19 cases, […]
Spontaneous baby movements are important for development of coordinated sensorimotor system
The markers for the motion capture camera were gently applied to the baby’s limbs and head and belly, enabling the team to capture the full range […]
Study identifies key neurons that maintain normal body temperature in mammals
In hot environments, EP3 neurons in the preoptic area continually send inhibitory signals with GABA to suppress sympathetic outflows to defend body temperature from ambient heat. […]
Anti-inflammatory drugs commonly taken by children can cause alterations to dental enamel, study shows
Micro-computed analysis (μCT) of mandibular incisors. Axial images (a,c,e) show the enamel layer of the three groups. In sagittal images (b,d,f) with white arrows that indicates […]
Short bursts of physical activity during daily life may lower risk of premature death
Short bursts of physical activity could be as simple as playing with your children or grandchildren. Credit: Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Most of us know that regular exercise […]
Scientists demonstrate severe muscle atrophy in postnatal mice lacking two critical myosins
Double myosin knockout mice show anomalous sarcomere structures and exhibit severe muscle atrophy, thus serving as a useful disease model and potentially aiding the development of […]
CAR-T-cell shows promise in patients with lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord in early trial
An artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAID A CAR-T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is safe and shows encouraging signs of efficacy in […]
Clues found regarding tumor suppressor gene’s breast cancer activity
Credit: Saraswati Sukumar and Priya Pai Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have revealed how the gene HOXA5 may work to suppress formation of […]
Winter brings rise in carbon monoxide danger. Stay safe
Winter weather brings with it plenty of hazards, including risks from carbon monoxide poisoning, and fires. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers suggestions […]
New position statement explicitly supports family, career ambitions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), a scientific and educational association with more than 1,000 members dedicated to advancing the specialty of […]
January 19, 2023
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the world’s global health security networks, says a new four-paper series published in The Lancet. […]
January 1, 2023
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in COVID-19 cases, […]
November 20, 2022
A resident gets swabbed for the COVID test outside a neighborhood in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan China on Sunday announced […]
November 5, 2022
by Carla K. Johnson This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito. The […]
September 30, 2022
New simulation weighs the pros and cons of cutting isolation times for those infected with Covid-19. Credit: LAIMAN Around the world, many people infected with COVID-19 […]
September 3, 2022
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was “deathly scared”—the 33-year-old […]
August 13, 2022
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With the monkeypox vaccine in short supply in the United States, thousands of foreigners, including Americans are flocking to Montreal to get […]
July 20, 2022
The tiny Pacific state of Micronesia has lost its status as one of the few Covid-free countries, after confirming community cases on two islands. Apart from […]