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Daytime meals can help regulate bloodstream glucose levels in night shift workers

What are the effects of eating during the nighttime instead of the daytime? New research, focused on a simulation of night shift work, may hold implications for people eating at atypical times - like those experiencing jet lag, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, or who tend to sleep late during the weekends.

6 Dec 2021

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body's inflammatory and antiviral functions

6 Dec 2021

Probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related problems

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation. The findings were published in the journal Nutrients.

6 Dec 2021

Maternal morbidities and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19

Researchers aimed to determine whether maternal morbidities and adverse obstetrical outcomes were more frequent in pregnant women with COVID-19.

5 Dec 2021

Higher acute stress associated with stronger alcohol craving for Black individuals

Acute stress elicits stronger alcohol craving among Black individuals compared to white individuals, reported scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a paper published today in Addiction.

5 Dec 2021

Chronic exposure to particulate matter linked with high blood pressure

According to the WHO, air pollution is the greatest health risk worldwide, accounting for more than 4.2 million deaths annually.

4 Dec 2021

Research offers a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak

In their publication in Science, Professor Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan), Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Professor Ann Sutherland (University of Virginia Health System, USA) offer a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak and its role in mediating amniote (vertebrate animals that develop on land) gastrulation, and discuss the implications of embryonic stem cell-based models of early mammalian embryogenesis on the function of this structure.

4 Dec 2021

New test can quickly and easily assess antibody effectiveness against COVID-19 variants

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight infection from multiple variants of COVID-19 such as Delta and the newly discovered Omicron variant.

4 Dec 2021

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

A review co-authored by Dr. Bradley Spieler, Vice-Chair of Scholarly Activity and Research in the Department of Radiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Neil Baum, of Tulane's Department of Urology, reports that although burnout affects more than 50% of health care workers, diagnostic radiologists are at even higher risk.

4 Dec 2021

Targeting the brain should be the focus of ALS therapy, not just spinal cord

The brain is indeed a target for treating ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered.

4 Dec 2021

AI-driven medical imaging may help fight against rectal cancer

Building on its successes in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to medical imaging to enhance treatment of other diseases, a Case Western Reserve University-led team next will test its approach with rectal cancer patients.

4 Dec 2021

Daytime meals may reduce adverse metabolic effects associated with night shift work

A small clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that eating during the nighttime—like many shift workers do—can increase glucose levels, while eating only during the daytime might prevent the higher glucose levels now linked with a nocturnal work life.

4 Dec 2021

Study reveals source of the brain's resting energy drain

Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other.

4 Dec 2021

Expanding Medicaid may reduce fatalities, study says

In 2010, the newly passed Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – mandated that states expand Medicaid eligibility to cover millions of uninsured Americans.

3 Dec 2021

Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?

As more indoor venues require proof of vaccination for entrance and with winter — as well as omicron, a new covid variant — looming, scientists and public health officials are debating when it will be time to change the definition of "fully vaccinated" to include a booster shot.

3 Dec 2021

Minister for Equalities calls for everyone to get COVID-19 jabs

The final report into Covid-19 disparities sets out how Government research identified the key virus risk factors - such as occupation, household size and wider living circumstances - for specific groups and used that data to provide targeted, evidence-based guidance and advice on how to reduce the risk of infection.

3 Dec 2021

Statin treatment shown to be cost-effective for lowering cholesterol in young adults

Statin therapy has been shown cost-effective for lowering cholesterol in young adults, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

3 Dec 2021

Evaluating comparative effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines among US veterans

A new study provided evidence of a lower 24-week risk of COVID-19–related outcomes among recipients of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, compared to their counterparts who received the BNT162b2 vaccine.

3 Dec 2021

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in New York State

A new study reports that BNT162b2 booster doses are safe and have shown enhancement in short-term protection against the Delta variant.

3 Dec 2021

LSHTM professor wins NIHR award to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda

Professor Hannah Kuper has been awarded a prestigious Global Research Professorship by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to develop and test a new community-led intervention to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda.

3 Dec 2021

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Daytime meals can help regulate bloodstream glucose levels in night shift workers

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

Probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related problems

Maternal morbidities and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19

Higher acute stress associated with stronger alcohol craving for Black individuals

Chronic exposure to particulate matter linked with high blood pressure

Research offers a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak

New test can quickly and easily assess antibody effectiveness against COVID-19 variants

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

Targeting the brain should be the focus of ALS therapy, not just spinal cord

AI-driven medical imaging may help fight against rectal cancer

Daytime meals may reduce adverse metabolic effects associated with night shift work

Study reveals source of the brain's resting energy drain

Expanding Medicaid may reduce fatalities, study says

Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?

Minister for Equalities calls for everyone to get COVID-19 jabs

Statin treatment shown to be cost-effective for lowering cholesterol in young adults

Evaluating comparative effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines among US veterans

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in New York State

LSHTM professor wins NIHR award to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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