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Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

Babies and children under three years old are less likely to develop croup if their mothers took fish oil and vitamin D supplements during pregnancy, according to new results from a clinical trial. The findings are from a randomised controlled trial – the 'gold standard' for medical research – that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It is the first large study of its kind to investigate the effects of vitamin D and fish oil on croup.

5 Sep 2022

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Men with low testosterone levels are more likely to require hospitalization after COVID-19 infection than men with normal levels or those on testosterone therapy, according to Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers.

2 Sep 2022

Study suggests strategies to bolster the administration of clot-busting drugs

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially deadly condition in which a blood clot (known as a deep vein thrombosis [DVT]) forms in the deep veins of the leg, groin or arm and may dislodge.

1 Sep 2022

Scientists uncover how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen in Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen within neurons in Parkinson's disease, ultimately causing nerve cell death.

30 Aug 2022

Researchers identify potential new pathway for treating a sporadic form of ALS

Researchers have published two papers describing how they identified a potential new pathway for treating a sporadic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

30 Aug 2022

Researchers create first mouse model carrying a disease-associated mitochondrial mutation

Studying the role of mitochondria—the specialized structures within cells responsible for energy production—in metabolic diseases has been difficult because of a lack of animal models with the necessary mitochondrial mutations to observe these tiny organelles.

30 Aug 2022

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

A prospective study of half a million tea drinkers in the United Kingdom has shown that higher tea intake was associated with a modestly lowered risk of death.

29 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels associated with COVID-19 severity and other clinical outcomes

The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

29 Aug 2022

Anonymous $5.75 million gift will enable UVA to fight against rare blood cancers

A gift of more than $5.75 million from anonymous donors will allow UVA Cancer Center to speed the development of new treatments for rare blood cancers and provide more patients with these cancers access to cutting-edge clinical trials.

29 Aug 2022

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

A new study that could have immediate implications for COVID-19 testing in schools found that with age-appropriate instructions, school-aged children can successfully use a nasal swab to obtain their own COVID-19 test specimen.

26 Aug 2022

Suboptimal sleep linked with higher risk of heart disease and stroke

Nine in ten people do not get a good night's sleep, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.

26 Aug 2022

Mouse embryoids offer a promising model system to spur research into embryonic development and disease

Scientists funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have generated a mouse embryo model, or embryoid, that develops beyond neurulation—formation of the neural tube, which gives rise to the central nervous system—and closely mirrors natural mouse embryos 8.5 days after fertilization.

25 Aug 2022

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Aug 2022

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

24 Aug 2022

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

Poverty, combined with other types of adversity in early childhood, is associated with greater chances of premature death in adulthood, compared to other adverse childhood experiences, according to a study of more than 46,000 people by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

23 Aug 2022

UCL researchers identify multiple risk factors for a prematurely aging brain

By estimating people's brain age from MRI scans using machine learning, a team led by UCL researchers has identified multiple risk factors for a prematurely ageing brain.

23 Aug 2022

Marburg outbreak in Ghana causes African countries to stay alert

Africa must ramp up its surveillance and detection infrastructure in the light of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, public health leaders have warned.

23 Aug 2022

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.

22 Aug 2022

Marijuana and hallucinogen use by young adults reached historic highs in 2021

Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching historic highs in this age group since 1988, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.

22 Aug 2022

New resource can help researchers to assess how key genes control the differentiation of developing embryos

Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity College Dublin, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh's MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.

19 Aug 2022

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Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Study suggests strategies to bolster the administration of clot-busting drugs

Scientists uncover how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen in Parkinson's disease

Researchers identify potential new pathway for treating a sporadic form of ALS

Researchers create first mouse model carrying a disease-associated mitochondrial mutation

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels associated with COVID-19 severity and other clinical outcomes

Anonymous $5.75 million gift will enable UVA to fight against rare blood cancers

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

Suboptimal sleep linked with higher risk of heart disease and stroke

Mouse embryoids offer a promising model system to spur research into embryonic development and disease

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

UCL researchers identify multiple risk factors for a prematurely aging brain

Marburg outbreak in Ghana causes African countries to stay alert

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Marijuana and hallucinogen use by young adults reached historic highs in 2021

New resource can help researchers to assess how key genes control the differentiation of developing embryos

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