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From ERS Genomics 13 Mar 2024

Study offers new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and obesity

A collaborative study between a bariatric and transplant surgery team has introduced new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are also struggling with obesity.

13 Mar 2024

Exploring the power of diet: A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

The therapeutic potential of and molecular mechanisms through which dietary interventions impact a wide range of human diseases.

13 Mar 2024

Study reveals novel brain recovery mechanism after traumatic brain injury

A team of Medical University of South Carolina researchers, led by Onder Albayram, Ph.D., reports in PNAS Nexus that they have discovered a novel protective response by which the brain naturally repairs itself after traumatic brain injury.

13 Mar 2024

Study highlights impact of government vaccine recommendations and direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising

A new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist reveals the value of government vaccine recommendations to drugmakers, as well as potential benefits of advertising pharmaceuticals directly to consumers - a practice that is banned in every country apart from the United States and New Zealand.

13 Mar 2024

World Vaccine Congress draws leaders from government, science and industry

Sessions cover topics from cancer vaccines to logistics and the next.

From World Vaccine Congress Washington 13 Mar 2024

Novel tool to predict a person's risk for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

For thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas and immune deficiency disorders.

13 Mar 2024

West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts ‘fourth wave’

From 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County.

13 Mar 2024

Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes

Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.

13 Mar 2024

New custom-designed proteins can efficiently reach intramembrane targets

Hitting targets embedded within the cell membrane has long been difficult for drug developers due to the membrane's challenging biochemical properties. Now, Scripps Research chemists have demonstrated new custom-designed proteins that can efficiently reach these "intramembrane" targets.

13 Mar 2024

How AI can make a more patient-friendly hospital discharge summary for patients

Whether large language models (LLMs) might improve the understandability and readability of hospital discharge summaries.

13 Mar 2024

Secret contract aims to upend landmark California prison litigation

California commissioned an exhaustive study of whether its prisons are providing sufficient mental health care, an effort officials said they could use to try to end a 34-year-old federal lawsuit over how the state treats inmates with mental illness.

13 Mar 2024

Obesity in early childhood linked to higher rates of musculoskeletal consultations

The incidence of musculoskeletal consultations in children with obesity in a primary care setting.

13 Mar 2024

Major study reveals COVID vaccines protect against serious cardiac events post-infection

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on thromboembolic and cardiovascular complication risk.

13 Mar 2024

Apple cider vinegar shows promise in weight loss and metabolic health

The effects of apple cider vinegar (ACV) intake on weight, blood glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels among Lebanese individuals.

13 Mar 2024

HPV and metabolic syndrome combo linked to higher mortality risk in women

HPV, particularly high-risk variants, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) significantly increase all-cause mortality risk in women, underscoring the need for further research into their combined effects.

13 Mar 2024

Obesity linked to increased musculoskeletal pain in school-age girls

Girls with obesity are more likely to experience pain in their bones, joints, muscles, ligaments or tendons compared with children with a healthy weight, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

12 Mar 2024

Limoncella apple polyphenol extract shines in IBD liver damage study

'Limoncella' apple polyphenol extract (LAPE) shows promise in reducing liver and intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), highlighting potential natural treatment pathways

12 Mar 2024

Progesterone more effective than cervical pessary at reducing the risk of severe preterm birth

Women with a short cervix around 20 weeks of pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm birth. Preventing preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix is a crucial step in protecting the health of the child.

12 Mar 2024

More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis do not have persistent cough, study shows

More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world's most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key symptom of the disease.

12 Mar 2024

Research News and Research

Ricoh and ERS Genomics enter into CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement

Study offers new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and obesity

Exploring the power of diet: A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

Study reveals novel brain recovery mechanism after traumatic brain injury

Study highlights impact of government vaccine recommendations and direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising

World Vaccine Congress draws leaders from government, science and industry

Novel tool to predict a person's risk for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts ‘fourth wave’

Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes

New custom-designed proteins can efficiently reach intramembrane targets

How AI can make a more patient-friendly hospital discharge summary for patients

Secret contract aims to upend landmark California prison litigation

Obesity in early childhood linked to higher rates of musculoskeletal consultations

Major study reveals COVID vaccines protect against serious cardiac events post-infection

Apple cider vinegar shows promise in weight loss and metabolic health

HPV and metabolic syndrome combo linked to higher mortality risk in women

Obesity linked to increased musculoskeletal pain in school-age girls

Limoncella apple polyphenol extract shines in IBD liver damage study

Progesterone more effective than cervical pessary at reducing the risk of severe preterm birth

More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis do not have persistent cough, study shows

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