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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

COVID-19 boosters and updated vaccines are more important for older adults, study suggests

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine limits transmission, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 even among patients infected by variants of the virus, but the effectiveness of antibodies it generates diminishes as patients get older, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers.

29 Nov 2022

Researchers illuminate the brain processes that support the emergent meaning of combined words

Humans accomplish a phenomenal amount of tasks by combining pieces of information. We perceive objects by combining edges, categorize scenes by combining objects, interpret events by combining actions, and understand sentences by combining words.

29 Nov 2022

Blood tests may be able to guide treatment discussions for patients with metastatic cancer

As cancers grow and potentially spread to new parts of the body, they often shed cells and DNA into the blood stream. DNA can be analyzed for both the amount of DNA present and whether any potential mutations exist that may aid providers in deciding on treatments.

29 Nov 2022

Photon-counting CT may help to effectively identify post-COVID patients at risk for lung damage

New CT technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms of COVID-19, according to a new study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2022

Validity and reliability testing for CoC measure

Continuity of care is essential to the clinician/patient relationship within family medicine. However, researchers have few ways to track continuity of care as a measurement of clinical quality.

29 Nov 2022

Deep learning model uses a single chest X-ray to predict heart disease risk

Researchers have developed a deep learning model that uses a single chest X-ray to predict the 10-year risk of death from a heart attack or stroke, stemming from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

29 Nov 2022

One in five women likely to forgo additional testing after abnormal mammogram

One in five women is likely to forgo additional testing after an abnormal finding on a screening mammogram if there is a deductible, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2022

Corticosteroid injections associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis

Two studies comparing injections commonly used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis found that corticosteroid injections were associated with the progression of the disease.

29 Nov 2022

Does breast milk influence infants' intestinal microbiota?

A large number of health-related benefits of probiotics have led to the development of a new discipline called probiogenomics, which focuses on the molecular mechanisms of probiotic activities. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the next-generation probiotics satisfy the scope of "live biotherapeutic products" (LBPs), which could be used to develop effective therapeutics for various diseases.

28 Nov 2022

UCSC engineers develop new method to automate the growth of cerebral organoids

A team of engineers at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids – miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells.

28 Nov 2022

Recreational cannabis laws may be associated with increased alcohol use among U.S. adults

States that legalized recreational cannabis saw a slight population-level uptick in alcohol consumption that was largely driven by young adults and men, according to new research by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health policy scientists.

28 Nov 2022

New microfluidic Organ Chip platform replicates the human vaginal tissue microenvironment

The human microbiome has been a hot topic over the last decade, with research pointing to disrupted bacterial communities as culprits for a host of maladies including irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, and autoimmune diseases.

28 Nov 2022

Higher weight and BMI in children are associated with poor brain health

Using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States, researchers have found that higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence are associated with poor brain health.

28 Nov 2022

The association between e-cigarette use and caries risk level

A new study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association found an association between e-cigarette use or vaping and dental caries risk.

28 Nov 2022

All trimesters of pregnancy carry the same COVID-19 risk

A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM journal aimed to analyze the effect of the trimester of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of the disease in pregnant women.

27 Nov 2022

Astrocytes in the brains of epileptic mice exhibit an acid response with intensified seizures

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes in the mouse brain exhibit an acid response with intensified epileptic seizures.

25 Nov 2022

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

University of Pittsburgh researchers have designed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and a novel immunotherapy, according to a new Nature Nanotechnology study published today.

24 Nov 2022

Wireless smart bandage promotes faster closure of wounds, enhances skin recovery

Some wounds just won't heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing.

24 Nov 2022

Duke researchers find human DNA sequence divergence after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees

A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.

24 Nov 2022

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

Little is known about how social behavior develops in the earliest stages of life. But most animals––including humans––are born with an innate ability to interact socially or form bonds with others. And that contributes to success throughout life.

24 Nov 2022

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Further Reading

COVID-19 boosters and updated vaccines are more important for older adults, study suggests

Researchers illuminate the brain processes that support the emergent meaning of combined words

Blood tests may be able to guide treatment discussions for patients with metastatic cancer

Photon-counting CT may help to effectively identify post-COVID patients at risk for lung damage

Validity and reliability testing for CoC measure

Deep learning model uses a single chest X-ray to predict heart disease risk

One in five women likely to forgo additional testing after abnormal mammogram

Corticosteroid injections associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis

Does breast milk influence infants' intestinal microbiota?

UCSC engineers develop new method to automate the growth of cerebral organoids

Recreational cannabis laws may be associated with increased alcohol use among U.S. adults

New microfluidic Organ Chip platform replicates the human vaginal tissue microenvironment

Higher weight and BMI in children are associated with poor brain health

The association between e-cigarette use and caries risk level

All trimesters of pregnancy carry the same COVID-19 risk

Astrocytes in the brains of epileptic mice exhibit an acid response with intensified seizures

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

Wireless smart bandage promotes faster closure of wounds, enhances skin recovery

Duke researchers find human DNA sequence divergence after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

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