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High-sugar diet lowers the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness

For many people, a high-sugar diet has become almost accidental. Three-quarters of food in the supermarket has added sugar, according to University of Michigan researcher Monica Dus, leading the scientist to wonder whether our sense of taste can become dulled to sweetness.

12 Oct 2022

Study explores cell signaling dysregulation and COVID-19 severity

Researchers assessed the impact of dysregulation in cell signaling events on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity.

12 Oct 2022

New method allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes

Scientists have developed a research method that allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes involved in some neurological and mental disorders.

12 Oct 2022

Research shows how a very low dose of rhenium metal complex kills ovarian cancer cells

Metal-containing complexes have taken up center stage in the search for new cancer drugs that are as free of side effects as possible.

12 Oct 2022

What is the association of masking behavior with SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A new study evaluated the associations between masking behavior and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

12 Oct 2022

Researchers develop a causal model to assess the dependence of viral loads of patients infected with COVID-19 on age

Researchers developed a causal model to analyze SARS-CoV-2 viral load distribution as a function of patients’ age.

12 Oct 2022

Estimating the all-cause excess mortalities due to COVID-19

In a new study, researchers estimated all-cause excess death rates due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

12 Oct 2022

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have an elevated risk of death following childbirth long after the 42-day postpartum limit the WHO uses to define pregnancy-related deaths, a new analysis shows.

12 Oct 2022

COVID-19 vaccine may protect pregnant women from SARS-CoV-2 placentitis and stillbirth

Stillbirth is a recognized complication of COVID-19 in pregnant women caused by harmful changes to the placenta induced by the virus.

12 Oct 2022

Radiometer and Etiometry Announce Partnership to Enhance Neonatal Intensive Care Clinical Workflows and Patient care

Etiometry, a leader in clinical decision-support software for critical care, and Radiometer, a leading medical device company specializing in acute care testing solutions, today announced a new collaboration to enhance the clinical workflows in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).

From Radiometer Medical 12 Oct 2022

Study finds an association between early diagnosis of diabetes and earlier menopause

Persons living with diabetes are at greater risk of a number of health conditions including eye and foot problems, heart attacks and strokes, and kidney and nerve damage.

12 Oct 2022

The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the sub-Saharan adolescent population

Researchers examined the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the sub-Saharan adolescent population.

12 Oct 2022

‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

It wasn't exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication.

12 Oct 2022

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

Smoke began billowing into the skies of northwestern Nevada in September, clouding the mountains, dimming the sun — and quashing residents' hopes that they would be spared from wildfires and the awful air quality the blazes produce.

12 Oct 2022

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it's covered often comes down to a measure invented almost 200 years ago by a Belgian mathematician as part of his quest to use statistics to define the "average man."

12 Oct 2022

Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

Half of voters say the Supreme Court's decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month's midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF.

12 Oct 2022

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases following COVID-19

Researchers explore the potential association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.

12 Oct 2022

Study highlights the importance of getting vaccinated for flu

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that among patients hospitalized for influenza, those who were vaccinated had less severe infections, including reducing the odds for children requiring admittance to an intensive care unit by almost half.

12 Oct 2022

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

UW Medicine researchers have found that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness.

11 Oct 2022

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have identified a handful of gene mutations that cause or contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

11 Oct 2022

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High-sugar diet lowers the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness

Study explores cell signaling dysregulation and COVID-19 severity

New method allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes

Research shows how a very low dose of rhenium metal complex kills ovarian cancer cells

What is the association of masking behavior with SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers develop a causal model to assess the dependence of viral loads of patients infected with COVID-19 on age

Estimating the all-cause excess mortalities due to COVID-19

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

COVID-19 vaccine may protect pregnant women from SARS-CoV-2 placentitis and stillbirth

Radiometer and Etiometry Announce Partnership to Enhance Neonatal Intensive Care Clinical Workflows and Patient care

Study finds an association between early diagnosis of diabetes and earlier menopause

The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the sub-Saharan adolescent population

‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases following COVID-19

Study highlights the importance of getting vaccinated for flu

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

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