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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

Mediterranean diet linked to richer gut diversity, study finds

Study finds that the Mediterranean diet increases gut microbiota diversity in healthy individuals, offering insights into its health benefits, including improved cardiovascular health and reduced disease risk.

12 Mar 2024

Fermented plant drinks stir up health benefits in dairy alternative market

Fermentation of plant-based beverages enhances their nutritional value, bioactive profile, and sensory properties, offering health benefits and serving as viable dairy alternatives.

12 Mar 2024

Understanding how chikungunya virus affects the brain and body

The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Brazil since it arrived around ten years ago, is capable of spreading through the blood, reaching multiple organs and crossing the blood-brain barrier, which protects the central nervous system.

12 Mar 2024

A systematic comparison of vaccine lists, prices, and development between China and the U.S.

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Vaccines have an essential role in preventing infectious diseases and reducing the burden of disease.

12 Mar 2024

The balance and variety approach to navigating diet culture

With so many types of diets being promoted online and on social media, a leading dietitian says flexibility is more sustainable than a rigid diet plan.

12 Mar 2024

Mount Sinai's new department will connect medical care with public health

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, fulfilling its commitment to connecting medical care with public health, today established a new Department of Public Health under the visionary leadership of Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, the Horace W. Goldsmith Professor in Children's Health Research at Icahn Mount Sinai.

12 Mar 2024

New sprayable gel promises safer endoscopic surgeries

More than 20 million Americans undergo colonoscopy screenings every year, and in many of those cases, doctors end up removing polyps that are 2 cm or larger and require additional care.

12 Mar 2024

Maternal obesity linked to liver cancer risk in offspring

Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public health concern.

12 Mar 2024

Combined prevalence of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries since 1990, study reports

A new study in The Lancet looks at their worldwide impact on the prevalence of obesity and underweight from 1999 to 2022.

12 Mar 2024

Spicing up health: How culinary herbs and spices may boost gut health through polyphenols

How regular polyphenol intake from diet affects gut microbiota composition in healthy adults.

12 Mar 2024

Obesity related to depression risk among older adults

Researchers discuss the association between depression and obesity.

12 Mar 2024

Drug-coated balloon shows superiority in coronary in-stent restenosis treatment

In the largest randomized clinical trial and first of its kind to date in the United States, a team led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) assessed the efficacy and safety of using a drug-coated balloon in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty.

11 Mar 2024

PFAS chemicals in the blood are linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Researchers at DZNE provide evidence that traces of the widely used PFAS chemicals in human blood are associated with unfavorable lipid profiles and thus with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

11 Mar 2024

Study reveals the impact of olfactory disorders on personal safety and emotional well-being

More than a third of people who self-identify as having a smell disorder have had at least one gas safety scare in the last five years, according to new research.

11 Mar 2024

California Attorney General boosts bill banning medical debt from credit reports

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit reports, a Democratic-led effort to offer protection to patients squeezed by health care bills.

11 Mar 2024