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How long should you wait to get pregnant again after a miscarriage?

For several years now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended an interval of six or more months following a miscarriage or induced abortion to minimize the chances of complications in the following pregnancy. However, a group of Norwegian researchers studied a cohort of pregnant women to explore the evidence for this guideline and came up with a different outlook.

27 Nov 2022

The distinct pathophysiology of ‘SuperAger’ brains

Superagers are adults over the age of 80 who have a superior memory capacity that resembles that of middle-aged adults.

27 Nov 2022

Klotho protein levels protect against cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients

Researchers compare Klotho protein levels of healthy individuals and patients diagnosed with different stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

27 Nov 2022

A moderate level of physical activity increases breast cancer survival

Active and moderately active women diagnosed with breast cancer were less likely to die from breast cancer as compared to inactive participants

27 Nov 2022

Study sheds new light on the role of IgA in food allergies

Food-specific immunoglobulin A present in the human gut does not provide protection against food allergies.

27 Nov 2022

Study finds increased risk of severe asthma attacks after relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions

Adults with asthma had, at one point, an approximately doubled risk of a severe asthma attack after Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed in the UK, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London, funded by Barts Charity.

25 Nov 2022

The potential of Sofosbuvir against COVID-19 neurological symptoms

Researchers discuss how SARS-CoV-2 infects cortical neurons and damages their synapses that form the connection between brain cells.

25 Nov 2022

New biomarker can help identify people with a primary tauopathy

Zooming in on a single disease and studying it intensely is often the most productive route to finding treatments. But there's no easy way to distinguish among people living with any of the primary tauopathies - a group of rare brain diseases marked by rapidly worsening problems with thinking and movement - because the symptoms are too similar.

24 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

Two new studies identify potential risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia

Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.

24 Nov 2022

Study finds high rate of first-onset depression during the pandemic

A new, large-scale study of more than 20,000 older adults in Canada found that approximately 1 in 8 older adults developed depression for the first time during the pandemic.

24 Nov 2022

Unexplored NGS data could help elucidate carcinogenesis and discover biomarkers

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 13 on November 17, 2022, entitled, "Treasures from trash in cancer research."

24 Nov 2022

Additional six weeks of anti-clotting treatment reduces further clot risk after distal DVT

Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after treatment, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

24 Nov 2022

Biologic therapy for IBD patients through a financial assistance program could have superior outcomes

Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) who required treatment with biologic therapies and were enrolled in a financial assistance program were less likely to need surgery after starting medication than those not enrolled in a program, a study by UT Southwestern researchers found.

23 Nov 2022

Study finds profound stigmas experienced by people living with Long Covid

The majority of people living with Long Covid experience some form of stigma directly related to their condition, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

23 Nov 2022

New study points to a strategy for inhibiting hyper-progression of melanoma

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.

23 Nov 2022

Young people treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines may be at higher risk of overdose

Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax – a medication commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia – may be at a higher risk of overdose, according to Rutgers researchers.

23 Nov 2022

VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover why viruses that normally infect our lungs can turn deadly when they infect the heart.

23 Nov 2022

High-risk stage III-IV melanoma patients treated with pembrolizumab report better quality of life

Patients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma who received pembrolizumab after their surgery reported a better quality of life than patients who received the previous standard-of-care treatment with either ipilimumab or high-dose interferon.

23 Nov 2022

Morphine does not reduce worst breathlessness, study finds

Sometimes healthcare professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness.

23 Nov 2022

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How long should you wait to get pregnant again after a miscarriage?

The distinct pathophysiology of ‘SuperAger’ brains

Klotho protein levels protect against cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients

A moderate level of physical activity increases breast cancer survival

Study sheds new light on the role of IgA in food allergies

Study finds increased risk of severe asthma attacks after relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions

The potential of Sofosbuvir against COVID-19 neurological symptoms

New biomarker can help identify people with a primary tauopathy

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

Two new studies identify potential risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia

Study finds high rate of first-onset depression during the pandemic

Unexplored NGS data could help elucidate carcinogenesis and discover biomarkers

Additional six weeks of anti-clotting treatment reduces further clot risk after distal DVT

Biologic therapy for IBD patients through a financial assistance program could have superior outcomes

Study finds profound stigmas experienced by people living with Long Covid

New study points to a strategy for inhibiting hyper-progression of melanoma

Young people treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines may be at higher risk of overdose

VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

High-risk stage III-IV melanoma patients treated with pembrolizumab report better quality of life

Morphine does not reduce worst breathlessness, study finds

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