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Deafness does not affect brain mechanisms for social skills, research suggests

Hearing impairment may cause difficulties in social interactions, but new research indicates that social struggles experienced by deaf individuals are likely not due to brain alterations but rather due to non-supportive environments.

23 Aug 2023

Research provides a clear picture of interventions to improve child and adolescent mental health in low-resource settings

It is estimated that, globally, mental disorders affect about one in seven children and adolescents aged 10–19 years.

23 Aug 2023

Skin signals neurons to grow the appropriate endings

Nerve cells that sense touch grow the appropriate endings for hairy or hairless skin based on cues from the skin itself, rather than through predetermined programming, according to research led by Harvard Medical School scientists and published Aug. 21 in Developmental Cell.

23 Aug 2023

New kidney tissue model could help assess safety of immunotherapy drugs

A growing repertoire of cell and molecule-based immunotherapies is offering patients with indomitable cancers new hope by mobilizing their immune systems against tumor cells.

23 Aug 2023

Pediatric trauma admissions increased during COVID-19 pandemic

In the weeks following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health directives called for masking, social distancing, social isolation, and stay-at-home orders.

23 Aug 2023

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several minutes, followed by arousals and deep breathing.

23 Aug 2023

New digital biomarker could detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages

Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Washington University in St. Louis have identified a way to assess brain activity in sleep that occurs in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, typically many years prior to developing symptoms of dementia.

23 Aug 2023

Study unveils how Cutibacterium acnes boosts epidermal lipids for enhanced barrier protection

The role of Cutibacterium acnes in improving the skin's barrier function.

23 Aug 2023

School closures largely explain the deterioration of youth mental health over the first pandemic wave

The contribution of school closures to youth mental health.

23 Aug 2023

Study explores the role of N6-methyladensoine methylation and COVID-19

A recent study summarized the recent advances in the role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation in COVID-19.

23 Aug 2023

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

The relationship between pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) use and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery.

23 Aug 2023

The value of whole-exome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test in the diagnosis of skin disorders

The genetic etiology by whole-exome sequencing (WES).

23 Aug 2023

Study explores lipid and metabolic alterations in HIV/TB co-infected patients

Researchers investigated the differential impact of HIV/tuberculosis co-infection on lipid and metabolic profiles.

23 Aug 2023

How does COVID-19 influence your gut microbiota?

Researchers analyzed the fecal microbiota composition in COVID-19 patients in comparison to non-COVID-19 controls.

23 Aug 2023

The prevalence of clustering of health behaviors and associated physical and mental health outcomes

Researchers conducted a systematic review of the literature investigating the associations between lifestyle, health behaviors, and health outcomes.

23 Aug 2023

Kinesiophobia is negatively associated with physical activity: What factors influence this relationship?

Researchers examined the association between physical activity and kinesiophobia.

23 Aug 2023

The gut microbiota associated with prediabetes and treatment naïve type 2 diabetes patients

The gut-inhabiting bacteria in pre-type 2 diabetes (pre-T2D) patients.

23 Aug 2023

Did the use of sports and fitness apps change before and after the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers evaluated the change in the inclination to use apps related to physical activity and fitness between 2020 and 2023.

23 Aug 2023

A comprehensive global and regional analysis of human Brucellosis incidence

An evidence-based estimation of global and regional human Brucellosis incidence.

23 Aug 2023

Current and future strategies for vaccinating against invasive pneumococcal disease

Researchers reviewed the immune mechanisms employed by existing vaccines for invasive pneumococcal disease.

23 Aug 2023

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Deafness does not affect brain mechanisms for social skills, research suggests

Research provides a clear picture of interventions to improve child and adolescent mental health in low-resource settings

Skin signals neurons to grow the appropriate endings

New kidney tissue model could help assess safety of immunotherapy drugs

Pediatric trauma admissions increased during COVID-19 pandemic

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

New digital biomarker could detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages

Study unveils how Cutibacterium acnes boosts epidermal lipids for enhanced barrier protection

School closures largely explain the deterioration of youth mental health over the first pandemic wave

Study explores the role of N6-methyladensoine methylation and COVID-19

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

The value of whole-exome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test in the diagnosis of skin disorders

Study explores lipid and metabolic alterations in HIV/TB co-infected patients

How does COVID-19 influence your gut microbiota?

The prevalence of clustering of health behaviors and associated physical and mental health outcomes

Kinesiophobia is negatively associated with physical activity: What factors influence this relationship?

The gut microbiota associated with prediabetes and treatment naïve type 2 diabetes patients

Did the use of sports and fitness apps change before and after the COVID-19 pandemic?

A comprehensive global and regional analysis of human Brucellosis incidence

Current and future strategies for vaccinating against invasive pneumococcal disease

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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