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Carotenoids' potential in reducing chronic disease risk

Researchers explore the association between the gastrointestinal delivery system and carotenoids.

15 May 2023

Supercharge your health with carotenoids

This review highlights carotenoids' various biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory effects, with a specific focus on lycopene.

15 May 2023

SARS-CoV-2 variants show altered glycan processing

Researchers examine spike-protein trimers from SARS-CoV-2 variants to compare the N (asparagine)-glycan landscape.

15 May 2023

Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

Online education intervention can improve preference for and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).

15 May 2023

Novel arterivirus discovered in Amazonian rodents unveiling a potential viral spillover threat

Discovery of a novel arterivirus in Amazonian rodents sheds light on viral communities and raises concerns about potential transmission to humans.

14 May 2023

Deep generative models to generate hypothetical SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences

Scientists explore the use of deep generative models in producing complete instances of as-yet undiscovered SARS-CoV2 Spike protein sequences. The resulting models substantially outperform a state-of-the-art generative model for protein sequences finetuned on SARS-CoV2 data.

14 May 2023

Is your diet related to your personality?

Food values developed within a food context are associated with personality traits, and a study investigated the associations between food values and the Big Five personality traits.

14 May 2023

Drug combination can prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer

A recent clinical trial showed that the drug combination of cemiplimab plus platinum chemotherapy can prolong survival in patients with advanced lung cancer when compared with placebo plus platinum chemotherapy. Now an analysis published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, indicates that cemiplimab plus platinum chemotherapy also affects quality of life compared to chemotherapy alone.

13 May 2023

Pioneering focused ultrasound trial shows promising results for patients with Parkinson’s disease

The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

13 May 2023

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study.

13 May 2023

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Anabolic steroids not only can cause serious side effects during use, such as heart failure and depression, but can continue being harmful years after stopping, according to two studies presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Long COVID risk may increase with low levels of vitamin D

Long COVID risk has been found to increase with low levels of vitamin D, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual healthcare workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress up to a year later.

12 May 2023

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 am.

12 May 2023

Newly identified biomarker may predict NSCLC patients' treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

Cutting-edge cancer treatments like immunotherapy are offering new hope for patients, often in combination with more common approaches such as chemotherapy. But determining the best treatment combination isn't always straightforward.

12 May 2023

Patient-derived head and neck cancer organoids could aid the discovery of novel therapies

Researchers from the Organoid group (Hubrecht Institute) and UMC Utrecht have developed a biobank with organoids derived from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).

12 May 2023

New insight into mechanisms underlying hippocampal atrophy in individuals at risk for psychosis

Dysregulation of the dopamine neurotransmitter system has long been associated with schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis, but recently researchers have begun to examine the glutamate and GABA systems as well.

12 May 2023

Shortages of health workers strongly associated with higher death rates

Shortages of health workers such as doctors, nurses and midwifery staff are strongly associated with higher death rates, especially for certain diseases such as neglected tropical diseases and malaria, pregnancy and birth complications, diabetes and kidney diseases, finds an analysis of 172 countries and territories, published by The BMJ today.

12 May 2023

An evaluation of the effect of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation on postpartum infant growth and neurodevelopment

Researchers evaluated the effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on the neurodevelopment of infants.

12 May 2023

Medical Research News

Carotenoids' potential in reducing chronic disease risk

Supercharge your health with carotenoids

SARS-CoV-2 variants show altered glycan processing

Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

Novel arterivirus discovered in Amazonian rodents unveiling a potential viral spillover threat

Deep generative models to generate hypothetical SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences

Is your diet related to your personality?

Drug combination can prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer

Pioneering focused ultrasound trial shows promising results for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Long COVID risk may increase with low levels of vitamin D

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

Newly identified biomarker may predict NSCLC patients' treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

Patient-derived head and neck cancer organoids could aid the discovery of novel therapies

New insight into mechanisms underlying hippocampal atrophy in individuals at risk for psychosis

Shortages of health workers strongly associated with higher death rates

An evaluation of the effect of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation on postpartum infant growth and neurodevelopment

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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