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Study outlines protocols for safely shipping goods without starting SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads through droplets and small particles, but contaminated surfaces of shipping materials may also contribute to outbreaks.

24 Apr 2023

Medical and nursing students lack adequate knowledge of disaster medicine

Most students of medicine and nursing in Sweden consider their own knowledge of disaster medicine inadequate.

24 Apr 2023

Study shows how the brain benefits from consistently lower blood pressure

Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke.

24 Apr 2023

Maintaining normal vitamin D levels may benefit patients receiving anti-cancer immunotherapy

New research indicates that for patients with advanced skin cancer, it may be important to maintain normal vitamin D levels when receiving immunotherapy medications called immune checkpoint inhibitors.

24 Apr 2023

Maternal and early-life exposure to high amounts of fat induce salty taste preference in offspring

We are all aware of the importance of eating healthy food, especially during pregnancy. A high-fat diet has dramatic consequences on the metabolism.

24 Apr 2023

Targeting antiviral pathway may offer a new approach to fight Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia

Targeting part of an antiviral pathway triggered by the accumulation of a key pathogen shared in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia may one day offer a new therapeutic approach to deterring or delaying cognitive decline, according to preclinical research led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

24 Apr 2023

Study investigates how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to later atrial fibrillation risk

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to the risk of atrial fibrillation up to middle-age

24 Apr 2023

Drug-metabolizing enzyme may be a major player in safety concerns related to the painkiller diclofenac

Safety concerns related to the widely used painkiller diclofenac may be tied to a little-studied drug-metabolizing enzyme whose expression can vary as much as 3,000 times from one individual to the next, according to new research.

24 Apr 2023

Research findings could help inform more effective therapies for AML

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes a large number of abnormal blood cells. It is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults.

24 Apr 2023

Mitophagy helps blood cancer cells to evade the killing effects of BH3 mimetic drug

Despite the promise of new medications that promote cancer cell death in people with acute myeloid leukemia, leukemic cells often adopt features that let them evade the drugs' effects within a year.

24 Apr 2023

Effectiveness of a minimally invasive approach to limit vision, hearing loss in patients after neurosurgery

Brain tumors located in regions that control speech, vision and motor function present additional challenges to neurosurgeons, as damaging the surrounding tissue can cause severe loss of those abilities.

24 Apr 2023

Trial recommends replacing skull section following surgery to treat brain hemorrhage

A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a form of brain hemorrhage.

24 Apr 2023

RSV infection in the first year of life associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

Severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has long been associated with the onset of childhood wheezing diseases, but the relationship between RSV infection during infancy and the development of childhood asthma has remained unclear.

24 Apr 2023

Novel cell signaling pathway could be targeted against aggressive pancreatic cancers

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center identified a novel cell signaling pathway that potentially could be targeted in therapy for patients with aggressive pancreatic cancers.

24 Apr 2023

Research finds significant variation in the digestive tract's anatomy

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals.

24 Apr 2023

Exposure to 4 or more CT scans before adulthood doubles the risk for cancers

For children under age 18 years, a single computed tomography (CT) scan is not associated with an increased risk of brain tumors, leukemia or lymphoma, but exposure to 4 or more scans before adulthood more than doubles the risk, according to new research https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.221303 in CMAJ.

24 Apr 2023

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Study outlines protocols for safely shipping goods without starting SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Medical and nursing students lack adequate knowledge of disaster medicine

Study shows how the brain benefits from consistently lower blood pressure

Maintaining normal vitamin D levels may benefit patients receiving anti-cancer immunotherapy

Maternal and early-life exposure to high amounts of fat induce salty taste preference in offspring

Targeting antiviral pathway may offer a new approach to fight Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia

Study investigates how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to later atrial fibrillation risk

Drug-metabolizing enzyme may be a major player in safety concerns related to the painkiller diclofenac

Research findings could help inform more effective therapies for AML

Mitophagy helps blood cancer cells to evade the killing effects of BH3 mimetic drug

Effectiveness of a minimally invasive approach to limit vision, hearing loss in patients after neurosurgery

Trial recommends replacing skull section following surgery to treat brain hemorrhage

RSV infection in the first year of life associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

Novel cell signaling pathway could be targeted against aggressive pancreatic cancers

Research finds significant variation in the digestive tract's anatomy

Exposure to 4 or more CT scans before adulthood doubles the risk for cancers

Discovery about inflammation ‘brake’ gene paves way to personalized treatments for kidney disease

Research team develops a predictive model for complications in diabetes

People with neurodevelopmental disorder have a slightly increased risk of testicular cancer

Harms of renal hyperfiltration may be highly underestimated

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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