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Economic and life-expectancy losses due to COVID-19 deaths in the United States

A recent study published in Scientific Reports evaluated life expectancy and economic losses due to COVID-19 deaths losses in the United States.

28 Feb 2023

COVID-19 does not increase the risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

SARS-CoV-2 infection does not appear to influence pneumococcal colonization in the upper respiratory tract.

28 Feb 2023

Critical COVID-19 infection characterized by a shift from naïve T cell phenotypes to an expansion of cytotoxic CD4+ T lymphocyte subsets

Researchers immunophenotyped T lymphocyte responses among unvaccinated individuals, representative of the entire spectrum of the clinical presentation of COVID-19.

28 Feb 2023

COVID-19 increases risk of developing chronic diseases

Researchers determine the correlation between severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, age, and new onset of chronic or worsening of pre-existing conditions.

28 Feb 2023

A review of respiratory viruses monitored in wastewater samples

Researchers review previous studies discussing the content or respiratory viruses in wastewater samples.

28 Feb 2023

An overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuts

Researchers summarize existing literature on the effects of consuming nuts on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress.

28 Feb 2023

Metabolomic differences in breast milk throughout lactation

Researchers characterize the cellular metabolome of breast milk throughout the course of lactation.

28 Feb 2023

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of using a product comprising lactic acid, grape seed extract, and pea protein in managing bacterial vaginosis in vivo.

28 Feb 2023

The evolution of transmissible variants harboring mutations consistent with immune escape in mild community COVID-19 cases

Researchers investigate whether transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants developed during infection by culturing and sequencing strains obtained from serial oral and nasal samples of community-residing COVID-19 patients.

28 Feb 2023

Study characterizes N-terminal domain structure of a ubiquitin ligase TRAF6

A team of international scientists has recently characterized the structure of tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) N-terminal domain for therapeutic purposes.

28 Feb 2023

Study finds celebrity tweets likely shaped US negative public opinion of COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluated the influence of celebrities on public attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Feb 2023

Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose control in pregnancy).

28 Feb 2023

Loneliness can lead to depression in expectant and new mothers

Loneliness can often contribute to depression in expectant and new mothers, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

28 Feb 2023

Tiny worm enables scientists to explore the theory that Parkinson's disease starts in the gut

A tiny worm called the C. elegans is enabling scientists to explore the emerging theory that Parkinson's disease starts in the gut.

28 Feb 2023

Novel multimodal analgesia protocol following total knee arthroplasty provides pain relief without opioids

A study led by Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that a novel surgical pain management strategy following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), or total knee replacement, provided pain relief without opioids.

27 Feb 2023

New method to improve diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in preschool age children

University of Southampton researchers have recommended a method to help diagnose preschool age children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD).

27 Feb 2023

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

A new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives were driven almost entirely by a type of treatment given to fewer than 1 in 5 patients.

27 Feb 2023

Cutting just one food from the diet rather than six may help treat eosinophilic esophagitis

Eliminating animal milk alone from the diet of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, is as effective at treating the disease as eliminating animal milk plus five other common foods, a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

27 Feb 2023

New evidence of four distinct pain trajectories in nursing home residents

Despite awareness that pain is common in nursing home residents, there has been minimal attention focused on how this pain changes over time.

27 Feb 2023

Definition of low-risk WNT-pathway medulloblastoma may need to be refined, say experts

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on February 7, 2023, entitled, "WNT-pathway medulloblastoma: what constitutes low-risk and how low can one go?"

27 Feb 2023

Medical Research News

Economic and life-expectancy losses due to COVID-19 deaths in the United States

COVID-19 does not increase the risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Critical COVID-19 infection characterized by a shift from naïve T cell phenotypes to an expansion of cytotoxic CD4+ T lymphocyte subsets

COVID-19 increases risk of developing chronic diseases

A review of respiratory viruses monitored in wastewater samples

An overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuts

Metabolomic differences in breast milk throughout lactation

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

The evolution of transmissible variants harboring mutations consistent with immune escape in mild community COVID-19 cases

Study characterizes N-terminal domain structure of a ubiquitin ligase TRAF6

Study finds celebrity tweets likely shaped US negative public opinion of COVID-19 pandemic

Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

Loneliness can lead to depression in expectant and new mothers

Tiny worm enables scientists to explore the theory that Parkinson's disease starts in the gut

Novel multimodal analgesia protocol following total knee arthroplasty provides pain relief without opioids

New method to improve diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in preschool age children

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

Cutting just one food from the diet rather than six may help treat eosinophilic esophagitis

New evidence of four distinct pain trajectories in nursing home residents

Definition of low-risk WNT-pathway medulloblastoma may need to be refined, say experts

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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