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Simple nasal spray effective at easing sleep-disordered breathing in children

A simple nasal spray significantly reduced snoring and breathing difficulties in children and halved the number needing to have their tonsils removed, according to a new study.

17 Jan 2023

Researchers examine impact of gamification on the effectiveness of digital health interventions

The mHealth intervention was evaluated to determine its impact on an individual’s sleep duration and physical activity.

17 Jan 2023

Modification to Hospital Elder Life Program expands delirium prevention

A new study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) found that modifying a well-established and highly successful delirium prevention program for use when in-person or face-to-face interactions are limited or restricted is both feasible and acceptable to hospital staff and patients.

17 Jan 2023

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Researchers explored existing literature on long coronavirus disease (COVID). They highlighted key immunological findings, similarities with other diseases, symptoms, and associated pathophysiological mechanisms, and diagnostic and therapeutic options, including COVID-19 vaccinations.

17 Jan 2023

Exploring bioinformatics approach for evaluating binding affinities of probable COVID-19 therapeutic decoys

Researchers developed a computational workflow based on molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and artificial neural network (ANN) to assess the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein receptor-binding domain (RBD)-human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) binding affinities of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

17 Jan 2023

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

Environmental factors, including pollution, that might help 'superbugs' become resistant to antibiotics is set to be investigated by the University of Surrey.

17 Jan 2023

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

A new paper in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that antibiotic resistance may result from poor hygiene practices in hospitals or other medical facilities.

17 Jan 2023

Acupuncture and acupressure may lead to better recovery in patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancers

Patients undergoing surgery for ovarian and endometrial cancers often experience anxiety and pain. A new study indicates that acupressure before surgery may help reduce anxiety and following this up with acupuncture during surgery may provide an added benefit of lessening severe pain.

17 Jan 2023

Study shows the modulatory effect of resistance training on the endoplasmic reticulum in older adults

Aging involves a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation and a protein response that occurs at the cellular level, which is responsible for many health disorders.

17 Jan 2023

Women with larger muscle mass have lower arterial stiffness from youth to middle age, study finds

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä found that women with larger muscle mass had lower arterial stiffness from youth to middle age.

17 Jan 2023

Frequent green space visits associated with lower use of certain prescription drugs

Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to lower use of certain prescription meds, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

17 Jan 2023

Green living environments affect the composition of oligosaccharides in breastmilk

A new study conducted at the University of Turku, Finland, examined the association between the residential green environment and the individual oligosaccharide profile in the mother's breastmilk.

17 Jan 2023

Long-term deep meditation may help to regulate the gut microbiome for better health

Regular deep meditation, practiced for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

17 Jan 2023

S. aureus enhances replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro through the bacterial iron-regulated surface determinant protein A

Researchers assessed the impact of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) on SARS-CoV-2 replication.

17 Jan 2023

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

Pregnant women who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 face a 7 times increased risk of dying and a significantly elevated risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit or suffering from pneumonia, according to research published today in BMJ Global Health.

17 Jan 2023

Could drinking tea help manage COVID-19?

Researchers summarized the content of active ingredients in different types of tea, the second most consumed beverage in the world. They also explored the possibility of using tea extracts for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and treatment.

17 Jan 2023

COPD patients have decreased survival and increased costs in the year after surgery

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without COPD, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.220733.

17 Jan 2023

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Simple nasal spray effective at easing sleep-disordered breathing in children

Researchers examine impact of gamification on the effectiveness of digital health interventions

Modification to Hospital Elder Life Program expands delirium prevention

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Exploring bioinformatics approach for evaluating binding affinities of probable COVID-19 therapeutic decoys

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

Acupuncture and acupressure may lead to better recovery in patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancers

Study shows the modulatory effect of resistance training on the endoplasmic reticulum in older adults

Women with larger muscle mass have lower arterial stiffness from youth to middle age, study finds

Frequent green space visits associated with lower use of certain prescription drugs

Green living environments affect the composition of oligosaccharides in breastmilk

Long-term deep meditation may help to regulate the gut microbiome for better health

S. aureus enhances replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro through the bacterial iron-regulated surface determinant protein A

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

Could drinking tea help manage COVID-19?

COPD patients have decreased survival and increased costs in the year after surgery

Researchers explore immune responses to mpox infections

One minute of blue, green or red-light exposure modifies the functional connectivity of neural networks

Researchers identify inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp14 N7-methyltransferase

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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