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Young people don't need to be convinced to have more children, study suggests

While some people are concerned about America's falling birth rate, a new study suggests young people don't need to be convinced to have more children.

12 Jan 2023

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Being affected by several cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, is linked to a greatly increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jan 2023

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

A new study from the University of Florida provides more evidence that the breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants too young to receive the vaccine.

12 Jan 2023

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

A new study published in Futures highlighted key factors likely to influence the evolution of medicine over the next 50 years. These factors included wellness technologies, data-driven personalization, and climate change.

12 Jan 2023

Study sheds light on fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments

With falls causing millions of injuries in older adults each year, it is an increasingly important public health concern.

12 Jan 2023

Immunotherapy prior to surgery strikingly effective for patients with colorectal cancer

New research in the January 2023 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with localized mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC).

12 Jan 2023

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses.

12 Jan 2023

The impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on Omicron infection

researchers explored the effects of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection.

12 Jan 2023

The effect of amino acid substitutions in variants of concern on RBD:ACE2 bond kinetics

Researchers explored the effects of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern on viral transmission.

12 Jan 2023

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types: diarrheal, constipation, mixed, and unclassifiable.

12 Jan 2023

Recent progress in the understanding of neuraminidase-specific antibodies for the development of universal influenza vaccines

A recent study published in Viruses reviewed the characteristics of neuraminidase with emphasis on the development of NA-based universal influenza vaccines.

12 Jan 2023

Pheno Therapeutics announces worldwide license from UCB to a novel program for neurodegenerative disease

Pheno Therapeutics Limited., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics that promote remyelination for the treatment of neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, announced today it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with UCB.

12 Jan 2023

What is the impact of antibiotic exposure on the risk of inflammatory bowel disease?

Researchers evaluated the impact of antibiotic usage on IBD development risk among individuals aged ten years and above.

12 Jan 2023

New framework evaluates control costs in the brain

The brain performs various cognitive and behavioral functions in everyday life, flexibly transitioning to various states to carry out these functions.

11 Jan 2023

Using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA to treat blindness associated with rare genetic condition

Oregon State University College of Pharmacy scientists have demonstrated in animal models the possibility of using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA, the technology underpinning COVID-19 vaccines, to treat blindness associated with a rare genetic condition.

11 Jan 2023

Annual or biannual boosters greatly reduce the long-term risk of infection from endemic COVID-19

While COVID-19 boosters have been found to protect against infection, hospitalization, and severe illness, the waning of their protection has led to uncertainty about when it is most appropriate to get an additional booster shot.

11 Jan 2023

Study shows booster vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 effective but protection wanes rapidly

A recent study posted to medRxiv* assessed the effectiveness of primary and booster vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the Netherlands.

11 Jan 2023

Study examines coping strategies for episodic and persistent food insecurity among college students

College students, especially first-generation and minority students, are more likely to experience food insecurity than the general population.

11 Jan 2023

Bivalent boosters tested against all SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States assessed the impact of the bivalent messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine on the antibody-mediated neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages.

11 Jan 2023

Study suggests a link between the protein-coding gene TREM2 and obesity in females

A recent Scientific Reports study has investigated the link between TREM2 expression and human obesity, based on two large public datasets, namely, the UK Biobank (UKB) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project.

11 Jan 2023

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Young people don't need to be convinced to have more children, study suggests

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

Study sheds light on fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments

Immunotherapy prior to surgery strikingly effective for patients with colorectal cancer

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

The impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on Omicron infection

The effect of amino acid substitutions in variants of concern on RBD:ACE2 bond kinetics

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

Recent progress in the understanding of neuraminidase-specific antibodies for the development of universal influenza vaccines

Pheno Therapeutics announces worldwide license from UCB to a novel program for neurodegenerative disease

What is the impact of antibiotic exposure on the risk of inflammatory bowel disease?

New framework evaluates control costs in the brain

Using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA to treat blindness associated with rare genetic condition

Annual or biannual boosters greatly reduce the long-term risk of infection from endemic COVID-19

Study shows booster vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 effective but protection wanes rapidly

Study examines coping strategies for episodic and persistent food insecurity among college students

Bivalent boosters tested against all SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages

Study suggests a link between the protein-coding gene TREM2 and obesity in females

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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