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U.S. counties with more evictions have higher mortality rates, study finds

Mortality rates are higher in U.S. counties where eviction rates are also elevated, and this trend is strongest in areas with higher proportions of Black residents and women, UT Southwestern researchers found.

22 Dec 2022

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

Novel skin patch capable of deep detection of hemoglobin and core temperature.

22 Dec 2022

Inflation Reduction Act provides a roadmap for mitigating climate change and improving public health

In August President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant measure ever adopted by the U.S. Congress to combat climate change.

22 Dec 2022

Mice study sheds light on how the brain's primary motor cortex helps suppress neuropathic pain

A new study in mice has helped illuminate how the brain's primary motor cortex (M1) – a brain region most commonly associated with control of motor functions – helps suppress dimensions of neuropathic pain.

22 Dec 2022

Bivalent mRNA vaccine is moderately effective in preventing COVID-19

Researchers assesses the real-world efficacy of the novel bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.

22 Dec 2022

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

Researchers review the role of the gut microbiome in certain respiratory diseases.

22 Dec 2022

Microscopy techniques reveal a trail of destruction in bone collagen caused by high energy X-rays

A team of medical researchers at Charité has analyzed damage by focused high energetic X-rays in bone samples from fish and mammals at BESSY II.

22 Dec 2022

Research sheds light on how mRNA boosters affect the durability of antibodies to COVID-19

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine speaks to the benefits of a COVID-19 booster.

22 Dec 2022

Cystic fibrosis drug shows promise to treat pneumonia

Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and pneumococcus can cause severe pneumonia. If the airways then fill with fluid, the patient risks developing acute respiratory distress syndrome.

22 Dec 2022

Study links NAFLD with brain deterioration and identifies a potential therapeutic target

People with liver disease caused by eating too much sugar and fat could be at increased risk of developing serious neurological conditions like depression or dementia.

22 Dec 2022

Partial knee arthroplasty yields faster functional recovery than total knee replacement

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), reports a randomized trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Dec 2022

PTSD, TBI, and a genetic variant show strong links with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias

The medical community has never researched the simultaneous impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort … until now.

22 Dec 2022

Extracellular vesicles enhance cancer immunotherapy

Nano-sized membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles activate the immune system in mice and seem to render their tumors sensitive to a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint inhibitor.

22 Dec 2022

Study provides valuable knowledge about physical fitness disparities among demographic groups

Sedentary behavior, a large waist circumference, and advanced age: These factors are clearly associated with inferior physical fitness among people aged 50 to 64.

22 Dec 2022

Study could pave the way for new drug to treat hand osteoarthritis

A new study, published in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at the University of Oxford has identified that Talarozole, a drug that is known to increase retinoic acid, was able to prevent osteoarthritis (OA) in disease models.

22 Dec 2022

Botox treatment may lessen anxiety

Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence.

22 Dec 2022

Adults could achieve physical activity targets by walking “Teabag style” for a few minutes each day

Adults could achieve global physical activity targets by walking inefficiently for just a few minutes each day, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

22 Dec 2022

Physicians reveal main risk factors for sudden death from a colloid cyst

RUDN University physicians investigated known cases of sudden death from a colloid cyst. After analyzing the data, the authors named the main risk factors and told what to look for. The results are published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.

22 Dec 2022

Virologists measure the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus

RUDN University virologists measured the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus in different regions of Russia.

22 Dec 2022

Impact of epigenetics on the clinical management of cancer patients

Dr. Manel Esteller and Dr. Verónica Dávalos, researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, describe in a new article the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has become a crucial tool to improve early detection, predict disease progression and become a target for new treatments.

22 Dec 2022

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U.S. counties with more evictions have higher mortality rates, study finds

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

Inflation Reduction Act provides a roadmap for mitigating climate change and improving public health

Mice study sheds light on how the brain's primary motor cortex helps suppress neuropathic pain

Bivalent mRNA vaccine is moderately effective in preventing COVID-19

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

Microscopy techniques reveal a trail of destruction in bone collagen caused by high energy X-rays

Research sheds light on how mRNA boosters affect the durability of antibodies to COVID-19

Cystic fibrosis drug shows promise to treat pneumonia

Study links NAFLD with brain deterioration and identifies a potential therapeutic target

Partial knee arthroplasty yields faster functional recovery than total knee replacement

PTSD, TBI, and a genetic variant show strong links with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias

Extracellular vesicles enhance cancer immunotherapy

Study provides valuable knowledge about physical fitness disparities among demographic groups

Study could pave the way for new drug to treat hand osteoarthritis

Botox treatment may lessen anxiety

Adults could achieve physical activity targets by walking “Teabag style” for a few minutes each day

Physicians reveal main risk factors for sudden death from a colloid cyst

Virologists measure the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus

Impact of epigenetics on the clinical management of cancer patients

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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