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Beetroot juice appears to affect gut microbiome, positively impacting intestinal and systemic health

In a recent study published in the Food Chemistry journal, researchers investigated the impact of consuming red beetroot juice for two weeks on gut microbiota.

21 Nov 2022

Study finds no benefits from angiotensin receptor blocker treatment for COVID-19

In a recent study published in the BMJ, researchers conducted a phase three, multicenter, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of using angiotensin receptor blockers that disrupt the renin-angiotensin system on the clinical outcomes of individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

21 Nov 2022

MUSC researcher identifies dramatic rise in cervical cancer incidence among women in early 30s

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D., identified a dramatic recent rise in cervical cancer incidence among women in their early 30s. This work was published Nov. 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

21 Nov 2022

Increased distribution of fungal infections throughout the U.S.

Researchers update the geographic distribution of these species throughout the U.S.

21 Nov 2022

KEMEPHY diet may be an effective dietary pattern for athletes

Scientists have characterized the effects of the ketogenic Mediterranean diet with phytoextracts on gut microbiota composition in athletes. The study by researchers in Italy and Spain is published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.

21 Nov 2022

Researchers find an abundance of microplastics in placentas and meconium samples

The embryonic and fetal periods of life are vulnerable to impact by harmful chemicals in the environment. These include microplastics (MPs), which have been found in many living organisms and tissues, stemming from the environmental degradation of waste plastics. Using placental tissue and meconium samples, a new study examines the links between exposure to MPs in pregnancy and microbiomes.

21 Nov 2022

Kiwira virus: a new bat-borne hantavirus detected in Africa

Researchers discover a novel hantavirus called the Kiwira virus.

21 Nov 2022

Local alcohol availability linked to cases of child abuse and neglect

The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study suggests.

21 Nov 2022

Research links long-term exposure to traffic noise and type 2 diabetes

Road traffic noise is associated with a higher risk of T2D

21 Nov 2022

Additional mRNA COVID vaccine doses could salvage antibody responses in blood cancer patients

A third COVID-19 vaccine dose in this patients with blood cancers could enhance their antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2

21 Nov 2022

Study challenges "good" cholesterol's predictive role for heart disease

A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, often called the "good cholesterol," may not be as effective as scientists once believed in uniformly predicting cardiovascular disease risk among adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

21 Nov 2022

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

An analysis by researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that cancer patients with privatized, cost-saving Medicare Advantage were more likely than those with traditional Medicare to go to hospitals with physicians less experienced at performing complicated surgeries, and that they were more likely to die within the first 30 days after the removal of their stomach, pancreas or liver.

21 Nov 2022

NIAID awards more than $12 million for the development of antiviral therapies

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded more than $12 million to three institutions for the development of antiviral therapies to treat diseases caused by viruses with pandemic potential.

21 Nov 2022

Johns Hopkins experts receive PCORI funding to optimize antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections

To study how best to treat potentially dangerous infections commonly seen in people with underlying chronic medical conditions, two infectious disease experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine have been awarded $10 million in research funding over five years by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

21 Nov 2022

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Beetroot juice appears to affect gut microbiome, positively impacting intestinal and systemic health

Study finds no benefits from angiotensin receptor blocker treatment for COVID-19

MUSC researcher identifies dramatic rise in cervical cancer incidence among women in early 30s

Increased distribution of fungal infections throughout the U.S.

KEMEPHY diet may be an effective dietary pattern for athletes

Researchers find an abundance of microplastics in placentas and meconium samples

Kiwira virus: a new bat-borne hantavirus detected in Africa

Local alcohol availability linked to cases of child abuse and neglect

Research links long-term exposure to traffic noise and type 2 diabetes

Additional mRNA COVID vaccine doses could salvage antibody responses in blood cancer patients

Study challenges "good" cholesterol's predictive role for heart disease

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

NIAID awards more than $12 million for the development of antiviral therapies

Johns Hopkins experts receive PCORI funding to optimize antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections

Comprehensive analysis outlines the potential toxicities of antibody drug conjugates

Researchers identify best methods to study resting state of the brain in marmosets

Scientists identify a class of drugs that may prevent alcohol use disorder in people with PTSD

Adolescents who experience gender incongruence enter puberty earlier, study shows

New method for isolating Omicron subvariant and evaluating resistance to therapeutic and vaccine-elicited antibodies

Almond consumption could keep extra kilos at bay, research says

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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