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Medical marijuana users more likely to also use nicotine products

People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to also use nicotine products than the general population, according to a Rutgers study.

23 Aug 2022

Study provides evidence of a new form of dementia affecting WTC responders

A study that assessed the brains of 99 World Trade Center (WTC) responders by using diffusion tractography, a 3-D imaging technique, showed that WTC responders with cognitive impairment (CI), a possible sign of dementia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), have a different presentation of the white matter in their brains compared to responders with CI without PTSD.

23 Aug 2022

Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

Patients critically ill with COVID-19 are at exceptionally high risk for developing healthcare-associated pressure injuries (HAPrIs), and nurses and other clinicians should be extra vigilant with assessments and protective interventions, according to a study published in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

23 Aug 2022

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

Poverty, combined with other types of adversity in early childhood, is associated with greater chances of premature death in adulthood, compared to other adverse childhood experiences, according to a study of more than 46,000 people by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

23 Aug 2022

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Medical marijuana users more likely to also use nicotine products

Study provides evidence of a new form of dementia affecting WTC responders

Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

RCSI research provides greater insight into the causes of Long COVID syndrome

Study finds a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Surprising culprit contributes significantly to the brain destruction after stroke or TBI

Analysis finds link between regular physical activity and lower risk of COVID-19 severity

Short-term NSAID use linked with first-time heart failure hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes

UCL researchers identify multiple risk factors for a prematurely aging brain

Caffeine metabolite could become a valuable treatment for myopia in children

Walking football promotes health and has potential to get more people exercising far into old age

Research shows a correlation between air pollution and heart attacks in non-smokers

Case report describes clinical manifestation of monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV coinfection

Investigating the missing link between COVID-19 and anosmia

Epistasis leads to the reduction in genetic barrier to COVID-19 neutralizing antibody escape

DNA origami as an alternative platform to display the RBD of SARS-CoV-2

What risk factors are associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers assess the cytoprotective activity of nicotine against COVID-19

Exploring the different clinical samples in monkeypox diagnosis

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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