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Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

A program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded evaluation.

10 Jan 2023

Spike protein mutations in Omicron subvariants increase their susceptibility to reductive cleavage of disulfide bonds

Researchers discovered that the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is susceptible to cleavage at the disulfide bonds, and the vulnerability to reductive cleavage varies across variants, with the Omicron variant family being highly susceptible to reduction.

10 Jan 2023

Fluid on the lungs associated with open water swimming

Fluid on the lungs, or pulmonary edema as it's formally known, is a relatively little known hazard associated with open water swimming, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a woman with the condition.

10 Jan 2023

Children living near airports have higher blood lead levels, study finds

A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood.

10 Jan 2023

Study explores incidence, severity, and long COVID associations of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections

Researchers used electronic health records to characterize the incidence, biomarkers, attributes, and severity of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections and evaluated the association between reinfections and long coronavirus disease (COVID).

10 Jan 2023

Researchers demonstrate the role of Klotho protein in the formation of osteoarthritis

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered a new mechanism that links age-related cartilage tissue stiffening with the repression of a key protein associated with longevity.

10 Jan 2023

Genomic analysis of mpox virus genomes reveal multiple lineages with human-to-human transmissibility

Researchers from Nigeria and the United Kingdom (U.K.) analyzed mpox virus genomes and found that divergent lineages of the mpox virus exhibiting human-to-human transmission existed in the Nigerian population before the 2022 spread of the virus outside of the endemic regions.

10 Jan 2023

Are hospitalizations with infection associated with dementia incidence?

A recent study reveals that hospitalized patients with infection are at higher risk of developing dementia.

10 Jan 2023

The impact of the MIND dietary pattern on cognitive health and incidence of dementia

A recent study evaluated adherence to the MIND dietary pattern in the UK Biobank (UKB).

10 Jan 2023

Eating fast food associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

The new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change. A study from Keck Medicine of USC published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology gives people extra motivation to reduce fast-food consumption.

10 Jan 2023

How does early life diet affect a child's mental health and personality?

A recent Nutrients study investigated the relationship between maternal and child diet and a child's personality traits and mental health, i.e., depression and anxiety.

10 Jan 2023

How do fruit, whole grains, and trout-based dietary interventions impact obesity management?

Scientists have described the effectiveness of a specific diet containing fruit, avocado, whole grains, and trout in controlling inflammation and oxidative stress in obese individuals.

10 Jan 2023

What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A new study describes the pattern of childhood deaths over 2019-21, the first two years of the pandemic, hoping to help identify the risks associated with these events.

10 Jan 2023

Rare protein variant may hold the key to boosting effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

10 Jan 2023

Daily intake of almonds changes the metabolism to recover faster after exercise

A new randomized controlled trial showed that participants who daily ate 57g almonds over four weeks had a 69% higher level of the beneficial oxylipin molecule 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid in their blood after a 90 minute session of eccentric exercise than control volunteers.

10 Jan 2023

Understanding cat locomotion could help develop better treatment for human spinal cord injury

Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so agile? Their unique sense of balance has more in common with humans than it may appear.

9 Jan 2023

Vaccinating against toxin produced by E. coli may protect against malnutrition and stunting

Diarrhea is no longer the killer it was in the mid-20th century, when an estimated 4.5 million children under age 5 died of it every year.

9 Jan 2023

Researchers discover a protein that makes melanoma more aggressive

Research led by Queen Mary University of London, King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute has identified a protein that makes melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, more aggressive by giving cancer cells the ability to change the shape of their nucleus – a characteristic which allows the cells to migrate and spread around the body.

9 Jan 2023

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing "striking" differences in the cells that build blood vessels in the fatty tissue of male versus female mice.

9 Jan 2023

Study uncovers molecular features responsible for the development, progression of metastatic breast cancer

A multi-institutional national study has identified unique molecular features responsible for the development and progression of metastatic breast cancer.

9 Jan 2023

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Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

Spike protein mutations in Omicron subvariants increase their susceptibility to reductive cleavage of disulfide bonds

Fluid on the lungs associated with open water swimming

Children living near airports have higher blood lead levels, study finds

Study explores incidence, severity, and long COVID associations of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections

Researchers demonstrate the role of Klotho protein in the formation of osteoarthritis

Genomic analysis of mpox virus genomes reveal multiple lineages with human-to-human transmissibility

Are hospitalizations with infection associated with dementia incidence?

The impact of the MIND dietary pattern on cognitive health and incidence of dementia

Eating fast food associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

How does early life diet affect a child's mental health and personality?

How do fruit, whole grains, and trout-based dietary interventions impact obesity management?

What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Rare protein variant may hold the key to boosting effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

Daily intake of almonds changes the metabolism to recover faster after exercise

Understanding cat locomotion could help develop better treatment for human spinal cord injury

Vaccinating against toxin produced by E. coli may protect against malnutrition and stunting

Researchers discover a protein that makes melanoma more aggressive

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

Study uncovers molecular features responsible for the development, progression of metastatic breast cancer

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