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The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

A new research paper presents the results of a study on maternal stress levels in American mothers during COVID-19.

19 Dec 2022

First cell-type specific multiomic study of the HIV brain

Researchers identify cell-type-specific differences in HIV integration sites in the brain.

19 Dec 2022

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

A study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as one of the major causes, according to team of researchers with the Rutgers School of Health Professions.

19 Dec 2022

Study highlights the importance of the gut microbiota during early neurodevelopment

A recent Brain, Behavior, and Immunity study investigated the role of the early-life gut microbiota in determining neurodevelopmental outcomes.

19 Dec 2022

Built environment design may influence depressive symptoms, study finds

Depression is a chronic mental health condition that can impact one's physical health and well-being. Globally, approximately 280 million people of all ages experience depression, including 5% of all adults and 5.7% of older adults.

19 Dec 2022

Scoping review highlights the need for older people to actively participate in learning research

Although increasing attention is being paid on participatory research methods, they still remain underused in research addressing older people's learning, according to a new scoping review conducted at the University of Eastern Finland.

19 Dec 2022

Dapagliflozin improves morbidity reduces risk of death in heart failure patients

Researchers investigate the safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin among heart failure patients with improved ejection fraction.

19 Dec 2022

Eyelids transmit much more light than previously thought, research shows

Can't sleep when your partner is on his or her smartphone? This may not be oversensitivity on your part; your eyelids probably deserve some of the blame.

19 Dec 2022

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

19 Dec 2022

Understanding why young cancer survivors often opt out of HPV vaccination

Study uncovers certain vaccine-related concerns that should be addressed by health care providers.

19 Dec 2022

Previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect frontotemporal dementia risk

A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.

19 Dec 2022

Immune-evading Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammatory responses by hijacking the host’s ubiquitin

A new study discussed the findings of Chai et al., which revealed that triple specificity protein phosphatase (ptpB) secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibits pyroptosis and the release of cytokines by macrophages, allowing M. tuberculosis to invade the immune system.

19 Dec 2022

Expert panel recommends revisions to gender-affirming care guidelines

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people often seek social, medical, and surgical gender-affirming care from a variety of healthcare professionals.

19 Dec 2022

Single-dose smallpox vaccine could be effective against mpox

Researchers estimated the efficacy of a single-dose Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavaria Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine against mpox (MPX) in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).

19 Dec 2022

Study identifies a neuromarker for drug and food craving

Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis - or, how the brain gives rise to craving - is not well understood.

19 Dec 2022

New combination of drugs may lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer

A new combination of drugs slowed the growth of cancer cells by an unexpected mechanism that may one day lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer, a UT Southwestern-led study published in Molecular Cancer Research suggests.

19 Dec 2022

Inhibiting inflammatory signaling pathway could reduce the chances of heart disease in cancer survivors

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York have discovered that common cancer treatments, such as radiotherapy or anthracycline drugs, cause long-term damage to heart tissue by activating a key inflammatory signaling pathway.

19 Dec 2022

Medical Research News

The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

First cell-type specific multiomic study of the HIV brain

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

Study highlights the importance of the gut microbiota during early neurodevelopment

Built environment design may influence depressive symptoms, study finds

Scoping review highlights the need for older people to actively participate in learning research

Dapagliflozin improves morbidity reduces risk of death in heart failure patients

Eyelids transmit much more light than previously thought, research shows

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Understanding why young cancer survivors often opt out of HPV vaccination

Previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect frontotemporal dementia risk

Immune-evading Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammatory responses by hijacking the host’s ubiquitin

Expert panel recommends revisions to gender-affirming care guidelines

Single-dose smallpox vaccine could be effective against mpox

Study identifies a neuromarker for drug and food craving

New combination of drugs may lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer

Inhibiting inflammatory signaling pathway could reduce the chances of heart disease in cancer survivors

Psychosocial stress linked with increased risk of stroke

Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone linked to premature death for people with cardiovascular disease

Milk antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after booster vaccination and breakthrough infection

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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