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Hunger associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability

New scientific research has discovered that feeling hungry really can make us "hangry", with emotions such as anger and irritability strongly linked with hunger.

6 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 RBD vulnerability discovered - target for antibodies against variants

A new study successfully identified a potent neutralization epitope in SARS-related coronaviruses.

6 Jul 2022

COVID-19 impairs the insulin/IGF signaling pathway

Scientists evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the insulin/IGF signaling pathway.

6 Jul 2022

Gardening can help many people to reap mental health benefits

Many longtime gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. New research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants - even if they've never gardened before.

6 Jul 2022

Transgender patients report better mental health after gender-affirming facial feminization surgery

A UCLA study offers the first evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.

6 Jul 2022

A Spanish study found traces of environmental pollution in breast milk

A new study reveals that breast milk is often contaminated by environmental pollutants.

6 Jul 2022

The role of myostatin in female fertility

A new study discusses some of the key functions of myostatin in female reproductive health and disease.

6 Jul 2022

Survey: Many prostate cancer patients in the UK did not receive adequate information about radiotherapy-induced sexual dysfunction

New research indicates that many UK patients don't receive adequate information about treatment-induced sexual dysfunction before, during, and after radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.

6 Jul 2022

Individuals under 65 years may be the predominant drivers of COVID-19 in West Africa

Researchers evaluated the effects of age structure and vaccine prioritization regarding COVID-19 in West Africa.

6 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccination with bacterial peptide conjugated to receptor-binding domain elicits potent immune response

In a new study, researchers assessed the efficiency of immunization with a bacterial peptide conjugated to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

6 Jul 2022

Vaccination against smallpox efficiently protects against monkeypox infection

In a new study, researchers assessed the existing information regarding monkeypox infections.

6 Jul 2022

Scientists explore mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

Researchers assessed the different mutations of concern in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain.

6 Jul 2022

Omicron infections have similar incubation periods but shorter generation intervals than Delta infections

Researchers assessed the differences between the generation-interval distributions and incubation periods of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants.

6 Jul 2022

Targeting C5a/C5aR1 signaling ameliorates COVID-19 immunopathology

A new study investigated the role of complement component 5a (C5a) and its receptor (C5a receptor type 1, C5aR1) in the pathophysiology of COVID-19.

6 Jul 2022

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Lactobacilli that live in the human female urinary tract's microbiome are competitive and kill nearby pathogenic bacteria, according to the first study of its kind by a team led by microbiologist Dr. Tanya Sysoeva of The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

6 Jul 2022

$3.1 million grant will help researchers to study signs of heart damage in young breast cancer survivors

A 5-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will enable researchers from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Duke Cancer Institute to collaborate in a first-of-its-kind prospective study to look for the earliest signs of heart vessel damage in young, pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors.

6 Jul 2022

Bereavement linked to increased risk of death in heart failure patients

Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member's death, according to a study published today in JACC: Heart Failure.

6 Jul 2022

Study reveals a spike in hospital readmissions for pediatric asthma

Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for the most common chronic pediatric illness.

6 Jul 2022

Noradrenergic drugs could be repurposed to offer effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease symptoms

There is "good evidence" that drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might also successfully treat key aspects of Alzheimer's disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

6 Jul 2022

Study reports how opioids cause gastric inflammation

Opioids are the gold standard for treatment of chronic and acute pain; however, their use may result in significant gastrointestinal side effects, including nausea, vomiting, and constipation.

6 Jul 2022

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Hunger associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability

SARS-CoV-2 RBD vulnerability discovered - target for antibodies against variants

COVID-19 impairs the insulin/IGF signaling pathway

Gardening can help many people to reap mental health benefits

Transgender patients report better mental health after gender-affirming facial feminization surgery

A Spanish study found traces of environmental pollution in breast milk

The role of myostatin in female fertility

Survey: Many prostate cancer patients in the UK did not receive adequate information about radiotherapy-induced sexual dysfunction

Individuals under 65 years may be the predominant drivers of COVID-19 in West Africa

COVID-19 vaccination with bacterial peptide conjugated to receptor-binding domain elicits potent immune response

Vaccination against smallpox efficiently protects against monkeypox infection

Scientists explore mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

Omicron infections have similar incubation periods but shorter generation intervals than Delta infections

Targeting C5a/C5aR1 signaling ameliorates COVID-19 immunopathology

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

$3.1 million grant will help researchers to study signs of heart damage in young breast cancer survivors

Bereavement linked to increased risk of death in heart failure patients

Study reveals a spike in hospital readmissions for pediatric asthma

Noradrenergic drugs could be repurposed to offer effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease symptoms

Study reports how opioids cause gastric inflammation

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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