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A case of post-vaccination MIS in an adult without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new case study on the report of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MISC) in a 22-year-old woman in South Korea after vaccination.

5 Dec 2021

Maternal morbidities and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19

Researchers aimed to determine whether maternal morbidities and adverse obstetrical outcomes were more frequent in pregnant women with COVID-19.

5 Dec 2021

New approach to COVID-19 immune profiling using blood-based machine learning

A new study discusses the application of a novel deconvolution model AImmune to predict moderate and severe cases of COVID-19.

5 Dec 2021

Strict COVID anti-contagion policies can provide long-term health benefits

Researchers assess the short- and long-term benefits of these policies on health outcomes in the Chinese population.

5 Dec 2021

The emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and its VOCs

A review article discusses the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the emergence of variants of concern.

5 Dec 2021

Higher acute stress associated with stronger alcohol craving for Black individuals

Acute stress elicits stronger alcohol craving among Black individuals compared to white individuals, reported scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a paper published today in Addiction.

5 Dec 2021

Chronic exposure to particulate matter linked with high blood pressure

According to the WHO, air pollution is the greatest health risk worldwide, accounting for more than 4.2 million deaths annually.

4 Dec 2021

Study describes the emotional reactions of women who have undergone uterine transplant

Becoming a mother after receiving a uterine transplant, with the radical change in daily life it brings, gives a feeling of unreality beyond everyday experience.

4 Dec 2021

Systematic review: The involvement of bitter taste receptors in cancer

Humans have 25 different types of functional bitter taste receptors. These are found on our tongue, where they facilitate the taste perception of bitter tasting compounds. In addition, there are increasing findings that cells of extra-oral organs also have such receptors.

4 Dec 2021

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus.

4 Dec 2021

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

A review co-authored by Dr. Bradley Spieler, Vice-Chair of Scholarly Activity and Research in the Department of Radiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Neil Baum, of Tulane's Department of Urology, reports that although burnout affects more than 50% of health care workers, diagnostic radiologists are at even higher risk.

4 Dec 2021

Targeting the brain should be the focus of ALS therapy, not just spinal cord

The brain is indeed a target for treating ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered.

4 Dec 2021

Cancer registry offers a better understanding of ovarian granulosa cell tumors

Examination of Japanese cases of gynecological cancer offers a better understanding of the profile of a rare ovarian tumor and could change treatment guidelines.

4 Dec 2021

Lack of protein in the diet of women over 65 linked to sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

Different institutions, including the University of Valencia (UV), have studied the relationship between sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass in older people) and obesity derived from this condition with a lack of protein in the diet of women over 65 years of age.

4 Dec 2021

Daytime meals may reduce adverse metabolic effects associated with night shift work

A small clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that eating during the nighttime—like many shift workers do—can increase glucose levels, while eating only during the daytime might prevent the higher glucose levels now linked with a nocturnal work life.

4 Dec 2021