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Endocrine Society's Journal of the Endocrine Society receives first Impact Factor score

The Endocrine Society's Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES) received its first Impact Factor score in 2022, while the Society's other journals maintained high rankings on the prestigious measure of scholarly publishing.

3 Jul 2023

SPG-15: A Mother's Fight for a Gene Therapy Cure, Maddi's Story

News Medical spoke to the CEO and founder of the Maddi Foundation to gain a patient perspective on how important research in gene therapy is.

3 Jul 2023

Bluetongue virus carriers active in winter, study finds

Bluetongue virus, an incurable cattle and sheep-killing disease, is spread by tiny flies once thought to disappear in winter. New research demonstrates that though they are harder to find when it's cold, they remain active.

3 Jul 2023

Breaking the myth: opioids provide no advantage for acute back pain, study finds

The first placebo-controlled trial of opioids in acute low back and neck pain.

3 Jul 2023

UCLA-led team receives $925,000 CDC grant for four surveillance projects tracking mpox outbreaks

A UCLA-led team has received $925,000 as part of a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct four surveillance projects tracking outbreaks of mpox--formerly known as monkeypox—across the U.S.

3 Jul 2023

Stroke Ready intervention shows promise in improving equity in stroke treatment

The use of thrombolysis, medications to break up blood clots, for acute ischemic stroke reduces post-stroke disability, but it is underutilized.

3 Jul 2023

Precision protection: antibody testing offers insights into predicting SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in immunocompromised patients

Researchers used antibody testing to predict the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

3 Jul 2023

Brief admission by self-referral reduces need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm

Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm.

3 Jul 2023

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

3 Jul 2023

Caffeine found to be most effective for treating birth asphyxia

Brain damage caused by oxygen deficiency at birth is one of the main causes of death in newborns worldwide. Using a small animal model, researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and DZNE tested treatment with 25 different active agents.

3 Jul 2023

Menopausal hormone therapy associated with increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Use of menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, suggests a large Danish study published by The BMJ today.

3 Jul 2023

Insights gained from genetically modified pig heart transplantation

Researchers described a genetically engineered pig cardiac xenotransplantation in a 57-year-old male patient.

3 Jul 2023

Lactobacillus vaginal suppositories may help prevent recurrent cystitis in postmenopausal women

Recurrent cystitis (RC) is a frequent infection of the urinary tract and bladder, which is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women.

3 Jul 2023

Cutting-edge research: machine learning identifies early predictors of type 1 diabetes

Scientists utilized plasma protein proteomics to identify proteins associated with the onset of type 1 diabetes.

3 Jul 2023

Camena Bioscience closes $10m Series A financing as demand for DNA synthesis technology increases

Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

From Camena Bioscience 3 Jul 2023

New study reveals: food processing levels impact blood pressure variability

Study evaluated the relationship between the degree of processed food consumed and blood pressure variability.

3 Jul 2023

New study: vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian diets in the battle against cardiometabolic diseases

Researchers conducted a comprehensive review to compare the impacts of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets on the outcomes of major cardiometabolic and other non-communicable diseases.

3 Jul 2023

Global study: children's lack of vegetable and fruit consumption linked to wealth and maternal factors

Researchers reviewed demographic and health surveys between 2006–2020 at the global scale.

3 Jul 2023

Study finds that genetically determined milk intake does not increase type-2 diabetes risk

Researchers investigate the association between the genetic basis of milk consumption and type 2 diabetes risk.

3 Jul 2023

New technology to capture and release cfDNA on nanowire surfaces from urine

A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to capture and release cell-free DNA (cfDNA) on nanowire surfaces from urine.

3 Jul 2023

Medical News

Endocrine Society's Journal of the Endocrine Society receives first Impact Factor score

SPG-15: A Mother's Fight for a Gene Therapy Cure, Maddi's Story

Bluetongue virus carriers active in winter, study finds

Breaking the myth: opioids provide no advantage for acute back pain, study finds

UCLA-led team receives $925,000 CDC grant for four surveillance projects tracking mpox outbreaks

Stroke Ready intervention shows promise in improving equity in stroke treatment

Precision protection: antibody testing offers insights into predicting SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in immunocompromised patients

Brief admission by self-referral reduces need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Caffeine found to be most effective for treating birth asphyxia

Menopausal hormone therapy associated with increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Insights gained from genetically modified pig heart transplantation

Lactobacillus vaginal suppositories may help prevent recurrent cystitis in postmenopausal women

Cutting-edge research: machine learning identifies early predictors of type 1 diabetes

Camena Bioscience closes $10m Series A financing as demand for DNA synthesis technology increases

New study reveals: food processing levels impact blood pressure variability

New study: vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian diets in the battle against cardiometabolic diseases

Global study: children's lack of vegetable and fruit consumption linked to wealth and maternal factors

Study finds that genetically determined milk intake does not increase type-2 diabetes risk

New technology to capture and release cfDNA on nanowire surfaces from urine

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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