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Lifelong marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia in old age

If you are married continuously for many years in mid-life, you have a lower risk of developing dementia in old age. This has been confirmed by a recently published study based on data from HUNT Study health surveys in Nord-Trøndelag.

26 Jan 2023

Study reveals the inevitability of Zika virus dumbbell-1 structure for viral pathogenesis

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers designed two dumbbell-1 (DB-1) mutant Zika virus (ZIKV) infectious clones termed ZIKV-TL.PK and ZIKV-p.2.5’.

26 Jan 2023

Caron Receives Patents for Humanity COVID-19 Program Award from the United States Patent and Trademark Office

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26 Jan 2023

Prenatal MRI helps visualize SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced abnormalities in the placenta and fetuses

Researchers performed a prospective case-control study on pregnant women with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

26 Jan 2023

Researchers report on a genome-wide reconstruction of human microbes to develop personalized therapies

Researchers reported on AGORA2, an expansion of their previously published resource, AGORA, of genomewide metabolic reconstructions of human intestinal microbes.

26 Jan 2023

Florida Gov. Desantis falsely claims bivalent booster boosts chances of covid infection

"Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you’re more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster."

26 Jan 2023

Study shows improved host health by modulating intestinal microbiota

Researchers presented intestinal microbiota modulation as a probable therapeutic option for diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD).

26 Jan 2023

More Californians are dying at home. Another covid ‘new normal’?

The covid-19 pandemic has spurred a surge in the proportion of Californians who are dying at home rather than in a hospital or nursing home, accelerating a slow but steady rise that dates back at least two decades.

26 Jan 2023

Researchers develop a new multi-omics microsampling method for complete health profiling

Researchers developed a multi-omics-based microsampling workflow for profiling proteins, metabolites, lipids, and specific cytokines and hormones, i.e., multiple analytes, in a single blood sample of 10 μl (microsample).

26 Jan 2023

Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?

Researchers investigated whether individuals with extreme attitudes, negative or positive, show a greater likelihood of believing that they understand science and whether the trends in attitudes were contingent on technological specifications.

26 Jan 2023

Cardiovascular disease risk after pre-eclampsia manifests at young ages and early after delivery

Women with pre-eclampsia have a higher likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with risks remaining elevated more than 20 years later.

26 Jan 2023

Study of older adults in China finds link between a healthy lifestyle and slower memory decline

A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults in China, published today in The BMJ.

26 Jan 2023

Researchers solve an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have solved an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children and can be fatal in babies

26 Jan 2023

New therapy-relevant marker may help identify ER+ breast cancer patients who may benefit from immunotherapies

A multi-institutional team led by scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center has discovered PD-L2 as a therapy-relevant marker to identify patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who may benefit from new immunotherapies.

26 Jan 2023

Research evaluates neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity

A recent study discusses the association of maternal body mass index in pregnancy with neonatal outcomes.

25 Jan 2023

Study: FER1L5 protein essential for sperm to undergo acrosome reaction and male fertility

Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the sperm fuse, an event known as the "acrosome reaction" needs to occur in the sperm.

25 Jan 2023

Sobering statistics from the AHA's 2023 heart disease and stroke update

The AHA discusses some of the ways in which COVID-19 impacted cardiovascular health throughout the pandemic.

25 Jan 2023

Updated bivalent mRNA booster protects against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers discuss the efficacy of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine against symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants.

25 Jan 2023

Adding one handful of walnuts to the diet can provide good nutrition

A new study from researchers at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington has found that adding one ounce of walnuts (or one handful) to the diet of children and adults who do not normally eat nuts improves diet quality and intake of some under-consumed nutrients of public health importance.

25 Jan 2023

Altered gut microbiome plays a major role in the progression of endometriosis in animal model

About 196 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, a condition that typically causes pelvic pain and infertility.

25 Jan 2023

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Lifelong marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia in old age

Study reveals the inevitability of Zika virus dumbbell-1 structure for viral pathogenesis

Caron Receives Patents for Humanity COVID-19 Program Award from the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Prenatal MRI helps visualize SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced abnormalities in the placenta and fetuses

Researchers report on a genome-wide reconstruction of human microbes to develop personalized therapies

Florida Gov. Desantis falsely claims bivalent booster boosts chances of covid infection

Study shows improved host health by modulating intestinal microbiota

More Californians are dying at home. Another covid ‘new normal’?

Researchers develop a new multi-omics microsampling method for complete health profiling

Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?

Cardiovascular disease risk after pre-eclampsia manifests at young ages and early after delivery

Study of older adults in China finds link between a healthy lifestyle and slower memory decline

Researchers solve an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children

New therapy-relevant marker may help identify ER+ breast cancer patients who may benefit from immunotherapies

Research evaluates neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity

Study: FER1L5 protein essential for sperm to undergo acrosome reaction and male fertility

Sobering statistics from the AHA's 2023 heart disease and stroke update

Updated bivalent mRNA booster protects against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

Adding one handful of walnuts to the diet can provide good nutrition

Altered gut microbiome plays a major role in the progression of endometriosis in animal model

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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