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Young people don't need to be convinced to have more children, study suggests

While some people are concerned about America's falling birth rate, a new study suggests young people don't need to be convinced to have more children.

12 Jan 2023

Experts propose solutions to address racial disparities affecting people with allergic conditions

In February 2022, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology convened experts in atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy to examine the issue of racial disparities affecting people with these conditions.

12 Jan 2023

New UC San Diego Shiley EyeMobile for Children visits schools to serve low-income families

The new UC San Diego Shiley EyeMobile for Children has started its engine and is driving to schools in San Diego County to serve low-income families in need of eye exams.

12 Jan 2023

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Being affected by several cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, is linked to a greatly increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jan 2023

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

A new study from the University of Florida provides more evidence that the breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants too young to receive the vaccine.

12 Jan 2023

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

A new study published in Futures highlighted key factors likely to influence the evolution of medicine over the next 50 years. These factors included wellness technologies, data-driven personalization, and climate change.

12 Jan 2023

Study sheds light on fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments

With falls causing millions of injuries in older adults each year, it is an increasingly important public health concern.

12 Jan 2023

Hernia: A common medical condition that can develop for many reasons

While an impending storm will trigger cautionary news reports about the risk of a heart attack while shoveling snow, you're less likely to hear how twisting and turning while moving heavy amounts of the tiny ice crystals may increase your risk of developing a hernia.

12 Jan 2023

Immunotherapy prior to surgery strikingly effective for patients with colorectal cancer

New research in the January 2023 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with localized mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC).

12 Jan 2023

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses.

12 Jan 2023

The impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on Omicron infection

researchers explored the effects of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection.

12 Jan 2023

The effect of amino acid substitutions in variants of concern on RBD:ACE2 bond kinetics

Researchers explored the effects of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern on viral transmission.

12 Jan 2023

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types: diarrheal, constipation, mixed, and unclassifiable.

12 Jan 2023

Recent progress in the understanding of neuraminidase-specific antibodies for the development of universal influenza vaccines

A recent study published in Viruses reviewed the characteristics of neuraminidase with emphasis on the development of NA-based universal influenza vaccines.

12 Jan 2023

BioGrad to open the UK's second largest biobank facility in Liverpool as part of a £7.6m investment into new headquarters

BioGrad is to open the UK's second largest biobank facility in Liverpool, as part of a £7.6m investment into a new headquarters at Wavertree Technology Park.

From BioGrad 12 Jan 2023

Pheno Therapeutics announces worldwide license from UCB to a novel program for neurodegenerative disease

Pheno Therapeutics Limited., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics that promote remyelination for the treatment of neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, announced today it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with UCB.

12 Jan 2023

Despite doctors’ concerns, University of California renews ties with religious affiliates

As the University of California's health system renews contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics — many with religious affiliations — some of its doctors and faculty want stronger language to ensure that physicians can perform the treatments they deem appropriate, including abortions for women or hysterectomies for transgender patients.

12 Jan 2023

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Young people don't need to be convinced to have more children, study suggests

Experts propose solutions to address racial disparities affecting people with allergic conditions

New UC San Diego Shiley EyeMobile for Children visits schools to serve low-income families

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

Study sheds light on fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments

Hernia: A common medical condition that can develop for many reasons

Immunotherapy prior to surgery strikingly effective for patients with colorectal cancer

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

The impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on Omicron infection

The effect of amino acid substitutions in variants of concern on RBD:ACE2 bond kinetics

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

Recent progress in the understanding of neuraminidase-specific antibodies for the development of universal influenza vaccines

BioGrad to open the UK's second largest biobank facility in Liverpool as part of a £7.6m investment into new headquarters

Pheno Therapeutics announces worldwide license from UCB to a novel program for neurodegenerative disease

Despite doctors’ concerns, University of California renews ties with religious affiliates

Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

What is the impact of antibiotic exposure on the risk of inflammatory bowel disease?

New framework evaluates control costs in the brain

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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