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Elite male football players who played in the 1960s and later have lower risk of alcohol disorders

Elite male football players have a lower risk of alcohol and drug related disorders than men from the general population, but this protective effect was seen only for those who first played in the 1960s and later, not for players from earlier eras, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

22 Dec 2022

Physicians reveal main risk factors for sudden death from a colloid cyst

RUDN University physicians investigated known cases of sudden death from a colloid cyst. After analyzing the data, the authors named the main risk factors and told what to look for. The results are published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.

22 Dec 2022

Virologists measure the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus

RUDN University virologists measured the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus in different regions of Russia.

22 Dec 2022

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

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From EKF Diagnostics 22 Dec 2022

Impact of epigenetics on the clinical management of cancer patients

Dr. Manel Esteller and Dr. Verónica Dávalos, researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, describe in a new article the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has become a crucial tool to improve early detection, predict disease progression and become a target for new treatments.

22 Dec 2022

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread covid while awaiting immigration hearings

In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn't alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose.

22 Dec 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Getting insurance to pay for oral surgery is like pulling teeth

Health coverage generally does not cover dental work. But Susan Rice of Atlanta should have been the exception: She was hit by a speeding car, causing extensive damage to her own “grill.”

22 Dec 2022

ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them

A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors.

22 Dec 2022

Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain's prized National Health Service, one of the world's largest employers.

22 Dec 2022

UK government strikes a deal with Moderna to boost mRNA research and development

Patients in the UK will be protected against potential future global health threats, including potential pandemics, thanks to a deal struck between the government and Moderna.

22 Dec 2022

Study increases understanding of the genetic architecture of dementia risk in African ancestry populations

In the largest-ever genetic study of dementia in people of African ancestry, VA researchers identified several genetic risks different from those seen in people of European ancestry.

22 Dec 2022

Study helps understand why some people have persistent smell loss after COVID-19 infection

The reason some people fail to recover their sense of smell after COVID-19 is linked to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells, a team of scientists led by Duke Health report.

21 Dec 2022

Sotorasib achieves meaningful anticancer activity in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer

In the Phase I/II CodeBreaK 100 trial, the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib achieved meaningful anticancer activity with an acceptable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

21 Dec 2022

Analysis highlights substantial cost savings by reducing sedation for pediatric brain MRI examinations

Findings from an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology have highlighted potentially substantial cost savings by reducing the use of sedation for pediatric brain MRI examinations.

21 Dec 2022

T-cell immunity remains effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Omicron subvariants effectively escape B-cell immune responses by modifying neutralizing antibody epitopes.

21 Dec 2022

New methods can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases

Two companion studies report new artificial intelligence approaches for identification of molecular "fingerprints" for specific infections. The methods, used here to derive a fingerprint for COVID-19, can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases.

21 Dec 2022

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Elite male football players who played in the 1960s and later have lower risk of alcohol disorders

Physicians reveal main risk factors for sudden death from a colloid cyst

Virologists measure the level of herd immunity to hepatitis A virus

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

Impact of epigenetics on the clinical management of cancer patients

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread covid while awaiting immigration hearings

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Getting insurance to pay for oral surgery is like pulling teeth

ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them

Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

UK government strikes a deal with Moderna to boost mRNA research and development

Study increases understanding of the genetic architecture of dementia risk in African ancestry populations

Study helps understand why some people have persistent smell loss after COVID-19 infection

Sotorasib achieves meaningful anticancer activity in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer

Analysis highlights substantial cost savings by reducing sedation for pediatric brain MRI examinations

T-cell immunity remains effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

New methods can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases

Machine learning used to generate a new holistic model for coronary artery disease

Dutch study shows the effectiveness of COVID vaccination in reducing hospitalizations

Migrant and nonmigrant women report gaps in overall quality of maternal and newborn care

History of COVID-19 increases risk of fatigue and other long COVID symptoms in adults and children

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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