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In utero exposure to flame retardant results in altered brain development in newborn rats

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that exposure in utero to the flame retardant FireMaster 550 (FM 550), or to its individual brominated (BFR) or organophosphate ester (OPFR) components, resulted in altered brain development in newborn rats.

24 Oct 2022

Prescribed fire could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and pathogen transmission

Prescribed fire - a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health - also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, according to a team of scientists.

24 Oct 2022

Researchers study the effects of alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcoholic pancreatitis

Many alcoholic pancreatitis patients continued drinking during COVID-19. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers study the effects of continued alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcohol-associated pancreatic disease.

24 Oct 2022

Heart attack death rates took a sharp turn and increased during the pandemic, study shows

New data analysis from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that deaths from heart attacks rose significantly during pandemic surges, including the COVID-19 Omicron surges, overall reversing a heart-healthier pre-pandemic trend.

24 Oct 2022

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.

24 Oct 2022

Scientists use systems biology approach to identify molecular players in rheumatoid arthritis

Using a novel systems biology approach, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have further parsed the cellular players and roles involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a complex disease that affects more than one million Americans in ways that have defied development of uniform treatments.

24 Oct 2022

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

Do many Swedes obtain antibiotics without a prescription, and what drives their behaviour when this happens? The answers are important when it comes to dealing with antibiotic resistance, which is a serious challenge for the entire healthcare sector.

24 Oct 2022

Study estimates the burden of dementia among older adults in the U.S.

The first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment in more than 20 years has found that nearly one in 10 U.S. adults over age 65 have dementia.

24 Oct 2022

Novel oxytocin derivative can reverse Aβ25-35-induced cognitive impairment in mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by an accumulation of β-amyloid protein (Aβ) in brain tissue, is a leading cause of dementia.

24 Oct 2022

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

A research team, affiliated with UNIST has identified a new type of microglia associated with stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injured brain.

24 Oct 2022

More intensive prostate cancer screening may reduce the risk of metastatic cancer later

In the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a large, longitudinal analysis found Veterans Health Administration medical centers with lower prostate screening rates had higher rates of metastatic prostate cancer cases in subsequent years than centers with higher screening rates.

24 Oct 2022

Systematic review uncovers new links between the thyroid and the heart

Systematic review of 32 studies with 1.3 million participants uncovers new connections between the thyroid and the heart.

24 Oct 2022

Playing video games may be linked with improved cognitive abilities in children

A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory compared to children who had never played video games.

24 Oct 2022

Variations in low-complexity regions in monkeypox genome found to impact virus transmissibility

In a new study, researchers investigated whether low-complexity regions (LCRs) were more accountable for the current 2022 IIb clade monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) outbreak rather than single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

24 Oct 2022

Investigating the evidence of synthetic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated naturally from an animal-to-human spillover or synthetically during coronavirus research experiments.

24 Oct 2022

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

Researchers evaluated the associations between low meal frequency (LMF) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

24 Oct 2022

Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

In a new study, researchers performed an in vitro analysis to isolate ultralong bovine heavy chains that showed binding with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and related coronaviruses (CoVs).

24 Oct 2022

Viral shedding rate declines rapidly during the first year among people with HSV-1 genital infections

People with a genital infection of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which usually causes cold sores, frequently shed the virus in the first months after infection, raising the risk that they might spread the virus to sexual partners during this time.

24 Oct 2022

CDC Director signs decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults.

24 Oct 2022

Meeting with a medical physicist reduces patients' radiation treatment-related stress

Meeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety and increases patient satisfaction throughout the treatment process, according to a new study published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics.

24 Oct 2022

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In utero exposure to flame retardant results in altered brain development in newborn rats

Prescribed fire could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and pathogen transmission

Researchers study the effects of alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcoholic pancreatitis

Heart attack death rates took a sharp turn and increased during the pandemic, study shows

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Scientists use systems biology approach to identify molecular players in rheumatoid arthritis

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

Study estimates the burden of dementia among older adults in the U.S.

Novel oxytocin derivative can reverse Aβ25-35-induced cognitive impairment in mice

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

More intensive prostate cancer screening may reduce the risk of metastatic cancer later

Systematic review uncovers new links between the thyroid and the heart

Playing video games may be linked with improved cognitive abilities in children

Variations in low-complexity regions in monkeypox genome found to impact virus transmissibility

Investigating the evidence of synthetic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

Viral shedding rate declines rapidly during the first year among people with HSV-1 genital infections

CDC Director signs decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults

Meeting with a medical physicist reduces patients' radiation treatment-related stress

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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