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Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of death from cardiovascular disease, especially from heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

5 Oct 2022

Routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease urgently needed to save lives in Africa

More than 300,000 babies globally are born every year with sickle cell, a hereditary condition which causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped.

5 Oct 2022

Star-shaped brain cells can "turn off" neurons involved in heroin relapse

Neuroscientists from the Medical University of South Carolina report in Science Advances that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes can "turn off" neurons involved in relapse to heroin.

5 Oct 2022

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

In a new study, researchers evaluated trends in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevalence at pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis prior to and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5 Oct 2022

Researchers listen in on how fat cells “talk” to the brain

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Li Ye, P.h.D about his latest research which identified sensory neurons that carry a stream of messages from adipose tissue to the brain.

5 Oct 2022

Myocarditis may be attributable to monkeypox infection

A new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases found that myocardial infiltration could cause myocarditis during monkeypox virus infection.

5 Oct 2022

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll despite NY’s liberal abortion law

When Sara Laub's period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She'd used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew her odds of getting pregnant were extremely slim. But after 10 days had passed, Laub, 28, took a home test in early July and got unwelcome news: She was pregnant.

5 Oct 2022

Addiction experts fear the fallout if California legalizes sports betting

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that states could legalize betting on sports, California — with 40 million people and numerous professional teams — has been the great white whale, eluding gambling companies and casino-hosting tribal communities.

5 Oct 2022

The extent of long COVID and its characteristics among the older population

Researchers explored the characteristics of long COVID among older adults.

5 Oct 2022

Study finds the majority of post-vaccination monkeypox infections occur within 2 weeks of receiving the first dose of MVA-BN

Researchers described the human monkeypox virus infection after vaccination with the modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine.

5 Oct 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and undergoes productive infection in fat cells

Researchers demonstrated infection of human adipose tissue by SARS-CoV-2.

5 Oct 2022

Positive parenting lays the foundation for close relationship with teens

High-quality parenting practices in adolescence lay the foundation for close parent-child relationships when the children become young adults, according to new research from Penn State.

5 Oct 2022

Study provides insight into cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in COVID-19 delirium

Researchers from King's College London have shown that when brain cells are directly exposed to blood taken from COVID-19 patients with delirium, there is an increase in cell death and a decrease in the generation of new brain cells.

5 Oct 2022

'Quick fix' solutions to increase vaccine uptake among UK South Asian communities may be ineffective

The complex, multiple factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and skepticism among UK South Asian communities mean 'quick fix' solutions to increase uptake of the vaccines will be ineffective, according to new research published by JRSM Open.

5 Oct 2022

Multi-organ chip directly measures the biological impact of nanoparticles

What happens when we breathe in nanoparticles emitted by a laser printer, for example? Could these nanoparticles damage the respiratory tract or perhaps even other organs? To answer these questions, Fraunhofer researchers are developing the "NanoCube" exposure device.

5 Oct 2022

Study reports significant variation in obesity prevalence among subgroups of Asian Americans

Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, cannot be lumped into one uniform group when looking at obesity prevalence.

5 Oct 2022

Medicare eligibility associated with improvements in healthcare access among low-income adults

Medicare eligibility and enrollment are associated with decreases in the percentage of low-income adults who delay or avoid medical care due to costs, as well as in the percentage who worry about or have problems paying medical bills, according to a new study publishing on October 4th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Rishi Wadhera, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, USA, and colleagues.

5 Oct 2022

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Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease urgently needed to save lives in Africa

Star-shaped brain cells can "turn off" neurons involved in heroin relapse

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

Researchers listen in on how fat cells “talk” to the brain

Myocarditis may be attributable to monkeypox infection

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll despite NY’s liberal abortion law

Addiction experts fear the fallout if California legalizes sports betting

The extent of long COVID and its characteristics among the older population

Study finds the majority of post-vaccination monkeypox infections occur within 2 weeks of receiving the first dose of MVA-BN

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and undergoes productive infection in fat cells

Positive parenting lays the foundation for close relationship with teens

Study provides insight into cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in COVID-19 delirium

'Quick fix' solutions to increase vaccine uptake among UK South Asian communities may be ineffective

Multi-organ chip directly measures the biological impact of nanoparticles

Study reports significant variation in obesity prevalence among subgroups of Asian Americans

Medicare eligibility associated with improvements in healthcare access among low-income adults

Decline in specific protein levels linked to Alzheimer’s disease, not buildup of amyloid plaques

Orthopedic surgery patients can recover just as well without using opioid-based painkillers

Omicron reduces host antibody response by lower B-cell antigenicity

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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