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New support for a serotonin deficit in depression

Since the 1960s, researchers have postulated that major depression stems from disruptions in the serotonin neurotransmitter system, but the evidence for that idea, though plentiful, was indirect.

16 Dec 2022

ACS' new program associated with increased efficiency in treating pediatric trauma patients

An American College of Surgeons quality improvement program designed to specifically improve pediatric surgical care in U.S. hospitals reduced surgical wait times, cut hospital stays by more than a day, and significantly curbed narcotics use in children who had major operations for traumatic femur fractures, according to research published online as an "article in press" in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

16 Dec 2022

High performing primary care practices for patients with diabetes during the pandemic

Published in PLOS ONE, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers explored how high performing primary care practices organized care for patients with diabetes during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 Dec 2022

Walnut consumption has positive effects on stressed university students

Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam.

16 Dec 2022

Study provides new insights into the pathology of LATE

Limbic predominate age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy or LATE is a recently recognized form of dementia that affects memory, thinking and social skills. It mimics Alzheimer's disease or AD (and sometimes co-exists with it), but LATE is a different condition, with its own risks and causes.

16 Dec 2022

Lupus Research Alliance announces recipients of the 2022 Distinguished Innovator Award focused on studying T cells in lupus

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly announces the two outstanding recipients of the 2022 Distinguished Innovator Award (DIA): Hongbo Chi, PhD, and Joseph Craft, MD.

16 Dec 2022

Adding Gli1+ cells could regenerate the enthesis after rotator cuff surgery

In the annals of shoulder surgery, NFL quarterback Drew Brees is an anomaly. In 2005, Brees was tackled and the rotator cuff tendon in his throwing shoulder was severely torn, a potentially career-ending injury.

16 Dec 2022

FIU researchers awarded a U.S. patent for devising methods to synthesize new arsenic-based antibiotic

Florida International University researchers have moved a step closer to producing synthetic arsenic-based drugs in their quest to solve an urgent worldwide health problem -the growing number of infections that have become antibiotic-resistant.

16 Dec 2022

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with acute kidney injury

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist and attention to kidney complications and cardiovascular disease were associated with 29% lower risk of mortality compared to standard of care in patients with AKI during recent hospitalization.

16 Dec 2022

New mutations near known genes could contribute to the increase in cleft lip and palate risk

Cleft lip and palate are among the most common congenital malformations, which are mainly due to genetic causes.

16 Dec 2022

Study: People with cluster headaches may be more likely to have other medical conditions

People with cluster headaches may be more than three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental disorders and other neurologic diseases, according to a study published in the December 14, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Dec 2022

High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

Japan's population is rapidly aging. As a result, new challenges have emerged as an increased number of elderly people, many of whom live in isolated parts of the country, need medical and nursing care despite inadequate medical resources.

16 Dec 2022

AI-based neural network can detect early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images.

16 Dec 2022

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME).

16 Dec 2022

Researchers report the development of robust candidate single immunization PNP hydrogel COVID vaccines

Researchers developed a one-dose subunit vaccine for the induction of durable, potent, and broad immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

16 Dec 2022

Study finds anti-S binding antibody levels are a valid correlate of protection against Omicron BA.1/BA.2 infections

Researchers used serological measurements from a longitudinal cohort to evaluate the use of binding antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain as correlates of protection against the immune evasive Omicron subvariants BA.1 and BA.2.

16 Dec 2022

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New support for a serotonin deficit in depression

ACS' new program associated with increased efficiency in treating pediatric trauma patients

High performing primary care practices for patients with diabetes during the pandemic

Walnut consumption has positive effects on stressed university students

Study provides new insights into the pathology of LATE

Lupus Research Alliance announces recipients of the 2022 Distinguished Innovator Award focused on studying T cells in lupus

Adding Gli1+ cells could regenerate the enthesis after rotator cuff surgery

FIU researchers awarded a U.S. patent for devising methods to synthesize new arsenic-based antibiotic

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with acute kidney injury

New mutations near known genes could contribute to the increase in cleft lip and palate risk

Study: People with cluster headaches may be more likely to have other medical conditions

High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

AI-based neural network can detect early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Researchers report the development of robust candidate single immunization PNP hydrogel COVID vaccines

Study finds anti-S binding antibody levels are a valid correlate of protection against Omicron BA.1/BA.2 infections

Common psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19

Does nirmatrelvir and ritonavir reduce the risk of hospitalization or death among outpatients with early COVID-19?

Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks

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