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Targeting Piezo2 could provide new avenue for treating chronic pain related to gastrointestinal disorders

Targeting a receptor responsible for our sense of touch and temperature, which researchers have now found to be present in our colon, could provide a new avenue for treating chronic pain associated with gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.

23 Dec 2022

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

A new Japanese study reveals that the age-standardized incidence rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) due to chronic glomerulonephritis and diabetic nephropathy has decreased, while rates due to nephrosclerosis have increased considerably between 2006 and 2020.

23 Dec 2022

Men and women see different possibilities for action in the same domestic environment

Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labor and the invisibility of women's work in the home have proposed a new theory – that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities for action in the same domestic environment.

23 Dec 2022

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

We are at the halfway point from when we set our ambitious sustainable development goal 3 (SDG3) for good health and well-being by 2030.

23 Dec 2022

Scientists study OAS–RNase L errors and COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Researchers assessed the inborn abnormalities of 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS)-ribonuclease L (RNASEL) noted in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

23 Dec 2022

People eligible for free winter vaccines urged to come forward over the Christmas holiday

All those eligible for their free winter vaccines are being urged to come forward as soon as possible for their free jabs over the Christmas holiday, as hospitalizations for flu and Covid continue to rise.

23 Dec 2022

Exploring plasma and nasal antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Researchers evaluated plasma and nasal antibody titers responses induced by natural severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations among United Kingdom (UK) residents.

23 Dec 2022

Seasonal cooks’ secret sauce: Heaping nutrition and cultural zest

Oldways Ambassadors Brenda Atchison and Glorya Fernandez walked a KHN reporter through two cooking demonstrations to showcase modern takes on cultural classics — like a cold black-eyed pea salad just in time for the new year, and a garlicky dill mojo sauce served over spinach salad.

23 Dec 2022

KHN-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ at 5: A treasury of solutions for confounding medical bills

In 2022, readers shared more than 1,000 personal stories of medical billing problems, contributing one patient at a time to an ongoing portrait of the rippling financial consequences of becoming sick or injured in the United States.

23 Dec 2022

Novel mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine encoding four mpox virus surface proteins generates robust immune responses against orthopoxviruses

Researchers described a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-lipid nanoparticle monkeypox vaccine encoding four conserved monkeypox virus surface proteins which induced monkeypox virus-specific immunity and elicited heterologous protection when challenged with lethal vaccinia virus.

23 Dec 2022

Study shows de novo origination of functional microproteins

In a new study, researchers performed a genomic analysis to investigate the origination of human microproteins of biological importance.

23 Dec 2022

Hybrid immunity from mRNA vaccines and breakthrough Omicron infections induces stronger immune responses against Omicron BQ.1.1

Researchers evaluated plasma samples from individuals vaccinated with a fourth booster dose of mono- or bivalent mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to evaluate the recognition and neutralization capacity against the ancestral (D614G) strain and the Omicron BQ.1.1 subvariant.

23 Dec 2022

High efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in preventing COVID-19 deaths in children and adolescents

A new study evaluated the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in Argentinian children when severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron were predominant.

23 Dec 2022

Beta-containing COVID-19 booster vaccine found to cross-neutralize variants in non-human primates

A new paper presents preliminary evidence that a new vaccine candidate, designed to boost immunity in already immunized individuals, and containing the adjuvanted Beta spike variant protein antigen, can induce a potent cross-neutralizing antibody response in non-human primate models that is detectable for up to three months.

23 Dec 2022

Most preventive care visits for reproductive-age women happened with OB/GYNs, study shows

While preventive health care is usually associated with primary care providers, a majority of office visits for preventive services among reproductive-age women happened with obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), a University of Massachusetts Amherst study shows.

23 Dec 2022

Molnupiravir does not reduce hospitalization or deaths in vaccinated adults with COVID-19, but improves recovery

Molnupiravir (taken as an 800mg dose twice daily for five days) does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults with COVID-19 infection who are at higher risk of mortality, according to the results of a randomised controlled trial, published in The Lancet journal.

23 Dec 2022

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Targeting Piezo2 could provide new avenue for treating chronic pain related to gastrointestinal disorders

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

Men and women see different possibilities for action in the same domestic environment

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

Scientists study OAS–RNase L errors and COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

People eligible for free winter vaccines urged to come forward over the Christmas holiday

Exploring plasma and nasal antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Seasonal cooks’ secret sauce: Heaping nutrition and cultural zest

KHN-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ at 5: A treasury of solutions for confounding medical bills

Novel mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine encoding four mpox virus surface proteins generates robust immune responses against orthopoxviruses

Study shows de novo origination of functional microproteins

Hybrid immunity from mRNA vaccines and breakthrough Omicron infections induces stronger immune responses against Omicron BQ.1.1

High efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in preventing COVID-19 deaths in children and adolescents

Beta-containing COVID-19 booster vaccine found to cross-neutralize variants in non-human primates

Most preventive care visits for reproductive-age women happened with OB/GYNs, study shows

Molnupiravir does not reduce hospitalization or deaths in vaccinated adults with COVID-19, but improves recovery

Study compares two non-invasive interventions for spine pain on disability and health care spending

Researchers identify a new pathogenic mechanism for diabetes onset in MODY3

Plasma GH is a biomarker candidate for predicting outcomes in advanced HCC patients treated with Atezo/Bev

Children less likely to transmit infectious particles, study finds

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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