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Pigment epithelium-derived factor ablations may lead to eye aging

Researchers identified that loss of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) may cause aging in the eye.

21 Jul 2022

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that as people who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, some move to e-cigarettes, but such people often become dual nicotine users, smoking traditional cigarettes and vaping e-cigarettes.

21 Jul 2022

AbbVie Submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

AbbVie today announced it has submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for atogepant for the prophylaxis of migraine in adult patients who have at least four migraine days per month.

From AbbVie 21 Jul 2022

UK study finds an increase in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes up to 12 months after COVID-19

Researchers determined whether the incidence of new diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increases in a year among those recovering from COVID-19.

21 Jul 2022

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies and pre-existing lung diseases may be independent predictors of long COVID

Researchers evaluated the incidence of long coronavirus disease (long COVID) in a demographically diverse population with different disease severities to inform clinicians and future vaccine development strategies.

21 Jul 2022

‘So rudderless’: A couple’s quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

When Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. "Don't worry," his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian's parents. Kids who grow up in households in which both Spanish and English are spoken are sometimes slower to develop language skills, she said.

21 Jul 2022

Parents become drug developers to save their children’s lives

Maggie Carmichael wasn't developing like other kids. As a toddler, she wasn't walking and had a limited vocabulary for her age.

21 Jul 2022

Myocardial fibrosis linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension

A recent study conducted by the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) discovered that myocardial fibrosis is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension. Myocardial fibrosis is an important prognostic marker in the development of adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart failure and death.

21 Jul 2022

Kessler Foundation researchers receive NJHF grants to advance research in neurological disabilities

Each year, New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) accepts applications for grants for research projects that demonstrate exciting potential to help scientists leverage their preliminary findings to qualify for additional funding to advance their research. This year, grants were awarded to three researchers at Kessler Foundation.

21 Jul 2022

Hard-won reproductive health rights could be threatened by US Supreme Court decision on abortion

Religious campaigns and political interference could threaten hard-won reproductive health rights in the global South in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision on abortion, health advocates fear.

21 Jul 2022

Study offers insight into the basic cellular pathologies driving interstitial lung disease

While most people recover from COVID-19 within a week or two, up to one-third of survivors experience persistent or new symptoms weeks and months after initial infection.

21 Jul 2022

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

A summary of available knowledge on the monkeypox virus including pathogenicity, risk to the human population, and strategies that can help limit its spread.

20 Jul 2022

High-level resistance of SARS-CoV-2 BA.4 against neutralizing antibodies

Researchers evaluates the sensitivity of BA.4 in both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 variants.

20 Jul 2022

COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

The SARS-CoV-2-specific B- and T-cell response post-COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination in primary antibody deficient patients.

20 Jul 2022

Benefits of physical, mental activity on thinking may vary for men and women, study suggests

Studies have shown that physical and mental activity help preserve thinking skills and delay dementia. A new study suggests that these benefits may vary for men and women.

20 Jul 2022

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

When our cells process the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat every day in order to survive, they generate potentially toxic by-products popularly known as "free radicals".

20 Jul 2022

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

A research article published this month in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights the significant impact of social determinants of health on patients' ability to sustain control of hypertension.

20 Jul 2022

Fourth dose of Pfizer mRNA COVID vaccine protective against variants and symptomatic infection

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of three- and four-dose regimens of a mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine in reducing the risk of symptomatic infection.

20 Jul 2022

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic, changing the previous classification of possibly carcinogenic.

20 Jul 2022

How the Omicron variant shifted the biology of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers discuss significant antigenic changes within the spike protein of new SARS-CoV-2 VOCs like the Omicron variant.

20 Jul 2022

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Pigment epithelium-derived factor ablations may lead to eye aging

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

AbbVie Submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

UK study finds an increase in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes up to 12 months after COVID-19

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies and pre-existing lung diseases may be independent predictors of long COVID

‘So rudderless’: A couple’s quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

Parents become drug developers to save their children’s lives

Myocardial fibrosis linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension

Kessler Foundation researchers receive NJHF grants to advance research in neurological disabilities

Hard-won reproductive health rights could be threatened by US Supreme Court decision on abortion

Study offers insight into the basic cellular pathologies driving interstitial lung disease

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

High-level resistance of SARS-CoV-2 BA.4 against neutralizing antibodies

COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

Benefits of physical, mental activity on thinking may vary for men and women, study suggests

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

Fourth dose of Pfizer mRNA COVID vaccine protective against variants and symptomatic infection

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

How the Omicron variant shifted the biology of SARS-CoV-2

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