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Maternal influences on food allergy prevention: A closer look at diet and environment

Review assesses how maternal diet and environmental factors during pregnancy influence the prevention of food allergies in offspring, underlining the importance of a balanced diet and questioning the efficacy of allergen avoidance.

9 Apr 2024

Innovative VR sessions tackle mental health challenges in students

St George's, University of London have led revolutionary work to improve student mental health by using sessions in Virtual Reality (VR) to reduce stress and anxiety.

9 Apr 2024

Blood protein could be a potential biomarker for delayed concussion recovery in children

Researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an injury.

9 Apr 2024

Study reveals inflammation's role in long COVID's lingering effects

Large-scale study found that long COVID patients exhibit sustained inflammation and specific immune responses associated with varying symptoms, highlighting the importance of personalized treatment approaches.

9 Apr 2024

Researchers find new clues to understanding the progression of primary membranous nephropathy

No therapies currently exist that can halt the progression of chronic kidney disease in children or restore the ability of kidney cells to filter blood.

9 Apr 2024

The healing power of touch: Study finds moderate health benefits across ages

Meta-analysis reveals touch therapies have moderate beneficial effects on both mental and physical health across different demographics, with touch interventions especially effective for pain, anxiety, and depression relief, and for promoting neonatal health outcomes.

9 Apr 2024

Study finds high prevalence of type D personality among people with hypothyroidism

New research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism finds a high prevalence of type D personality among people with hypothyroidism.

9 Apr 2024

Experts urge to promote healthy movement behaviors in children under five in Europe

The SUNRISE European Study Group, led by experts in physical activity and children's health, is urgently appealing to countries across Europe to take specific measures to promote healthy movement behaviors in children aged under five years.

9 Apr 2024

Specific genetic mutations found to be responsible for Dubin-Johnson syndrome

Researchers in China and Italy have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS), a rare inherited liver disorder.

9 Apr 2024

Meat or not to meat? Study challenges health claims of plant-based substitutes

Study finds no significant cardiometabolic health benefits of plant-based meat analog diets compared to animal-based meat diets among Singaporeans at risk of type 2 diabetes, challenging assumptions about plant-based meat substitutes' health advantages.

9 Apr 2024

Study finds link between early job insecurity and later alcohol-related illness

Experiencing the sort of job insecurity in early adulthood that is often linked to the gig economy, is linked to a heightened risk of a serious alcohol-related illness in later life, suggest the findings of a long term study published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

9 Apr 2024

CMS121 holds promise for treating metabolic diseases

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 6, entitled, "CMS121: a novel approach to mitigate aging-related obesity and metabolic dysfunction."

9 Apr 2024

Tiam1 inhibition mitigates morphine tolerance and hyperalgesia in mouse model

Morphine and other opioids are vital to treat severe and chronic pain. However, they have two problems - prolonged use creates morphine tolerance, where ever-increasing doses are needed for the same pain relief, and paradoxically, prolonged use also can create an extreme sensitivity to pain, called hyperalgesia.

9 Apr 2024

Study: Scientific articles on atopic dermatitis contain almost no patient images

Scientific articles on the common skin condition atopic dermatitis contain almost no images of patients, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.

9 Apr 2024

PHMC Health Center on Cedar: A new hub for community health in West Philadelphia

Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities, has opened the PHMC Health Center on Cedar, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located inside the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar at 54th Street and Cedar Avenue in West Philadelphia.

9 Apr 2024

Researchers compile a comprehensive catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases

Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have compiled a detailed catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases.

9 Apr 2024

Researchers leverage machine-learning techniques to predict future risk of pressure injuries

Bedsores - also known as pressure injuries - are the fastest rising hospital-acquired condition, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality, and as a result have become the second most common reason for medical malpractice suits in the United States.

9 Apr 2024

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Maternal influences on food allergy prevention: A closer look at diet and environment

Innovative VR sessions tackle mental health challenges in students

Blood protein could be a potential biomarker for delayed concussion recovery in children

Study reveals inflammation's role in long COVID's lingering effects

Researchers find new clues to understanding the progression of primary membranous nephropathy

The healing power of touch: Study finds moderate health benefits across ages

Study finds high prevalence of type D personality among people with hypothyroidism

Experts urge to promote healthy movement behaviors in children under five in Europe

Specific genetic mutations found to be responsible for Dubin-Johnson syndrome

Meat or not to meat? Study challenges health claims of plant-based substitutes

Study finds link between early job insecurity and later alcohol-related illness

CMS121 holds promise for treating metabolic diseases

Tiam1 inhibition mitigates morphine tolerance and hyperalgesia in mouse model

Study: Scientific articles on atopic dermatitis contain almost no patient images

PHMC Health Center on Cedar: A new hub for community health in West Philadelphia

Researchers compile a comprehensive catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases

Researchers leverage machine-learning techniques to predict future risk of pressure injuries

Home-administered nasal spray could be safely used to treat recurrent rapid heart rhythms

Periostin may be a novel therapeutic target for treating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Network analysis reveals subtle changes associated with subjective cognitive decline

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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