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Novel neurodevelopmental disorder associated with mutations or deletions of PAX5 gene
Researchers led by a team at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a novel neurodevelopmental disorder…
Russia sees over 100,000 daily COVID cases for first time
Russia reported more than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time on on Saturday as…
Third COVID wave looms in Indonesia as omicron spreads
Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant…
Concussion management is changing as more research suggests exercise is best approach
Public interest in concussion has exploded over the space of a generation, together with a new…
Gene expression could ring early kidney disease alarm
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to study how key cells in the…
Gender disparities may be widening for physicians due to COVID-19
As people transitioned to working from home at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, journal submissions…
US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body
Researchers on Thursday reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to…
Pakistan proud of pig-to-human heart transplant pioneer
Friends and former classmates of the Pakistan-born surgeon behind the world’s first pig-to-human heart transplant say…
Can neonatal herpes lead to Alzheimer’s disease?
“We’ve learned a lot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic … how a virus can…
Artificial pancreas proves ‘life-changing’ for very young children with type 1 diabetes and their families
An artificial pancreas developed by a team of Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children…
Difference between retina’s biological age and person’s real age linked to heightened death risk
The difference between the biological age of the retina, the light sensitive layers of nerve tissue…
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron
An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine…
Mexico sees fake molnupiravir, 1 week after drug approved
Mexico said Friday it is already seeing black market or fake versions of molnupiravir circulating for…
Politics still make people sick
Scrolling social media, reading websites, listening to podcasts, watching news. With so many options, it’s never…
Resource allocations for health and education should be based on evidence, not politics
If resource allocation decisions were made based on evidence rather than internal and external politics, the…
Study shows how memories are stored in the brain, with potential impact on conditions like PTSD
What physical changes occur in the brain when a memory is made?
Swedish lab eyes poisoned chalice in malaria fight
Cages meshed over with women’s tights and crawling with mosquitoes are stashed in a Swedish laboratory.…
Blood test helps predict who may benefit from lung cancer screening
A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual’s history, more accurately determines…
Racialized women frequently excluded from developing medical guidance: study
A study of all clinical practice guidelines published in national general medical journals in Australia, Canada,…
Relatlimab plus nivolumab improves progression-free survival in metastatic melanoma
In patients with untreated, advanced melanoma, the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab doubled…
Hope for children at risk of relapse in depression
Ph.D. candidate Ida Sund Morken and her colleagues at NTNU’s Department of Psychology have investigated the…
Israeli PM says over 60s to get 4th COVID jab
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that a fourth COVID vaccine will be given to…
Not all calories are equal: A dietitian explains the different ways the kinds of foods you eat matter to your body
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined…
France introduces free contraception for women aged 18-25
Free birth control for all women under 25 will be available in France from Saturday, expanding…
Rivaroxaban as thromboprophylaxis improves clinical outcomes after COVID-19 hospitalization
For patients at high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization, thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban…
Three days of remdesivir cuts risk for severe COVID-19 in outpatients
A three-day course of remdesivir results in a lower risk for hospitalization or death compered with…
When a kidney transplant fails, retransplantation may offer better survival over dialysis
Kidney transplantation is the preferred therapy after kidney failure, but kidneys transplanted from deceased donors often do…
Covid-hit Xi’an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case record
The Chinese city of Xi’an, where 13 million residents are currently confined to their homes, announced…
Thousands line up for ‘jingle jabs’ on Christmas in England
Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up…