Day May 21, 2024

Some teenage girls are clocking up close to 6 hours a day on their smartphones, with a significant proportion of them likely addicted to social media, finds research published online in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Social media…

Representative gating strategy for CLL cells from one participant with treatment-naïve CLL. Credit: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016 Bouts of moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise could improve the efficacy of antibody therapies used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia, new research…

Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels It’s crucial for healthy child development that children can form secure attachment bonds with their parents. Decades of research identified one key ingredient for this process: the coordination of parents’ and children’s brains and behavior…

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have created a scoring model that uses key health indicators to accurately predict recovery for patients who experience kidney failure due to acute kidney injury (AKI), which occurs when kidneys stop…

This 15-year time-stratified case-crossover study provides robust evidence that nighttime heat exposure is associated with increased stroke risk. Urgent action is needed through targeted prevention and urban planning interventions to mitigate its impact, particularly among vulnerable populations. Credit: European Heart…

Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels The phrase ‘you are what you eat’ was coined almost a century before Alois Alzheimer made his breakthrough in identifying brain disease, but the evidence is now clear that diet as well as age influences…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a slightly increased risk of heart failure up to 20 years after diagnosis, according to a comprehensive registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the European Heart Journal. The researchers analyzed…

Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1152 Brown fat metabolism decreases in older men and women, but the decrease in women is not necessarily tied to age, according to new research. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead…

Mindfulness is having a moment, but is it worth all the hype? Researchers at CU’s Center for Health and Neuroscience, Genes, and Environment (CUChange) say the answer is yes—particularly when it comes to drinking behavior. A team including Carillon Skrzynski,…

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A middle-aged American man with no previous medical history was found unconscious in his hotel room, with “unidentified crushed pills and a white residue” on a nearby table, according to a recent paper in BMJ…

The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses. A new Canadian study found “cannabis poisonings” in the province of Ontario tripled among older users…

Wayne State University researchers are reporting new findings that demonstrate a link between exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in males and health issues in their offspring. The study, “Mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alter sperm…

When it comes to skin cancer, most people think of warnings about sunburn and tanning beds. Thoughts of “cancer genes” or inherited risks are reserved for diseases like breast cancer or colon cancer. A new study challenges this status quo…

A study led by the University of Rovira i Virgili’s (URV) Human Nutrition Unit has associated the consumption of ultra-processed foods products with a greater risk of overweight, increased blood sugar and worse levels of good cholesterol. A high consumption…

Single-cell RNA-Seq reveals that Lin?CD34+CD117+ contain both myeloid and lymphoid progenitors with a higher proportion of myeloid progenitors in CSU patients that subsequently responded to omalizumab. Credit: Allergy (2024). DOI: 10.1111 A study which examines the common skin condition, chronic…

Primary biological targets of UV exposure. The cartoon depicts the tissues and cell types susceptible to damage from UV lamp irradiation. Created with BioRender. Credit: Aging (2024). DOI: 10.18632 A new research paper titled “Germicidal lamps using UV-C radiation may…

miR-377 transfection in prostate cancer cell lines can target MYC 3?UTR, degrade its mRNA, and affect apoptosis, cell cycle, migration, and cell proliferation. Credit: Genes & Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.18632 A new research paper titled “Inhibitory effect of miR-377 on…

Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been clear partisan differences around public health guidelines such as mask use and vaccinations. A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) shows how public…

Credit: BMC Medical Ethics (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12910-024-01041-z Being a woman, a nursing professional, and working in the community sphere increased the risk of moral distress (MD), according to a study by the University of Cordoba carried out among more than…

Study Period and the COVID-19 Context in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023). DOI: 10.1016 A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that girls…

A 54-year-old man sustained a right temporal gunshot wound to the head (GSWH). His post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was 14 and his pupils were reactive with left hemiparesis. Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was obtained within 1?h from initial…

Ureteral electrothermal injury, characterized by damaged collagen bundles, with swelling and fragmentation of smooth muscle fibers, is visible via histology ex vivo (left panel, 20× magnification); the dashed vertical line indicates an approximate boundary between normal (left) and injured (right)…

A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has found that using race-neutral metrics to interpret the results of lung function tests more accurately predicted the risk of death and disease flare-ups in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…

A study in the journal Telemedicine and e-Health found that access to consultative support can increase pediatric primary care provider comfort providing gender-affirming care. The literature suggests that access to gender-affirming medical care is associated with improved medical outcomes among…

Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car as those powered by gasoline or diesel, finds a study of 2013–17 casualty rates in Great Britain, and published online in the Journal of Epidemiology…

Regular use of fish oil supplements might increase—rather than lessen—the risk of first-time heart disease and stroke among those in good cardiovascular health, but may slow progression of existing poor cardiovascular health and lower the risk of death, suggest the…

Roughly 60% of all Black Americans are exposed to some form of gun violence, and such exposures predict elevated rates of disability, according to Rutgers Health research. Survey data from 3,015 Black Americans linked specific disabilities ranging from trouble concentrating…

Prof. Hans Ladegaard, Professor of the Department of English and Communication (left) , led research into the human rights issues and communications challenges faced by migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong; Dr Jeffry Oktavianus, Assistant Professor of the Department of…

Age in relation to reason for diagnosis of Lynch syndrome in Study I. Adapted from Walton Bernstedt et al, 2021. Credit: Sophie Walton Bernstedt from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending…

Credit: Julia M Cameron from Pexels Airborne ultrasound exposure guidelines from 1984 are being revisited by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) due to their use in emerging technology. The study, “Validity of the 1984 Interim Guidelines on…

Giving high-risk patients access to an obesity specialist through their regular primary care clinic increased their chances of receiving at least one evidence-based weight-management treatment, and led to more weight lost in just a year, a new University of Michigan…

Flow diagram of AutoGVP. (A) Required input files for custom or CAVATICA workflow. (B) Variant classification method decision tree. (C) Alluvial plot showing how InterVar classification changes in AutoGVP. The large numbers of concordant VUS (357 656), LB (20 374), and B…

Credit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from Pexels Researchers at the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research published a paper in the Journal for Women’s Health Research that calls attention to how doctors can better diagnose and treat coronary heart disease (CHD)…

Patients with severe asthma not prescribed recommended treatment. Credit: ATS Only 14.5% of adult patients with moderate or severe asthma are prescribed the recommended SMART combination inhaler regimen and over 40% of academic pulmonary and allergy clinicians have not adopted…

Home visiting programs are effective in promoting healthy pregnancies, birth outcomes and infant growth and development—and new University of Michigan research offers ways to increase participation among eligible families. The findings are published in the journal Social Service Review. Michigan’s…

Credit: Nutrition Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016 The skin or peel of the jaboticaba berry (Plinia jaboticaba), a native of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, is usually thrown away because of its astringency (due to an abundance of mouth-puckering tannins), yet it…

Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years. There is ongoing public discussion about…

Demand for hepatitis C tests has surged in the UK following the publication of the infected blood inquiry findings in May 2024. According to the BBC, “1,750 people in the UK are living with an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection after…

Streamflow water hardness across the U.S., where purple and blue indicate softer water and white and red indicate harder water. This map was updated in 2005 by the U.S. EPA. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey When you turn on your faucet…

A new tool may help identify newborns at highest risk for developing serious RSV LRTI. Credit: ATS On the heels of a shortage of nirsevimab for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) prevention, a new tool…