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Lifespan of glucose-controlling molecule could be extended, helping protect against obesity, research suggests
Between 1990 and 2017 the global deaths attributed to high body mass index more than doubled from 2.2 million to 4.7 million ...
Children with liver disease face dramatically higher risk of early death
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that children diagnosed with metabolic ...
Many young adults have high long-term risk for cardiovascular disease, study finds
A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that 1 in 7 U.S. adults between the ages of 30 and 59 years ...
Multisociety recommendation urges strengthening of infection prevention and control programs in health care facilities
The Society for Health care Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...
Left or right arm? New research reveals why vaccination site matters for immune response
Sydney scientists have revealed why receiving a booster vaccine in the same arm as your first dose can generate a more ...
Data collection changes key to understanding maternal mortality trends in the US, study shows
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, published in JAMA Pediatrics, offers fresh insight into trends in ...
Understanding sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences
Matthew Sacchet, Ph.D., Director of the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate ...
Olaparib and pembrolizumab combination shows early promise in molecularly selected, tumor-agnostic trial
The combination of the PARP inhibitor olaparib and the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab showed initial antitumor activity with no new safety signals in a molecularly matched, tumor-agnostic trial, ...
Topical gel relieves painful skin rash side effect caused by targeted therapy for colorectal cancer
A new topical gel called LUT014 successfully reduced the severity of a painful acne‐like rash that commonly occurs as a side effect of targeted therapy with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ...
Circular breathwork induces altered states of consciousness linked to improved mental health
Researchers from the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, the MIND Foundation, alongside other collaborators, have found that reductions in carbon dioxide saturation during circular breathwork ...
Natural killer cells remember and effectively target ovarian cancer, researchers discover
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered a unique ability of a special subtype of natural killer cells in the ...