UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

A health worker fumigates a home for mosquitos to help mitigate the spread of dengue in Caranavi, Bolivia, on March 2, 2023. The U.N. health agency on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 said it has tallied a tenfol

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

A health worker fumigates a home for mosquitos to help mitigate the spread of dengue in Caranavi, Bolivia, on March 2, 2023. The U.N. health agency on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 said it has tallied a tenfol

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Research reveals maternal education levels during pregnancy are linked with epigenetic markers in the child

byUniversity of OuluCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study from the University of Oulu, Finland, has uncovered compelling evidence linking maternal education levels at the time of pregnancy to childre

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Research reveals maternal education levels during pregnancy are linked with epigenetic markers in the child

byUniversity of OuluCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study from the University of Oulu, Finland, has uncovered compelling evidence linking maternal education levels at the time of pregnancy to childre

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Ongoing brain injury caused by COVID-19 may not always be detected by routine tests

byUniversity of LiverpoolImmune mediators are elevated acutely and correlate with different brain injury markers at different timepoints. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Ongoing brain injury caused by COVID-19 may not always be detected by routine tests

byUniversity of LiverpoolImmune mediators are elevated acutely and correlate with different brain injury markers at different timepoints. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Morning sickness doesn't only occur in the morning. So why do we still call it that?

by Luke Grzeskowiak, Hannah Jackson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs many as90%or more of pregnant people experience some degree of nausea or vomiting, often coll

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Morning sickness doesn't only occur in the morning. So why do we still call it that?

by Luke Grzeskowiak, Hannah Jackson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs many as90%or more of pregnant people experience some degree of nausea or vomiting, often coll

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Scientists now able to predict response to radium-223 treatment in prostate cancer bone metastases

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchTarget lesion measurements in a65-year-old metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer patient, 5 target lesions on b900 DWI, ADC (with green segmentation),

Medical imageology December 26,2023

Scientists now able to predict response to radium-223 treatment in prostate cancer bone metastases

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchTarget lesion measurements in a65-year-old metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer patient, 5 target lesions on b900 DWI, ADC (with green segmentation),

Medical imageology December 26,2023

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc

Pediatrics December 26,2023

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc

Pediatrics December 26,2023

Study charts possibilities for a better way to diagnose gestational diabetes

by Nakaysha Gonzalez,Rutgers UniversityQuality assessment of the included studies by critical appraisal domain. The risk of bias and overall quality of each study was assessed independently or i

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Study charts possibilities for a better way to diagnose gestational diabetes

by Nakaysha Gonzalez,Rutgers UniversityQuality assessment of the included studies by critical appraisal domain. The risk of bias and overall quality of each study was assessed independently or i

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Q&A: Behind the approvals—decades of research lead to a new generation of targeted cancer therapies

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug capivasertib, in combination with a cu

Q & A December 26,2023

Q&A: Behind the approvals—decades of research lead to a new generation of targeted cancer therapies

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug capivasertib, in combination with a cu

Q & A December 26,2023

Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT engineers designed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach. These vibrations activate the same stretch receptors that sens

Diabetes & Endocrinology December 26,2023

Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT engineers designed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach. These vibrations activate the same stretch receptors that sens

Diabetes & Endocrinology December 26,2023