Ease up on drinking to cut your risk for 'holiday heart syndrome,' doctors warn

by Dennis ThompsonRum-laced eggnog, mulled wine, or a hot toddy all sound good around the holidays, but too much imbibing can increase your risk of "holiday heart syndrome," doctors warn.Hol

Cardiovascular Diseases December 26,2023

Ease up on drinking to cut your risk for 'holiday heart syndrome,' doctors warn

by Dennis ThompsonRum-laced eggnog, mulled wine, or a hot toddy all sound good around the holidays, but too much imbibing can increase your risk of "holiday heart syndrome," doctors warn.Hol

Cardiovascular Diseases December 26,2023

Microglia act as a 'facilitator and stabilizer' for anesthesia, finds study

byFudan UniversityThis figure summarizes the major findings of this study. Credit: He et al.,eLife, 2023Though it may be a surprise to the millions of people who undergo general anesthesia

Breakthroughs December 26,2023

Microglia act as a 'facilitator and stabilizer' for anesthesia, finds study

byFudan UniversityThis figure summarizes the major findings of this study. Credit: He et al.,eLife, 2023Though it may be a surprise to the millions of people who undergo general anesthesia

Breakthroughs December 26,2023

Allogeneic HCT after primary induction failure beneficial in leukemia

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immediate allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) after primary induction failure (PIF) offers long-term survival benef

Oncology December 26,2023

Allogeneic HCT after primary induction failure beneficial in leukemia

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immediate allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) after primary induction failure (PIF) offers long-term survival benef

Oncology December 26,2023

Team of sister scientists identify a possible genetic culprit for uterine corpus endometrial cancer

by Allison Trouten,Medical University of South CarolinaMYO5B mRNA is elevated in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) patients. A. The expression of MYO5B in various control tissues and t

Oncology December 26,2023

Team of sister scientists identify a possible genetic culprit for uterine corpus endometrial cancer

by Allison Trouten,Medical University of South CarolinaMYO5B mRNA is elevated in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) patients. A. The expression of MYO5B in various control tissues and t

Oncology December 26,2023

Access to dental care has benefits beyond Canadians' mouths

by Noha Aziz-Ezzat Gomaa,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOral diseases, particularly dental decay and periodontal (gum) diseases, are largely preventable, yet are some of the&n

Stomatology December 26,2023

Access to dental care has benefits beyond Canadians' mouths

by Noha Aziz-Ezzat Gomaa,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOral diseases, particularly dental decay and periodontal (gum) diseases, are largely preventable, yet are some of the&n

Stomatology December 26,2023

Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.JN.

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.JN.

Public Health & Prevention December 26,2023

The convergence of epigenetics and math to predict and intercept cancer cell behavior

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineEpigenetic landscapes and phenotypic plasticity in cancer. Regulatory networks can define the number and probabilities of stable cellular states adop

Oncology December 26,2023

The convergence of epigenetics and math to predict and intercept cancer cell behavior

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineEpigenetic landscapes and phenotypic plasticity in cancer. Regulatory networks can define the number and probabilities of stable cellular states adop

Oncology December 26,2023

Big data study yields insights into pregnancy symptoms and how they progress over time

by Michael Nissen,Florida Atlantic UniversityTotal number of symptoms recorded each week, for selected data set selection criteria. Some data set selection criteria have been omitted for clarity

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Big data study yields insights into pregnancy symptoms and how they progress over time

by Michael Nissen,Florida Atlantic UniversityTotal number of symptoms recorded each week, for selected data set selection criteria. Some data set selection criteria have been omitted for clarity

OB & GYN December 26,2023

Structural insights reveal how SPOP protein contributes to cancer

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalL to R: L to R: Brian O’Flynn, Ph.D., Matthew Cuneo, Ph.D., and Tanja Mittag, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSPOP is the most m

Oncology December 26,2023

Structural insights reveal how SPOP protein contributes to cancer

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalL to R: L to R: Brian O’Flynn, Ph.D., Matthew Cuneo, Ph.D., and Tanja Mittag, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSPOP is the most m

Oncology December 26,2023

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k

Breakthroughs December 26,2023

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k

Breakthroughs December 26,2023