Immunology
Uncovering the mysteries of milk allergy
Cow's milk allergy is the most common type of food allergy in children—it's also the weirdest.
Oct 24, 2023
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News tagged with blood sample
Genetics
BabySeq 2.0: Bringing equity to genomic sequencing in newborns
Today, nearly 900 disorders caused by a single gene are known to be treatable. Yet the recommended "heel stick" testing for newborns only covers about 60 inherited, treatable disorders, and many individual states screen for ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Golf, walking and Nordic walking may enhance cognitive function in older adults
Playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individuals, according to a recent study published in BMJ ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Immunology
Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2
New research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young children found those who acquired SARS-CoV-2 had a strong, sustained antibody response to the virus ...
Oct 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain regions important for memory, perception are remodeled during the menstrual cycle, study finds
Central learning and memory hubs change in response to sex hormones. A new study in Nature Mental Health by Rachel Zsido and Julia Sacher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the University ...
Oct 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids
Researchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making it much easier to access information that is critical to cardiovascular ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Medical economics
Big blood savings: Large trial shows taking less blood for lab testing reduces transfusions in intensive care
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide.
Oct 12, 2023
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Immunology
COVID-19 vaccination: How the body builds immune memory in organs
One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For another, as shown by ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Immunology
Examining immune system disorders in women with silicone breast implants
Scientists from the St Petersburg University Laboratory of the Mosaic of Autoimmunity have conducted a comprehensive examination of women who have undergone silicone augmentation mammoplasty. The doctors have found a slight ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer
High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not have effective ways to screen women for it during the cancer's early ...
Oct 11, 2023
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