Bacteria have thousands of genes and functions that we, the human host, do not have. For instance, bacteria can help us digest fiber, provide support to our immune systems, and absorb important nutrients. But reaping the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Sepsis occurs in approximately 1.7 million hospitalizations in the U.S. with in more than a third of hospitalizations resulting in death. Patients with septic shock benefit from steroid medications (corticosteroids) to reduce ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Physical exercise practiced by patients submitted to bariatric surgery acts on brain regions involved in food intake, reducing hunger or accelerating satiety, for example. This was the result observed in a clinical trial ...
Mar 23, 2023
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For patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis, methotrexate combined with prednisone yields complete hair regrowth in about 31 percent of patients, according to a study published online March 8 in ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Among cancer patients who developed cardiotoxicity after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, those treated with abatacept (Orencia), ruxolitinib, and/or mechanical ventilation as needed had a significantly ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Researchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn's "mycoprotein," a fungi-based meat alternative, leads to a significant reduction in intestinal genotoxins—which can cause ...
Feb 16, 2023
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For patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, implementing conventional nutritional education strategies and specific nutritional advice with a symbiotic effect improves dietary-nutritional profiles, according to a ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Transfusion of convalescent COVID-19 plasma is associated with a reduction in mortality for immunocompromised patients, according to a systematic review published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 17, 2023
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A new study has found that including climate impact labels on a sample fast food menu influenced participants' food choices in favor of more climate-friendly items. The study was led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Jan 4, 2023
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First-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-positive]) metastatic breast cancer (MBC), ...
Dec 20, 2022
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