Children commonly face new, worsening health problems months after critical illness from sepsis Even months after critical illness for sepsis, children are at risk for new or worsening medical conditions, a study suggests. Oct 13, 2022 0 34
The polypill could help with avoiding millions of premature deaths, heart attacks and strokes every year Global health has paid a deadly price for not using simple, low-cost blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin widely in the form of a single pill, also known as the polypill, say two leading cardiologists in a commentary ... Oct 13, 2022 0 62
Advancing the acute treatment of stroke Stroke is the "number one killer" that endangers life and health in China. Statistics released by the National Health Commission show that the total number of stroke patients in China exceeds 28 million, and at least 1 in ... Oct 13, 2022 0 26
Novel antibiotic cement to treat bone infections Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments—a threat that has been met with insufficient funding ... Oct 13, 2022 0 177
New research details the microbial origins of Type 1 diabetes Almost a decade ago, UO graduate student Jennifer Hampton Hill made a fortuitous find: A protein made by gut bacteria that triggered insulin-producing cells to replicate. The protein was an important clue to the biological ... Oct 13, 2022 0 94
A new theory to explain how spinal neuronal circuits control locomotion A team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen working with a colleague from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin has developed a new theory to explain how spinal neuronal circuits control locomotion ... Oct 13, 2022 report 0 57
Building a better bra Research in the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics has demonstrated how an analytical tool can be used to assess breast motion during vigorous exercise. The tool reveals that differences in breast size ... Oct 13, 2022 0 12
Drug may be first non-opioid treatment for infant withdrawal More than 30,000 babies a year are born in the United States with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, yet treatment options are limited to supportive care or medicating with more opiates, such as morphine. Oct 13, 2022 0 21
Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo A clinical trial to evaluate the antiviral drug tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, in adults and children with monkeypox has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The trial will evaluate the drug's safety and ... Oct 13, 2022 0 7
EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiation The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure—and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. Oct 13, 2022 0 2
