CDC, AMA issue calls to get vaccinated against measles Two of America's leading health organizations are highlighting a global rise in measles cases as yet another reason for families to make sure they get the measles vaccine. Mar 19, 2024 0 0
US maternal death rate increasing at an alarming rate, study finds The U.S. maternal mortality rate is accelerating at an alarming rate, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine. But it's not due to the widely believed hypothesis that maternal mortality in the U.S. has increased largely ... Mar 19, 2024 0 1
Study finds little or no difference in effectiveness of in-person versus remote cognitive behavioral therapy There is little to no difference in the effectiveness of in-person versus therapist-guided remote cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) across a range of mental health and somatic disorders, according to a review published in ... Mar 19, 2024 0 0
Removal of incorrect penicillin allergy labels by non-specialist health care professionals feasible, study shows Patients who may have been mis-labeled as allergic to penicillin could be safely offered a dose of the oral antibiotic to demonstrate that they could take it without harm, following a new trial. Mar 19, 2024 0 0
Study summarizes physiological functions of pituitary hormones in non-classical organs The hypothalamus–pituitary–target gland axis has been recognized as a fundamental functional framework of the mammalian endocrine system. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes multiple hormones, including ... Mar 19, 2024 0 0
Food companies' sponsorship of children's sports encourages children to buy their products, Canadian research suggests Research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) held in Venice 12–15 May, has found that food companies' sponsorship of children's sports may encourage children to buy their products. The Canadian ... Mar 19, 2024 0 0
Heart aging under the microscope: Research identifies potential protein marker An international research team has identified the protein lactadherin as a marker for heart aging. Furthermore, it is now confirmed that lactadherin is also involved in crucial signaling pathways and inflammatory processes ... Mar 19, 2024 0 0
West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts 'fourth wave' From 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County. Mar 19, 2024 0 0
FDA approves first CAR T-cell therapy for adults with leukemia or lymphoma The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol Myers Squibb's Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel [liso-cel]) as the first CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for adult patients with relapsed ... Mar 19, 2024 0 3
Subtyping of breast cancer cell lines reveals insights into cancer-relevant genes Cell lines are an important in vitro model in breast cancer research. A team around biochemist Dr. Sonja Eberth and bioinformatician Dr. Claudia Pommerenke from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms ... Mar 19, 2024 0 0