Archive: 21/10/2022

Chickenpox vaccine has nearly erased deaths, hospitalizations from virus in U.S.

New government data shows that the chickenpox vaccine has virtually eliminated deaths and severe cases of the virus in U.S. children and teens.

Oct 21, 2022

After 30 years, new guidelines for weight-loss surgery

Two of the world's leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse ...

Oct 21, 2022

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TBX20 enhances reprogramming of heart fibroblasts into heart muscle cells

Mammalian hearts have almost no ability to grow new heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, after birth. Thus, dead tissue after an adult heart attack is not repaired with new cardiomyocytes. It is instead replaced with ...

Oct 21, 2022

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Overcrowded housing a key factor during pandemic

Residential overcrowding, low educational attainment and low income had a crucial impact on how hard the pandemic hit various groups in the community, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows. The research is based ...

Oct 21, 2022

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Early HIV diagnosis and treatment important for better long-term health outcomes

Starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) early in the course of HIV infection when the immune system is stronger results in better long-term health outcomes compared with delaying ART, according to findings presented today ...

Oct 21, 2022

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Researchers find that different stem cells are responsible for the repair of different kinds of bone injuries

New research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) found that different skeletal stem cell (SSC) populations contribute to repair of different kinds of bone injuries.

Oct 21, 2022

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A neuronet helps diagnose weakened connections between different parts of the brain

Together with colleagues from Innopolis University, scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University used machine learning methods to study the changing connection and coordination of different parts of the brain with ...

Oct 21, 2022

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About half of patients with inflammatory bowel disease have zinc deficiency

The prevalence of zinc deficiency is about 50 percent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is higher in patients with Crohn disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study published online Sept. ...

Oct 21, 2022

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Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

Almost all liver cancers develop after decades of chronic liver disease, but a new discovery by Columbia researchers may lead to treatments that could break the link.

Oct 21, 2022

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Rare coding variants may influence cognition in schizophrenia

Ultrarare constrained variants (URCVs) may contribute to variance in cognition in patients with schizophrenia, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Oct 21, 2022

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