Childhood trauma linked to distrust of health care professionals Our health, well-being and behavior are shaped by our childhood experiences. Jun 27, 2024 0 0
Maternal suicide: New study provides insights into complicating factors surrounding perinatal deaths Suicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and in the months after delivery in the United States, but many of these deaths may be preventable, say University of Michigan researchers. Jun 27, 2024 0 28
Antibody-drug conjugate highly effective in preventing recurrence in early stage HER2+ breast cancer, trial finds A year of treatment with a medicine made of an antibody and chemotherapy drug has proven highly effective in preventing stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer from recurring in patients, a team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ... Jun 27, 2024 0 0
Master autoimmune regulator gets by with a little help from its friends The protein Foxp3 is vital to the function of immune cells called regulatory T cells, which control immune system activation. Despite its importance, how Foxp3 regulates the immune system using environmental cues has remained ... Jun 27, 2024 0 32
Only 1 in 4 people who need meds to fight opioid addiction get them Just 25% of people battling opioid use disorder are getting medications aimed at helping them quit and potentially avoid an overdose, new data shows. Jun 27, 2024 1 1
As summer heat cranks up, our appetites may cool off Summer is in full swing, and some parts of the U.S. have already experienced record-high temperatures. Exposure to extreme heat—the leading cause of weather-related deaths—can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and ... Jun 27, 2024 0 0
In narrow ruling, US Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho The US Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for women experiencing medical emergencies to obtain abortions in Idaho, but the ruling's narrow scope meant it was a muted victory for reproductive rights activists. Jun 27, 2024 0 3
Collaboration develop a potent therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases Drug development is typically slow: the pipeline from basic research discoveries that provide the basis for a new drug to clinical trials to production of a widely available medicine can take decades. But decades can feel ... Jun 27, 2024 1 19
Study reveals how antibody mAb 77 neutralizes measles virus What happens when the measles virus meets a human cell? The viral machinery unfolds in just the right way to reveal key pieces that let it fuse itself into the host cell membrane. Jun 27, 2024 0 22
Study finds hypothalamus helps switch between survival tasks The hypothalamus is a small region of the human brain typically associated with regulating body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and sleep. But it also has another important role: helping the brain and body switch between ... Jun 27, 2024 0 40
