Archive: 28/10/2022

Study assesses symptom trajectories and outcomes in patients with kidney disease

When individuals with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis answered annual questionnaires about their symptoms, researchers found that one-third could be categorized as having a "Worse symptom ...

Oct 28, 2022

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Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

The widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, suggests an experimental study in The Journal of Bone ...

Oct 28, 2022

Few children affected by monkeypox so far, but risks are higher in children 8 or younger

Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric ...

Oct 28, 2022

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More than one million deaths in 2019 linked to air pollution exposure in Africa

Nearly all the African continent faces severe health impacts caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new HEI report. The report, ...

Oct 28, 2022

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There is an Adderall shortage. A psychiatrist explains what it means for kids, adults with ADHD

A national shortage of Adderall has people with attention deficit/hyper activity disorder scrambling to find a pharmacy that can refill their prescription.

Oct 28, 2022

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Inverted dancers have more acute visuomotor perception

Previous studies have determined that astronauts can judge inverted movements better than people on Earth due to the astronauts' unique visuomotor experience with inverted movements in space.

Oct 28, 2022

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Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time

Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells create both a protective barrier that can prevent or minimize re-infection and a memory that allows ...

Oct 28, 2022

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Standard threshold for low testosterone doesn't apply to younger men, study finds

The standard cutoff point for low testosterone levels may not be accurate for men in their mid-forties and younger, reports a study in the Journal of Urology.

Oct 28, 2022

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Stem cell grafts and rehabilitation combined boost spinal cord injury results

In recent years, researchers have made measurable progress, using animal models, to promote tissue regeneration in spinal cord injuries (SCI) through implanted neural stem cells or grafts. Other efforts have shown that intensive ...

Oct 28, 2022

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Respiratory viruses are catching up to kids after years of COVID precautions

Now that masking rules have been relaxed and school schedules have largely returned to their pre-pandemic normals, children are finally catching the viruses they hadn't previously contracted, health experts say.

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