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Q&A: How school eligibility influences the spread of infectious diseases

A study in JAMA Network Open sheds light on how school attendance influences the spread of infectious diseases, using COVID-19 as a case study.

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Younger patients more affected by neurologic manifestations of long COVID

Younger and middle-aged patients seem to be disproportionately affected by neurologic manifestations of postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (Neuro-PASC), according to a study published ...

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Global research team develops H5N1 detection kit to tackle avian flu

The Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD Hub), a national platform hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), ...

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WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level

The World Health Organization said Friday it had decided to keep its alert for the mpox epidemic at the highest level, as the number of cases and countries affected rises.

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Virtual t'ai chi, qigong program shown to ease back pain

An online program of t'ai chi, qigong and meditation has been shown to be helpful in reducing lower back pain and related discomforts, potentially offering a safe and low-cost treatment option to the hundreds of millions ...

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Shining a light on seasonal affective disorder

Shorter days and lack of sunlight can greatly affect one's mental state. People often suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the fall and winter months due to lack of sunlight. A Baylor College of Medicine psychiatrist ...

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Research team tackles hoarding by young people, older adults

Mississippi State Assistant Professor Mary E. Dozier is helping Mississippians reduce clutter, decrease anxiety and enhance their quality of life through subtle and positive intervention methods.

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Study assesses risk for 28-day hospitalization for adults with RSV

A number of adults with outpatient medically attended respiratory syncytial virus (MA-RSV) infection experience hospitalization within 28 days, with a higher proportion among high-risk subgroups, according to a study published ...

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New thesis on MAIT cells provides insights into immunity and COVID-19

Tobias Kammann from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis titled "The diversity of MAIT cells across the human body and in COVID-19," on 29 November, ...

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FDA approves Emrosi for rosacea in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Journey Medical's Emrosi (minocycline hydrochloride) for the treatment of inflammatory rosacea in adults.

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'Invisible and severe' death toll of Sudan conflict revealed

During the first 14 months of the Sudan conflict, there have been more violent deaths in Khartoum State alone than the current number of violent deaths recorded for the entire country, a new study suggests.

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Understanding hepatitis C

Around 2 to 3 million people live with hepatitis C in the U.S. and 40% of those people (roughly 800,000) were not even aware that they had the infection. Hepatitis C is common and completely treatable.

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New study explores the role of BMI in disease risk

Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on how body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of various diseases that are comorbid with obesity. The study, which used genetic ...

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Dyslexia can actually be an advantage for university researchers

Many people may think of dyslexia as a reading difficulty, or the occasional embarrassing mix-up of letters. For years, I thought that too. But as a dyslexic academic who has spent much of my life wrangling with academic ...

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Finland introduces a new care pathway for epilepsy

The Finnish epilepsy care pathway has been published in Epilepsia Open. This Finnish model for epilepsy care provides a streamlined, multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, and combines modern ...

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1 in 5 people could have long COVID

More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found.