Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researcher finds mothers live longer as child mortality declines
The dramatic decline in childhood mortality during the 20th century has added a full year to women's lives, according to a new study.
May 20, 2024
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Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports is an online open access scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group, covering all areas of the natural sciences.
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- Nature Publishing Group
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- 2011-present
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- http://www.nature.com/srep/index.html
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
From infection to chronic illness: Learning from long COVID
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has caused unexplained, chronic, post-infection symptoms in survivors. The phenomenon, known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection or "long COVID," surfaced shortly after COVID-19 ...
May 20, 2024
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Genetics
Platelet biomarkers shed light on potential risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome
In a new study, researchers examined whether blood platelets, which have serotonin (5-HT) and 14–3–3 signaling pathways similar to brain neurons, are abnormal in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). About 40% of SIDS ...
May 20, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study opens the door to designing therapies to improve lung development in growth-restricted fetuses
If during a pregnancy a fetus grows below normal thresholds, at each week of gestation there is an increased risk that some of its organs may not develop properly, which can adversely affect the baby's health after birth. ...
May 17, 2024
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Medications
Examining the mechanisms and clinical potential of a promising non-opioid pain therapy candidate
A recent publication in Scientific Reports unveils a promising non-opioid pain treatment developed by a team led by Dr. Hernan Bazan, the John Ochsner Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Innovation at Ochsner Health.
May 16, 2024
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Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence tool detects sex-related differences in brain structure
Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a cellular level, a new study shows. These variations were spotted in white matter, ...
May 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dreaming is linked to improved memory consolidation and emotion regulation
A night spent dreaming can help you forget the mundane and better process the extreme, according to a new University of California, Irvine study. Novel work by researchers in the UC Irvine Sleep and Cognition Lab examined ...
May 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research challenges widespread beliefs about why we're attracted to certain voices
New insights into how people perceive the human voice are challenging beliefs about which voices we find attractive.
May 14, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
New research traces the spread of HIV in and from Indonesia
The HIV variant dominant in Indonesia was introduced from Thailand over multiple events. A Kobe University study traces where it came from and how it spread from there, offering possible insights into the development of treatments ...
May 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists make progress on new charged particle therapy for cancer
ANSTO researchers have made significant progress on a new approach to cancer treatment Neutron Capture Enhanced Particle Therapy (NCEPT), which has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with deeply situated, diffuse ...
May 10, 2024
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