Study finds Moderna vaccine reduces symptomatic COVID-19 in young adults
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred the rapid development of different vaccines, including the messenger RNA (mRNA)-1273 vaccine produced by Moderna.
Feb 16, 2024
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Environment and Public Health: News and Research on Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Erosion blockade breakthrough: Clinical trial signals hope for hand osteoarthritis
Researchers at Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, and VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, show that antibody therapy can be effective against erosive hand osteoarthritis. Using the antibody denosumab leads ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Caffeine restriction can improve, reduce severity of bed-wetting
Caffeine restriction can help improve and reduce the severity of primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE), according to a study recently published in BMJ Paediatrics Open.
Feb 2, 2024
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Efficacy of electronic cigarettes found to be noninferior to varenicline
For smokers who are motivated to quit, the quit rate is noninferior for electronic cigarettes (ECs) versus varenicline and is higher for ECs than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in the form of nicotine gum, according to ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science
A new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as they adopt different diets. For eight weeks one twin follows a vegan diet while the other one follows an omnivorous diet. The experiment ...
Jan 20, 2024
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Intake of 100 percent fruit juice tied to weight gain
Intake of 100 percent fruit juice may be associated with weight gain in both children and adults, according to a review published online Jan. 16 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jan 18, 2024
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Sudden hearing loss study: High-dose therapy does not lead to better outcomes than the standard treatment
In the case of sudden hearing loss, high-dose therapy with common medications is not more effective than standard treatment but is associated with a higher risk of side effects. This is the main result of a large-scale Germany-wide ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Liquefied petroleum gas does not affect severe pneumonia risk in infants, finds study
An intervention that replaces biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking does not affect the incidence of severe pneumonia among infants, according to a study ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Study shows liquefied petroleum gas does not reduce stunted growth in infants
An intervention that replaces biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking does not reduce the risk for stunted growth in infants, according to a study published ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Want to quit smoking in 2024? Cytisine can help … if you live in the right country
A new study published in Addiction has found that cytisine, a low-cost, generic stop-smoking aid that has been used in Eastern Europe since the 1960s, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by more than two-fold ...
Jan 1, 2024
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