Health
Lockdown reduced children's contacts with GPs but increased remote appointments
Young people's contacts with GPs in England dropped by 41% overall during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 compared with previous years.
Apr 5, 2022
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Immunology
Immune system 'sentinel' cells key to maintaining and regulating response to immunotherapy
The presence of dendritic cells, so-called 'sentinel' immune cells, is vital to maintain and regulate the balance of the body's immune response. Researchers have discovered an essential role of these cells in the treatment ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy
Adding to a growing body of evidence that, for many, problems related to COVID-19 linger longer than the initial infection, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that some people ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No flight, no bite—'Mosquito grounding' bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children
A novel class of bed net that kills mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides by making them unable to move or fly, significantly reduces malaria infection in children, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Mar 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough hospitalizations 'extremely uncommon' after COVID-19 immunity, study finds
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 people who have been vaccinated or previously infected with COVID-19 were hospitalized with a new breakthrough infection, Mayo Clinic research finds. The study, which is published in Clinical Infectious ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes can be predicted with epigenetic changes
Children who develop type 1 diabetes show epigenetic changes in the cells of their immune system already before the antibodies of the disease are detected in their blood. The findings of two new studies offer new opportunities ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
USPSTF still advises syphilis screening for at-risk teens, adults
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends syphilis screening for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft ...
Feb 15, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
New and improved SARS-CoV-2 detection method using Raman spectroscopy and machine learning
The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, which causes the highly contagious COVID-19, has infected millions of people worldwide. The global spread of this deadly pandemic has triggered widespread research on infection control. ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Characterisation of broadly neutralising antibodies against the hepatitis C virus
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically highly variable virus that mutates extensively. An effective vaccine would therefore need to evoke broadly neutralizing antibodies that not only neutralize one HCV strain, but ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For the one in ten patients who become long-haulers, COVID-19 has lasting effects
Even as the unpredictable rise and fall of COVID-19 infections continues at home and around the world, a new and ugly pandemic-related problem is emerging.
Jan 12, 2022
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