Focal cortical dysplasia is a malformation of the cerebral cortex associated with one of the most severe types of epilepsy. Treatment is difficult owing to a lack of effective drugs or access to surgery. A new human model ...
Mar 23, 2022
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The rise of the BA.2 Omicron variant—first in Europe and East Asia and now in the U.S.—makes it clear that the pandemic isn't done with us, and it isn't likely to be anytime soon—unless we achieve very high vaccination ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Replenishing the body's high-density lipoprotein (HDL) could be an effective treatment for sepsis, according to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in Science Signaling.
Mar 18, 2022
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich scientists have investigated how most people's immune defenses are able to curb the coronavirus so effectively that pneumonia does not occur.
Mar 9, 2022
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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans encountered delays to medical care, including sexual and reproductive health services, prompting concerns over patients' ability to access contraception and maintain ...
Feb 17, 2022
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A study reported in December in an article in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry shows an association between child poverty and a heightened propensity to develop externalizing disorders during adolescence and early ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Many pragmatic trials, which test the effects of medical treatments in everyday conditions, fail to collect data reported directly by patients (such as patient experience, burden of disease, or quality of life), or involve ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Omicron emerged as a variant of concern only in November 2021, but all the mutations it contains except one had been described before that.
Feb 8, 2022
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New research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on pediatric oncology health care professionals worldwide, requiring significant staffing changes and causing physical, psychological, and financial ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.
Jan 10, 2022
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