Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 variant maintains threat: WHO
COVID-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Nov 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Contraceptive pills might impair fear-regulating regions in women's brains
More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormones are known to modulate the brain network involved in fear processes.
Nov 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Climate change will harm children's mental health: report
Raging wildfires, droughts, floods and record-breaking heat brought on by climate change are taking a toll on kids' already fragile mental health.
Oct 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Sexual activity and vaginal dilation associated with fewer side effects after cervical cancer treatment
People who engage in sexual activity or vaginal dilation after chemoradiation treatment for cervical cancer are at lower risk for long-term side effects, according to a new study from researchers in Austria. Findings of the ...
Oct 1, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study links blue light from smartphones or tablets to early puberty
Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in male rats, according to research presented at the 61st Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting in The Hague. ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds lower risk of long COVID after an omicron infection and after re-infection
The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower following an infection with the omicron variant than after an infection with earlier coronavirus variants. This was the finding of a study by University Medicine Halle, ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Medications
Low dose colchicine associated with lower incidence of total knee and hip replacements
An exploratory analysis of the LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) randomized, controlled, double-blind trial found that daily therapy with a low dose of colchicine was associated with lower incidences of both total knee replacement ...
May 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers comprehensively assess the safety of heading the ball in youth soccer
Repeatedly heading a soccer ball has been previously associated with negative long-term brain health for professional players. However, in a new study from researchers at the Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children's ...
May 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows COVID-19 pandemic has had long-term impact on families
In retrospect, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to consist of an ebb and flow of lockdowns and periods of loosened restrictions. But for children and families, the long-term effects have been predominantly negative since the first ...
May 8, 2023
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Surgery
The perfect stitch: Designing AI to improve surgical training for better patient outcomes
When Professor Yan Liu was growing up in Changchun, China, her father wanted her to become a doctor like him. When she chose computer science, "I was a tiny bit disappointed," Xiwen Liu, a retired anesthesiologist, acknowledges.
Apr 5, 2023
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