Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds healthy-appearing lupus skin predisposed to flares, rashes
People with lupus have overactive immune systems that attack their own tissue, causing inflammation throughout the body.
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Genetics
New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine
All humans carry genetic variations in their DNA, called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that can underlie susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes and cancer. For Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) many disease-associated ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Health
Stricter COVID measures associated with negative mental health effects, lower opinion of government's pandemic response
Stricter pandemic policy measures—often implemented by countries that tried to control, rather than eliminate COVID-19—are associated with slightly worse mental health and lower life evaluations, according to two new ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Medications
Automated CAST-R system helps identify best antimicrobials to fight acute blood infections
When treating acute infections in patients, health care providers must be able to quickly and accurately identify the best antibiotics for fighting the infection.
Apr 19, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Infant brain study helps make case for a universal US paid leave policy
In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a national paid leave program under the Build Back Better Act, an initiative that would guarantee paid family and sick leave to U.S. workers. The bill faltered in the Senate ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Genetics
What is that rash? Genetic fingerprints can help doctors diagnose and treat skin conditions more effectively
Rashes can be thought of as a dysfunctional community of skin cells. Your skin harbors dozens of distinct cell types, including those that form blood vessels, nerves and the local immune system of the skin. For decades, clinicians ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists discover 'missing link' in a severe form of asthma, paving the way to new therapy
Scientists have identified a single molecule that may explain how bacteria can trigger one of the most severe types of asthma, a discovery that for the first time identifies the "missing link" between exposure to bacterial ...
Medical research
Unlocking the molecular mechanism of PTSD treatment
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a difficult-to-cure mental health condition that is caused by experiencing a traumatizing event, such as interpersonal violence or disaster. While sufferers of PTSD have existed across ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Medications
COVID-19 therapies are better in combination than alone
There is a steadily growing arsenal of drugs for COVID-19. Researchers from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) and Freie Universität (FU) Berlin have studied the mechanisms ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Pediatrics
Family structure associated with delinquency for adolescents
Adolescents living in single-father, single-mother, father-stepmother and mother-stepfather families report more delinquency than those living with both their parents, according to a new study published this week in the open-access ...
Apr 13, 2022
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