Self-reported maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with changes in the brain of developing fetuses, according to a study published in Communications Medicine. The study involved 65 ...
May 27, 2022
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The manufacture and sale of products known as crib bumpers and sleep incliners—linked with more than 200 infant deaths in the United States—will be banned under a new law signed by President Joe Biden.
May 17, 2022
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According to a study published today in Blood Advances, people suffering from long COVID may face an increased risk of abnormal blood clotting. Investigators also found that this blood abnormality was four times more likely ...
May 11, 2022
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The microbiota is fundamental for health. But how these non-invasive microbes communicate with the rest of the body to influence host physiology is not fully understood. Researchers from Stockholm, Umeå, and Gothenburg Universities, ...
May 11, 2022
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An early diagnosis is crucial to be able to treat skin cancer before it spreads. But are there simpler methods that do not require taking a traditional tissue sample? Doctoral students from Malmö University have tested and ...
May 6, 2022
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People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease. In affected patients, the immune system attacks the body's own tissue and the ...
Mar 22, 2022
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A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
Mar 8, 2022
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Early in the pandemic, many people fastidiously disinfected surfaces because laboratory studies predicted that SARS-CoV-2 could be easily transmitted in this way. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have found ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Findings from a study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) provide new insights that could help long-term care (LTC) facilities assess the cleanliness of high-touch surfaces, and thereby enhance ...
Feb 17, 2022
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The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing COVID-19, over the past two years has been nothing short of devastating. Although widespread vaccination and new antiviral therapies are helping to mitigate the worst ...
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