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Researchers identify two risk factors that indicate higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer

A recent European Urology Oncology study assessed the mortality risks, based on the Gleason score and clinical parameters, in patients with prostate cancer.

11 Jul 2024

The effect of supplementation with cornelian cherry on different cardiometabolic outcomes

A recent meta-analysis in Nutrients examined recent studies on the cornelian cherry, Cornus mas L., for evidence of its cardiometabolic benefit.

11 Jul 2024

Researchers identify shared molecular mechanism in cancer and pregnancy that suppresses immune system

Researchers elucidated the shared immune tolerance mechanisms in cancer and pregnancy, focusing on the role of an immune checkpoint protein as an onco-fetal immune tolerance checkpoint.

11 Jul 2024

How did hospitalizations for mental health conditions in children change following the COVID-19 pandemic?

The incidence of mental health conditions in young people before and during Canada's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

11 Jul 2024

Liver's defense mechanism hinders immunity in chronic hepatitis B, study reveals

In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered that cells blood vessels in the liver start a "sleep timer" that switches off immune cells. Targeting this mechanism could be a starting point for immunotherapies.

11 Jul 2024

Existing drug shows promise for treating common liver disease

The University of Barcelona has led a study that suggests using the drug known as pemafibrate to treat liver disease associated with metabolic disorders, the most common liver pathology in the world, which affects one in four people. The drug has long been marketed in Japan for another use: improving blood lipid levels in patients with hyperlipidaemia, a common condition in diabetics. Now, however, it could help address this serious liver disease, which still has no specific treatment.

11 Jul 2024

Four years non-diabetic status after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis cuts cardiovascular risks

Maintaining non-diabetic status for at least four years after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular complications and mortality.

10 Jul 2024

New consortium receives NIH grant to accelerate development of effective TB treatments

A new consortium co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $31 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to accelerate the development of faster, more effective treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB).

10 Jul 2024

OraQuick HCV self-test receives WHO prequalification

The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-test which can provide a critical support in expanding access to testing and diagnosis, accelerating global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C.

10 Jul 2024

Experts identify sex and gender differences in cognitive resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers investigated sex-related and gender-specific resistance and resilience factors in Alzheimer's disease.

10 Jul 2024

New study highlights impact of sleep disturbances on COVID-19 and long COVID

The influence of pre-existing sleep disturbances on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility, severity, and long-term effects.

10 Jul 2024

Bovine H5N1 flu virus in cow milk poses significant health risks, study shows

Study characterizes the pathogenicity and transmission dynamics of the H5N1 influenza virus in bovine milk, highlighting significant public health risks and potential mammalian transmission.

10 Jul 2024

Reframing U.S. public health post-COVID-19

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. public health system must focus on critical questions of accountability, politicization and updating data systems if it is to do its job well and maintain the trust of the American people, according to a new report from the Colorado School of Public Health.

9 Jul 2024

Pentamidine: A promising prophylactic against chlamydial infections

Despite the significant increase in sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, there is currently no vaccine available against common bacterial pathogens such as chlamydia.

9 Jul 2024

Cow's milk may spread H5N1 flu, but airborne transmission is limited

While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow's milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses, airborne transmission of the virus between ferrets -; a common model for human transmission -; appears to be limited.

9 Jul 2024

Trinity College Dublin researchers uncover key to enhancing MRSA vaccine efficacy

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.

9 Jul 2024

COVID-19 and metallic taste: Study connects immunoglobulin levels to sensory impairment

Researchers investigated whether COVID-19-related sensory deficiencies are associated with transcriptome changes in the foliate papillae area of the tongue.

9 Jul 2024

How does SARS-CoV-2 cause lymphopenia when T cells barely express ACE-2 receptors?

Researchers reveal both direct and indirect mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-induced lymphopenia, highlighting the role of CD147 and alternative viral entry routes into T cells.

8 Jul 2024

Algorithm could identify drug-resistant bacteria from microscopy images

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly reducing the time taken for a correct diagnosis, Cambridge researchers have shown.

8 Jul 2024

Reducing processed meat consumption could reduce burden of chronic diseases in the USA, study suggests

Researchers developed a microsimulation model, micro-Simulation of the Health Impacts of Food Transformations, to evaluate the impact of reducing processed and unprocessed meat intake on cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, colorectal cancers, and death rates in the US.

8 Jul 2024

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Researchers identify two risk factors that indicate higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer

The effect of supplementation with cornelian cherry on different cardiometabolic outcomes

Researchers identify shared molecular mechanism in cancer and pregnancy that suppresses immune system

How did hospitalizations for mental health conditions in children change following the COVID-19 pandemic?

Liver's defense mechanism hinders immunity in chronic hepatitis B, study reveals

Existing drug shows promise for treating common liver disease

Four years non-diabetic status after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis cuts cardiovascular risks

New consortium receives NIH grant to accelerate development of effective TB treatments

OraQuick HCV self-test receives WHO prequalification

Experts identify sex and gender differences in cognitive resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease

New study highlights impact of sleep disturbances on COVID-19 and long COVID

Bovine H5N1 flu virus in cow milk poses significant health risks, study shows

Reframing U.S. public health post-COVID-19

Pentamidine: A promising prophylactic against chlamydial infections

Cow's milk may spread H5N1 flu, but airborne transmission is limited

Trinity College Dublin researchers uncover key to enhancing MRSA vaccine efficacy

COVID-19 and metallic taste: Study connects immunoglobulin levels to sensory impairment

How does SARS-CoV-2 cause lymphopenia when T cells barely express ACE-2 receptors?

Algorithm could identify drug-resistant bacteria from microscopy images

Reducing processed meat consumption could reduce burden of chronic diseases in the USA, study suggests

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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