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The role of orexin in the modulation of sleep and wakefulness

The current evidence of the intricate relationship between orexin, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and appetite.

24 Aug 2023

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

The evidence on ketogenic diets (KDs) from the past three decades.

24 Aug 2023

Heavy drinking linked to increased gun carrying among rural youth

In the rural United States, an adolescent who drinks heavily has a 43% greater probability of carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study published this month in The Journal of Rural Health.

24 Aug 2023

Caregiver education level and child age affect stress levels during COVID-19

A caregiver's education level and their child's age played large roles in determining their primary sources of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found in a recent study by NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

24 Aug 2023

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines.

24 Aug 2023

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child.

24 Aug 2023

How does ophthalmology advice generated by a large language model chatbot compare with advice written by ophthalmologists?

A study claims that the quality of AI-generated responses to patient eye care questions is comparable to that of certified ophthalmologists.

24 Aug 2023

Climate distress causes negative emotions among UK youth, but may motivate action

Distress over climate change causes a lot of negative emotions in youth in the United Kingdom, but it may also motivate them to take positive actions for the environment, reports a new study by a research team from Imperial College London and the University of Queensland , published August 23 in the open access journal PLOS Global Public Health.

23 Aug 2023

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

The NIH/National Institute on Aging has awarded a R01 $3 million grant to study the impact of a probiotic/prebiotic (synbiotic) medical food developed by Solarea Bio on maintaining bone health of older women.

23 Aug 2023

New study to investigate link between agricultural fire smoke and dementia risk

Worldwide, the practice of preparing agricultural fields by burning crop residue contributes large quantities of gaseous pollutants and aerosol particles to the atmosphere and is a known cardiorespiratory health hazard.

23 Aug 2023

Two more universities set to join IUCRC BRAIN at University of Houston to advance neurotechnology

Two more universities, West Virginia University (WVU) and Georgia Institute of Technology, have been funded by the National Science Foundation and are set to join the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (IUCRC BRAIN), housed at the University of Houston.

23 Aug 2023

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.

23 Aug 2023

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

The relationship between pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) use and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery.

23 Aug 2023

Plasma treatment to improve osseointegration of dental implants

Henniker Plasma, a leading manufacturer of plasma surface treatment equipment, presents Plasma Treatment to Improve Osseointegration of Dental Implants

From Henniker Plasma 23 Aug 2023

Project NextGen awards over $1.4 billion to develop the future of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics

Funding includes $1 billion for vaccine clinical trials, $326 million for a new monoclonal antibody, and $100 million to explore novel vaccine and therapeutic technologies.

23 Aug 2023

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city made an urgent plea for more testing in their neighborhoods.

23 Aug 2023

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials

Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.

23 Aug 2023

UT Health San Antonio and partners secure NIH funding to translate scientific discoveries into therapeutic benefits

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) and seven regional collaborators will leverage $46 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the next five to seven years to translate scientific discoveries into therapeutic benefits for human health and well-being.

22 Aug 2023

New matching system enables world's first four-way liver exchange

In a breakthrough in liver transplantation that may lead to the ability to connect more living donors and patients, a new matching system designed by a team led by Boston College economists enabled the world's first four-way liver exchange and a cascade of additional matches, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Transplantation.

22 Aug 2023

NCCN publishes new resource on options, benefits of care approaches for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network today announced the publication of NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children.

22 Aug 2023

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The role of orexin in the modulation of sleep and wakefulness

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

Heavy drinking linked to increased gun carrying among rural youth

Caregiver education level and child age affect stress levels during COVID-19

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

How does ophthalmology advice generated by a large language model chatbot compare with advice written by ophthalmologists?

Climate distress causes negative emotions among UK youth, but may motivate action

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

New study to investigate link between agricultural fire smoke and dementia risk

Two more universities set to join IUCRC BRAIN at University of Houston to advance neurotechnology

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

Plasma treatment to improve osseointegration of dental implants

Project NextGen awards over $1.4 billion to develop the future of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials

UT Health San Antonio and partners secure NIH funding to translate scientific discoveries into therapeutic benefits

New matching system enables world's first four-way liver exchange

NCCN publishes new resource on options, benefits of care approaches for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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