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ATS publishes official statement on race, ethnicity and pulmonary function test interpretation
March 30, 2023 – The American Thoracic Society has issued an official statement for clinicians that explains why race and...
University Hospitals research published in New England Journal of Medicine shows minimally invasive procedure saves most patients with severe vascular disease from amputation
CLEVELAND – A study published in the March 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that...
European Union’s ban on tattoo ink: breaking down the chemistry (video)
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 — A ban by the European Union on a number of pigments used in tattoo inks...
Surprise finding shows that neutrophils can be key antitumor weapons
White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors, according to a surprise discovery from a...
Removing cancer-causing heavy metals from wastewater with photocatalysts
Toxic heavy metals found in wastewater have health and safety ramifications for communities affected by pollution. Hexavalent chromium is a...
A bright spot in the treatment of lateral disc meniscus injuries in for youth
Osaka, Japan― Tearing their meniscus—a crescent-shaped piece of a soft cushion of cartilage located between the femur and tibia—can be...
New RNA-based toolkit to regulate gene activity could advance regenerative medicine, gene therapy and biotechnology
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc., has developed a new toolkit that...
Insilico Medicine featured in BBC-produced series on biotech breakthroughs
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) is featured in the new BBC StoryWorks-produced film series Nature’s Building Blocks made in conjunction with the...
Ochsner Health named 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA— Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest nonprofit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system, has received the 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). This...
We are not yet approaching any maximum human lifespan, according to an examination of human mortality over time and across 19 countries
###Credit: PublicDomainPictures, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ### Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281752 Article Title: Mortality postponement and compression at older ages in human...
In the very old, higher BMI is associated with more health complaints, and in overweight men, with mental health complaints too
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283089Credit: micheile henderson, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283089 Article Title: The impact of BMI on psychological health...
Machine learning identifies “heart roundness” as a new tool for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions
Physicians currently use assessments like heart chamber size and systolic function to diagnose and monitor cardiomyopathy and other related heart...
Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy
Women who experienced high stress during childhood and adolescence may have increased risk for inflammation during pregnancy, according to a...
‘Chemical cube’ tools for building new drugs and agrochemicals
In an ongoing discovery program, a chemical-creation platform is being unearthed – based on cubic molecules – that could help...
Survey of family physicians identifies gaps in primary care’s behavioral health integration
Survey of Family Physicians Identifies Gaps in Primary Care’s Behavioral Health Integration Credit: Annals of Family Medicine Survey of Family...
COVID-19 impacted smoking assessment rates in community health centers, necessitating a closer examination on how procedures can be adapted
COVID-19 Impacted Smoking Assessment Rates in Community Health Centers, Necessitating a Closer Examination on How Procedures Can be AdaptedCredit: Annals...
Integrating patients’ social determinants of health into the EHR, along with clinic conversations, can help doctors provide more personalized and preventive care
Integrating Patients’ Social Determinants of Health Into the EHR, Along with Clinic Conversations, Can Help Doctors Provide More Personalized and...
Fibromyalgia may worsen opioid addiction, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – There is new evidence that fibromyalgia, and the chronic pain associated with it, could worsen opioid use...
aOncotarget | Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors deplete g-proteins in cancer cells
“ mutations in G-proteins have been associated in the progress of several cancers ” Credit: 2023 Tawfeeq et al. “ mutations...
Discovery of drug candidate that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 could reduce length of infection upon exposure
The discovery of a small molecule in the research lab of Bradley McConnell, professor of pharmacology at the University of...
