Stroke risk linked to climate, financial and medical vulnerability, research shows

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWorsening air quality and temperature extremes are linked to increased stroke burden, according to a study presented today at

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Stroke risk linked to climate, financial and medical vulnerability, research shows

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWorsening air quality and temperature extremes are linked to increased stroke burden, according to a study presented today at

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The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology

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The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology

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Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

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Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

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Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina School of MedicineA human airway epithelial cell (A549 cell line) undergoes necroptosis upon infection with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B.1.1.

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Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina School of MedicineA human airway epithelial cell (A549 cell line) undergoes necroptosis upon infection with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B.1.1.

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A new drug target identified for diseases associated with leukemia-causing virus

by Christine Yu,Pennsylvania State UniversityKDR inhibition induces autophagic/lysosomal degradation of Tax. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49737-5A team

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A new drug target identified for diseases associated with leukemia-causing virus

by Christine Yu,Pennsylvania State UniversityKDR inhibition induces autophagic/lysosomal degradation of Tax. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49737-5A team

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Accelerated progression to T1D during pandemic seen for presymptomatic youth

by Elana GotkineFor youth with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with accelerated progression to clinical disease, especially among those with COVID-19 infection, ac

Diabetes & Endocrinology August 06,2024 0

Accelerated progression to T1D during pandemic seen for presymptomatic youth

by Elana GotkineFor youth with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with accelerated progression to clinical disease, especially among those with COVID-19 infection, ac

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CDC: Heat may have contributed to four human cases of bird flu in Colorado

by Helena Oliviero and Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Alexas Fotos from PexelsHeat probably played a role in at least four cases of bird flu in poultry workers confirmed by U.S. h

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CDC: Heat may have contributed to four human cases of bird flu in Colorado

by Helena Oliviero and Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Alexas Fotos from PexelsHeat probably played a role in at least four cases of bird flu in poultry workers confirmed by U.S. h

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Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine

by Bavesh Kana,The ConversationScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDTuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is th

Q and A August 06,2024 0

Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine

by Bavesh Kana,The ConversationScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDTuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is th

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Scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV

byTrinity College Dublin(A) MOE Contact analysis results highlighting amino acid residues (red) involved in possible interactions between RSV-NS1 and STAT1. (B) Hydrogen bond interactions (dotte

Pulmonology August 06,2024 0

Scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV

byTrinity College Dublin(A) MOE Contact analysis results highlighting amino acid residues (red) involved in possible interactions between RSV-NS1 and STAT1. (B) Hydrogen bond interactions (dotte

Pulmonology August 06,2024 0

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

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Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

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