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Long-term exposure to air pollution tied to more hospital admissions

Long-term exposure to air pollution tied to more hospital admissions

by Lori SolomonThere is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, ac

Long-term exposure to air pollution tied to more hospital admissions

by Lori SolomonThere is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, ac
How a newly examined gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis

How a newly examined gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoThe protozoan Tritrichomonas musculis as seen under a scanning electron microscope. Credit: Kyle Burrows/University of TorontoA team led by University of Toront

How a newly examined gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoThe protozoan Tritrichomonas musculis as seen under a scanning electron microscope. Credit: Kyle Burrows/University of TorontoA team led by University of Toront
From adolescence to adulthood: Unlocking cognitive potential in individuals with Down syndrome

From adolescence to adulthood: Unlocking cognitive potential in individuals with Down syndrome

byBar-Ilan UniversityHeatmaps illustrating the partial correlations between cognitive tests for four groups: adolescents with NSID, adolescents with DS, adults with NSID, and adults with DS. Dar

From adolescence to adulthood: Unlocking cognitive potential in individuals with Down syndrome

byBar-Ilan UniversityHeatmaps illustrating the partial correlations between cognitive tests for four groups: adolescents with NSID, adolescents with DS, adults with NSID, and adults with DS. Dar
What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?by Jayne Roberts,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe spread of avian influenza is concerning. But people shouldn't panic, sa

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?by Jayne Roberts,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe spread of avian influenza is concerning. But people shouldn't panic, sa
Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

byBaylor College of MedicineCluster of norovirus virions. Credit: CDCHuman norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 6

Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

byBaylor College of MedicineCluster of norovirus virions. Credit: CDCHuman norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 6
New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteParticles generated from the attenuated Lassa virus (rLASV/IGR-CD, right) look very similar to wild-type Lassa virus (rLASV-WT, left) but do not have the abi

New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteParticles generated from the attenuated Lassa virus (rLASV/IGR-CD, right) look very similar to wild-type Lassa virus (rLASV-WT, left) but do not have the abi
Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping
Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolismbyMedical University of ViennaAtglistatin improves streptozotocin and HFD-induced M

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolismbyMedical University of ViennaAtglistatin improves streptozotocin and HFD-induced M
Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci
We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dyingby Eliana Close and James Downar,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMor

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dyingby Eliana Close and James Downar,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMor