Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A population-wide observational study to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) shows…
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Researchers identify new way to inhibit immune cells that drive allergic asthma
Activation of ILC2s causes inflammation in mouse lungs (left), but this is reduced by treatment with Yoda1 to stimulate Piezo1 channels (right). Credit: (2024). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20231835 Researchers at the Keck…
Canada to make contraception for women free
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform.…
Swedish study indicates decline of neutralizing antibodies to mpox virus during the first month after vaccination
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) shows that even…
Tips for parents and caregivers
by Amelia Austin, Gina Dimitropoulos, Sheri Madigan and Tracy Vaillancourt, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the age of social media, youth are constantly bombarded with viral trends and…
the road to legal cannabis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalizing recreational use of the drug. It is the…
UK study identifies ideal weight for adults with type 2 diabetes to minimize risk of dying from cardiovascular disease
Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), identifies the optimum body weight range for adults…
Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach
Health data scientists at PKUHSC initiated the CKD LHS study with physicians and epidemiologists in Yinzhou. Credit: Guilan Kong et al. A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an…
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP), a condition that affects the development…
Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research from Karolinska Institutet supports the idea of lowering or removing…
