Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transgender people who come to the emergency room for care tend to be sicker than cisgender people who are otherwise similar to them and are much…
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Closed-loop insulin delivery systems may improve blood sugar control in children with type 1 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Closed-loop insulin delivery systems improve glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes without causing adverse effects, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2023,…
Wider search needed to improve outcomes for eosinophilic food allergy, says study
Image created with BioRender. Credit: Cincinnati Children’s The good news: a monoclonal antibody treatment called benralizumab proved quite effective in a clinical trial at depleting the number of eosinophils found…
Adagrasib effective for patients with KRAS G12C-mutant lung cancer and untreated brain metastases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib showed promising activity suppressing cancer growth not only within the…
The lesser-known risk factors for heart disease
Most people know that the risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, smoking, raised cholesterol and being overweight. However, many people who have a heart attack do not…
Fathers key to supporting breastfeeding and safe infant sleep
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers via…
Study finds that during lockdown, children played on, despite being stuck at home
Olivia, age 3, demonstrates how she is keeping her stuffed animals safe from ‘germs’ using a makeshift face-mask. Image taken during Zoom conversation with lead researcher, Kelsey Graber. Credit: Kelsey…
Mapping the development of infection-fighting immune cells
Cytotoxic T cell (purple) deciding whether to become a memory cell (blue) or effector cell (pink) subtype. The cBAF complex (green) and Arid1a subunit open the doors for both cell…
Adhering to global health recommendations reduces cancer risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who adhere to global Cancer Prevention Recommendations are putting themselves at lower risk of developing the disease, new research confirms. Experts at Newcastle University have…
