The birth rate in the United States was essentially unchanged from 2021 to 2022, according to the April 4 National Vital Statistics Reports. Michelle J.K. Osterman, from the National Center…
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Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis, finds study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The largest study to date investigating a single invitation to a PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has found it had a small impact…
How Interconnectedness Affects Elderly Resilience
Summary: A new study illuminated the consequences of a tighter interconnection between different domains of functional capacity in the elderly, pointing towards a reduced resilience in the system. This study…
First cardiac bioimplants for treatment of myocardial infarction using umbilical cord stem cells
PeriCord at the lab. Credit: IGTP The results of a pioneering study support the safety of the bioimplants called PeriCord, made from stem cells of the umbilical cord and pericardium…
Platform tracks SARS-CoV-2 mutational impact on disease severity, identifies effective therapeutic inhibitors
A droplet microfluidics-based system for high-throughput screening of syncytium formation. a, Co-culture of spike-expressing sender cells (mCherry+) and ACE2-expressing receiver cells (BFP+) resulted in syncytium formation (GFP+) due to cell–cell…
3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow
Americans seem to have quite a positive view of dietary supplements. According to a 2023 survey, 74% of U.S. adults take vitamins, prebiotics and the like. The business of supplements…
Biological mechanism discovered that could lead to new treatments for neurological disorders and cancers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The lab of Yongchao C. Ma, Ph.D., at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has discovered a…
Excavations of Mount Ellanio summit reveals Mycenaean refuge
A team of Archaeologists are conducting a study of Mount Ellanio, the tallest peak on the Greek island of Aegina. Situated near the mountain summit is the Temple of Zeus…
Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model
Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva Rodriguez. They are…
