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Everything you need to know about the rare fungal infection that's infected 100 people in Michigan At least 19 cases of blastomycosis have been confirmed by Public Health Delta and Menominee Counties. More ...
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Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana Results from an earlier trial released last year showed that in children vaccinated in Burkina Faso, the vaccine was up to 80% effective depending how much of an immune-boosting ingredient was included in the shots.
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Cases of HMPV spike in early spring. Here's what to know about this common virus In the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration – not to discover lands or riches, but to identify unknown causes of acute respiratory infections. These illnesses, from the common cold to pneumonia, have been a plague on mankind ...
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'Big step forward': New lab tests may accelerate Parkinson's diagnosis and research A lab test that can tell doctors if someone has Parkinson's disease is a long-sought goal of researchers. Doctors currently diagnose the progressive condition by looking for telltale physical symptoms: tremors, a halting gait, stiffness or trouble ...
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Almost 90% of US mpox-related deaths were in Black men, and nearly all had weakened immune systems, CDC reports From May 2022 to March 2023, 30,235 people in the US were diagnosed with mpox, previously known as monkeypox. Thirty-eight deaths were linked to mpox; 36 of them were men, and 33 were Black men. The average age of those who died was 34.
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A Cure For Hepatitis C: Diagnosis And Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs Some people with hepatitis C can clear the infection on their own while the majority, if left untreated, can have long term virus replication. These chronic infections can lead to serious liver disease, cancer, and other serious consequences.
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Up to 8% of dementia cases can be prevented by treating hearing loss, study finds Researchers followed more than 437,000 people in a cohort from the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database and research resource that follows residents long term. They looked at each person's risk for dementia, self-reported use of hearing aids and medical ...
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Tracking King County seniors (and their brains) for clues to dementia and Alzheimer's AT THE AGE of 92, Betty Roberson's vision might be blurred, but her mind is sharp. When she's not flipping through audio versions of The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs and other magazines, she's been listening recently to a biography of Teddy Roosevelt.
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Sleep Apnea May Cause Cognitive Problems: Study April 13, 2023 – A small new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea may cause problems with thinking skills. The study compared cognitive functions among men with sleep apnea with those of men who didn't have the sleep disorder.
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Deadly Bacteria in Eyedrops May Spread from Person to Person A new strain of "superbug" appeared in the U.S. in the past year and caused people across 16 states to begin falling ill with eye, respiratory and urinary tract infections that didn't respond to antibiotics. As of March 14, 68 cases have been ...
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In 'major breakthrough,' new test can detect Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear But experts say this test using spinal fluid could be the first step toward less-invasive testing to diagnose Parkinson's disease using blood tests or nasal swabs. "In no uncertain terms ...
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AI Might Spot Alzheimer's Early, Using Folks' Speech Patterns By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting-edge AI technologies that can detect subtle changes in a person's voice may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments even ...
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Researchers use skin-colonizing bacteria to create a topical cancer therapy in mice In a study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers harnessed the skin's immune response to bacteria to create an immunotherapy — delivered by swab — that treats aggressive tumors in mice. April 12, 2023 - By Hadley Leggett.
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SARS-CoV-2 surged in hospitals after end of universal screening Key takeaways: Ending asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 screening at hospital admission was associated with increases in hospital-onset cases in England and Scotland. Rates increased between delta and omicron waves.
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STI Increase: Syphilis Cases Spike 74% in Four Years Cases of increases in syphilis saw the biggest spike, growing by 32% between 2020 and 2021. The CDC says the COVID-19 pandemic, which drove many people to forego or delay prevention services like ...
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Black patients may be at elevated cardiotoxicity, HF risk after chemotherapy The most common cancer diagnosis was breast cancer, followed by prostate cancer, kidney cancer and hematological malignancies, including leukemia and lymphoma, according to the presentation. Cancer therapies included anthracyclines, trastuzumab (Herceptin, ...
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Reducing Consumption of Sugary Beverages Combats Negative Health Outcomes Reducing consumption of added or free sugars to below 25 g per day is recommended to reduce the adverse effect of sugar on health, especially in cardiometabolic disease, according to the results of a study published in The BMJ. hand holding soda can ...
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US begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), has killed hundreds of millions of birds around the world, raising interest in vaccines. The virus is largely spread by wild birds that transmit it to poultry.
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Escanaba paper mill temporarily closes amid fungal infection outbreak, investigation The Swedish-based paper company initially continued operation as an outbreak of blastomycosis that began last month was investigated, encouraging employees to wear N95 protective masks. But on Friday, company officials announced the temporary plant closure ...
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Treating hearing loss could mean reducing the risk for dementia, according to a new study. "Our study provides the best evidence to date to suggest that hearing aids could be a minimally invasive, cost-effective treatment to mitigate the potential impact of hearing loss on dementia.".
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Broccoli: This Superfood May Boost Gut Lining, Protect Against Disease It is already known that sulfur compounds in broccoli may help prevent disease. Now, a new study indicates that broccoli may help intestinal barrier function in mice. A healthy small intestine helps to ensure that ...
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'Desperate for answers': Thousands of people finally received diagnoses that had eluded them for years. Here's how Thousands of patients with severe, difficult-to-diagnose developmental disorders finally received answers, thanks to advanced genetic testing and extensive collaboration, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Ozempic: blood sugar stabilizer or miracle weight-loss drug? Ozempic, as explained on the drug's website, is a once-weekly injection to lower A1C, a measure of average blood sugar. It has been proven to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes and ...
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LSU Health doctor explains how a deadly fungus can be contracted & who's most at risk NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Viruses, bacteria, and fungi are always around but one particular fungus has the medical community concerned. The Candida Auris fungus has a high mortality rate and has infected dozens of people in Louisiana.
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Higher 30-day mortality, poor outcomes linked to early surgery in older adults with TBI In older adults with traumatic brain injury and acute subdural hematoma, early neurosurgical intervention resulted in the highest 30-day mortality rates, while delayed surgery yielded better outcomes. "Elderly patients with TBI frequently suffer ...
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Study endeavors to strengthen genomic diagnosis of rare pediatric diseases in the United Kingdom and Ireland It generated extensive exome sequencing and microarray data, further enriched by clinical phenotype data, documented by >200 UK and Irish clinicians during the same duration. The hybrid clinical–research approach employed in this study has now become ...
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More structure, fewer screens makes for healthier kids in the school holidays Newswise — Vacation care, sports programs, or performing arts – whatever your child's interests, researchers say that adding structure to the school holiday is a great way to keep kids healthy and active over the break. In the first Australian study of ...
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Study Highlights Importance of Ethnic Calibration for Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Scores The finding highlights the importance of ethnic accuracy when using breast cancer risk prediction algorithms. In some commercially available breast cancer PRSs, Ashkenazi Jewish individuals are assumed to be of white European origin despite differing ...
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Big data study refutes anti-vax blood clot claims about COVID-19 vaccines BUFFALO, N.Y. – A study led by University at Buffalo researchers has confirmed that contrary to claims by anti-vaccine proponents, COVID-19 vaccines pose only trivial risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots.
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Insights into SGLT2 inhibitor treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy: focus on the mechanisms SGLT2i treatment benefits metabolism, microcirculation, mitochondrial function, fibrosis, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, programmed cell death, autophagy, and the intestinal flora, which are involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy. This review ...
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Sex of red blood cell donor has no significant impact on transfusion recipient mortality Results of prior observational studies suggested recipients of red cells from female donors may have poorer survival outcomes compared with those who received red cells from male donors, but evidence to guide transfusion strategies had been limited.
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Major study reveals genetic causes of severe developmental disorders About 5,500 people with severe developmental disorders now know the genetic cause of their condition thanks to a major study that will be used to improve the speed and accuracy of NHS diagnoses. More than 13,500 families with ...
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Ghana becomes first country in world to approve Oxford University's new R21 malaria vaccine It's the first time a major vaccine has been approved in an African country ahead of rich nations; Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children in Africa.
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'297 have shown symptoms': Canine flu continues to impact OKC Animal Welfare, Midtown Vets While that number may be seem alarming, shelter superintendent Jon Gary tells Fox 25 the dogs are responding well to their treatment. "Due to the testing and the availability of it, we can' ...
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Study develops a novel intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 This live attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) vector-based vaccine lacked the non-structural protein 1 (NS1) gene but expressed the receptor-binding-domain (RBD) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) glycoprotein.
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'No signs of slowing': New CDC data shows STI increase in TN NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN)- Several sexually transmitted infections are surging in the United States, including in Tennessee. New data from the CDC shows infections have been trending upward and have "no signs of slowing" down.
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The neural mechanisms causing long-COVID fatigue In the present cross-sectional study, researchers investigated the pathophysiology of fatigue in the post-acute phase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. The study comprised ...
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MHRA research evaluates two different approaches to cancer therapies The report 'Antibody conjugates for targeted delivery of Toll-like receptor 9 agonist to the tumor tissue', published in the PLOS ONE journal, highlights MHRA research which showed that genetic engineering of antibodies used to activate and support the ...
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Diseases Didn't Just Shape History, They Control the Future It took the Covid-19 pandemic to really expose the power that germs have over our lives. But bacteria and viruses have been shaping our world in invisible ways for millennia, influencing not only our individual bodies but also the shape of the world we ...
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Study finds no clear evidence of increased internet gaming disorder during COVID-19 pandemic This could potentially have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new paper explores this possibility via a survey and meta-analysis of studies dealing with IGD during the pandemic years. Introduction.
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Cellulose nanocrystals as a barrier against mosquito bites Mosquitoes are vectors of many parasitic/epidemic diseases, such as zika, malaria, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Malaria eradication is one of the top goals of the United Nations by 2030. Various strategies ...
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9 Types Of Magnesium—And How To Determine The Best One For You Like other essential minerals, magnesium supplements are readily available—and there are different types for different needs. While some types are designed to supplement a magnesium deficiency, other types aim to help with different health issues.
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What is R21? The newly approved 'world-changer' malaria vaccine Ghana is the first country to approve the new R21 malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University. Advertisement.
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Research reveals molecular features of rare mtDNA mutations A high-throughput single-cell single-mitochondrial genome sequencing technology known as iMiGseq has provided new insights into mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and offers a platform for assessing mtDNA editing strategies and genetic diagnosis of ...
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Why must you cut back on sugar at the table? It's worsening chronic illnesses, says new study 'It elevated levels of triglycerides, aggravated diabetes, dyslipidemia and caused obesity and inflammation. All of these contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and strokes,' he says. Advertisement.
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New recommendation on hepatitis C virus testing and treatment for people at ongoing risk of infection These guidelines outline a public health response to HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for 5 key populations (men who have sex with men, sex workers, people in prisons and other closed settings, people who inject drugs and ...
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Less than 10% of people with Chagas receive a diagnosis PAHO calls for first level of care to be strengthened to ensure early detection and treatment of disease that affects more than 6 million people globally, the vast majority in Latin America. Washington, DC, April 13, 2023 (PAHO) - Most people with ...
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A New Peptide May Hold Potential as an Alzheimer's Treatment Summary: Researchers say a peptide that blocks the hyperactive version of the CDK5 enzyme reduces neurodegeneration and DNA damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Animals treated with the peptide showed an improved ability to perform learning ...
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Vaccines to Protect the Young and the Old Against RSV Show Promising Results in Phase 3 trials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may be an uncommon-enough name to stump smart kids in spelling bees but the lower respiratory tract infections it causes are extremely common and quite dangerous, especially for infants and the elderly.
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"AI and Imaging for Cancer Diagnostics" 3-3:25 p.m. – Glioblastoma Imaging- can we detect tumor invasion?; Chaitra Badve · 3:30-3:55 p.m. – Theranostic Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment; Susann Brady-Kalnay · 4-4:25 p.m. Computational Imaging & Radiomics: Implications for Precision Medicine; ...
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