Background Although atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) are different arrhythmias, they are assumed to confer the same risk of stroke and systemic thromboembolism (STE) despite a lack … [+35011 chars]
Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a mothers body but an emergency caesarean is associated with even more inflammatory gene expression in the placenta, according to a new study. Led by Fl… [+2084 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the robustness and feasibility of a layered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation strategy involving the use of… [+5372 chars]
Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a mothers body but an emergency caesarean is associated with even more inflammatory gene expression in the placenta, according to a new study. Led by Fl… [+2084 chars]
A new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has found that a low-fat vegan diet, without calorie restrictions, significantly improves joint p… [+2220 chars]
People who reported multiple symptoms consistent with severe substance use disorder at age 18 exhibited two or more of these symptoms in adulthood, according to a new analysis of a nationwide survey … [+5553 chars]
Patients treated for a blocked artery in the leg were significantly more likely to have an open artery without further interventions at 12 months if they received the second-generation paclitaxel-coa… [+4849 chars]
Cow dung, widely used as a fuel and in rituals in India, is likely behind an epidemic of black fungus that killed or maimed thousands of patients treated in the country for COVID-19 in 2021, say medi… [+5623 chars]
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis by using nanoparticles coated in mannose -- a type of sugar -- to stop a population of lung cells ca… [+3589 chars]
Abstract Background Few studies have evaluated the effect of maternal influenza vaccination on the development of allergic and autoimmune diseases in children beyond 6 months of age. We aimed to in… [+43836 chars]
The foods we eat on a regular basis influence the makeup of the bacteria -; both good and bad -; in our mouths. And researchers are finding that this collective of bacteria known as the oral microbio… [+3696 chars]
How worried should we be? The evidence now indicates that Omicron, in both its recognised forms, is less severe than Delta but more transmissible than previous strains of the coronavirus it spreads … [+2804 chars]
