Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study published April 13 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sandra Martín-Peláe… [+2225 chars]
Risk for developing HF is significantly greater for women with obesity compared with women with a lower BMI and waist circumference, particularly among those who begin menopause at age 55 years or ol… [+3488 chars]
Low coronavirus vaccination rates across Africa are a result of consequential failures in the distribution of jabs, rather than limited access, a report has warned. So far, the rollout of Covid-19 … [+3977 chars]
A team of researchers at Atara Biotherapeutics has conducted a small Phase I clinical trial of a therapeutic called ATA188 that targets Epstein-Barr infections (EBV) as a treatment for multiple scler… [+2608 chars]
New research has identified a pair of independent risk factors for recurrent clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in prophylactic probiotics and nasogastric feeding tube use. A team, led by Yuki Y… [+3145 chars]
A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a study published April 13, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ON… [+2122 chars]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen responsible for the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The SARS-CoV-2 infection has a wide range… [+9286 chars]
What's the link between social life and brain structure? Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute at Inserm, and elsewhere are now one step closer t… [+5828 chars]
Scientists have developed a promising new method to combat the age-related losses in muscle mass that often accompany immobility after injury or illness. Their technique, demonstrated in mice, arrest… [+4469 chars]
Last week marked a major milestone in studying the human genome. Since the early 2000s, the Human Genome Project has published successive versions of their map, or "sequence," of the human genome. Wh… [+1910 chars]
Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-ki… [+3454 chars]
Two in 5 adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have excellent mental health otherwise, meaning that the participants reported almost daily happiness or life satisfaction in the … [+3439 chars]
