An observational study of young adults performed in Stockholm, Sweden, shows that the exposure of residents to ambient air pollutants has been associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infectio… [+4130 chars]
Oregon Health & Science University is now the first in Oregon to offer a cutting-edge type of brain surgery that doesn’t involve cutting at all. The procedure, known as focused ultrasound, direc… [+6448 chars]
Plastics surround us, whether its the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics dont exist only as large objects, but also as microscop… [+6940 chars]
Immunotherapy enables a patients own immune system to attack disease. This breakthrough therapy is helping some people with hard-to-treat cancer feel better and live longer. However, it may not work … [+2829 chars]
In a study published today in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University defined 11 subsets of cells found in the esophagus o… [+2591 chars]
Aftermath (part of the Fires of War collection) by Susan Crile. Used with permission of the artist. This is part of a series of stories on inflammation triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Other ar… [+8109 chars]
Living with colon cancer can cause anyone to take a step back and rethink their diet. According to Cancer Treatment Centers of America, those who receive active treatment for the disease have to eat … [+5285 chars]
The global eradication of smallpox in the 1980s was achieved by intradermal vaccination with vaccinia virus. A study published in PLOS Pathogens by Evgeniya V. Shmeleva, Brian J. Ferguson and Geoffre… [+2089 chars]
Immunocompromised people are at a greater risk of severe disease and death from Covid-19, leading many to worry how to protect themselves as pandemic restrictions are rolled back nationwide. But heal… [+6226 chars]
The rate of pregnancy 5 years after either hysteroscopic or laparoscopic sterilization was five times greater than previously thought, according to a retrospective cohort study in Fertility and Steri… [+3528 chars]
A spectrum disorder is a disorder or group of disorders whose symptoms are on a continuum. The features and symptoms show up in different ways and to different degrees. How symptoms appear for any on… [+6110 chars]
Climatic factors such as dew point temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric temperature that affect water droplet formation are crucial for the survival and spread of tuberculosis (TB), an airb… [+3296 chars]
