In a recent study published in the Science, researchers investigated the virological attributes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) new variant of concern (VOC) Omicron in… [+5193 chars]
Lifestyle modifications are still the foundation of therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes, but in everyday practice, they are rarely successful. At the same time, highly effective medicinal thera… [+7528 chars]
Kunal Shah, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School specializing in the treatment of obesity for more than a decade, sees reason for hope in… [+3165 chars]
A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that consuming a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty. Defined as a recognizable state of increased vulnerability… [+3187 chars]
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell. When the researchers increased the mito… [+3236 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the neutralizing ability of sera from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Study: Pre-Omicron vaccine breakth… [+6112 chars]
For patients with low- or intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer, enzalutamide monotherapy plus active surveillance (AS) is well tolerated and induces a significant treatment response compared w… [+2233 chars]
The rising mental health crisis in the United States has seen a substantial increase in demand and spending for behavioral care services, with an estimated 1 in 4 Americans prescribed medications to … [+5119 chars]
A new study finds some unvaccinated Latino patients hospitalized for COVID-19 were motivated to encourage vaccination after their illness. A team of Colorado researchers interviewed 25 unvaccinated … [+4325 chars]
MANILA, Philippines — High blood” is a term Filipinos often use typically to refer to someone’s temper levels flying off the charts. What many don’t know is just what a red flag that term is, especia… [+4437 chars]
Background Emotional labour can lead to emotional exhaustion and burnout, which contributes to a high turnover in the nursing workforce. Aim The study had three aims: to investigate how nurses worki… [+1735 chars]
Vaccines might become more effective if they target newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, not just the original one.Credit: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty As countries brace for another Omicron wave dr… [+7508 chars]