In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in households. Study: SARS-CoV-2 … [+5530 chars]
The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways <ul><li>The prevalence of inappropriate direct oral anticoagul… [+3610 chars]
The benefits of collagen have been well-marketed in the past several years, from glowing skin to healthy joints to strong bones. But do these claims have any merit? As it turns out, yes: Several st… [+7107 chars]
Patients with autoimmune diseases were still getting COVID-19 like everyone else when the Omicron wave hit, but -- also like everyone else -- the worst outcomes had become far less frequent compared … [+4646 chars]
In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators determined the inactivation of monkeypox virus (MPXV) by heat treatment. Study: Heat inactivation of the Monkeypoxvirus. Ima… [+4951 chars]
Anal sex is more popular than ever before, but surgeons have warned that many doctors are "letting down a generation of women" by shying away from informing them about potential health risks. In a n… [+2847 chars]
I had seafood rice for the first time only a few years ago, on the Costa Brava. Im drawn to this type of food and its outward simplicity. One pot, bursting with flavour, goodness and tradition. Its t… [+1987 chars]
Researchers, for the first time, genetically sequenced carotid plaque tissue collected from patients within days after a stroke. Heart attacks and strokes are a leading cause of death in the United … [+2076 chars]
While grief is a part of life for most, losing a loved one, particularly if it is unexpected, can spiral an individual into a depressive state. And the challenge for psychiatrists remains identifyin… [+1086 chars]
A new social media craze of using calamine lotion as make-up is being blamed for a nationwide shortage of the cooling lotion often used to relieve sunburn and chickenpox itching. With chickenpox case… [+1877 chars]
Following apremilast treatment, people with psoriatic disease experienced weight loss -- principally abdominal subcutaneous fat -- as well as improvement in disease activity. That's according to dat… [+4159 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed bispecific-antibodies (bsAbs) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sub-lineages… [+5228 chars]
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