Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) research team announced on July 7 that it has succeeded in the world's first clinical transplantation of a "mini organ" (also called an organoid) into a pat… [+2977 chars]
Introduction Meningococcal disease is a serious public health issue globally with significant morbidity and mortality burdens.1 Among survivors, up to 20% suffer from complications and sequelae. Men… [+32502 chars]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is transmitted through respiratory droplets of… [+4673 chars]
Our mental health is closely linked to several factors, including how we care for ourselves. Self-care is a multidimensional process in which individuals use different tools and methods to take care … [+6223 chars]
A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest. “Home-based… [+2393 chars]
Heart failure can cause early, subtle symptoms that can be "harbingers" of the disease worsening and "impending death," according to a report from the American Heart Association (AHA). The report pu… [+2933 chars]
Only one in eight HIV cure studies are being conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few important studies have got off the ground in recent years. In South Africa, young women with very recent infect… [+9450 chars]
Pancreatic cancer has few treatment options and limited survival, with only 9% of patients still living five years after diagnosis.But a detailed analysis of pancreatic cancer by researchers at Washi… [+4975 chars]
A dog in Paris has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, both of whom were infected with the virus, according to a scientific paper published on Aug. 10, 2022. This is the first case of a dog cont… [+5968 chars]
Children who suffer a relapse of the aggressive cancer known as neuroblastoma have small chances of survival. However, a group including researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now shown … [+3492 chars]
More than six percent of Americans will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetime. This potentially chronic condition disrupts lives, and can lead to or exacerbate existing healt… [+5360 chars]
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function -- and for the first time -- describe how it works.Pa… [+4481 chars]
