Aug. 22, 2022 -- The monkeypox virus can linger on household items but its not clear if the virus can spread that way, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Two people who lived … [+1998 chars]
Compound synthesis Peptidyl resin with modified GLP-1 backbone sequence of Boc-His(Trt)-aib-Glu(OtBu)-Gly-Thr(tBu)-Phe-Thr(tBu)-Ser(tBu)-Asp(OtBu)-Val-Ser(tBu)-Ser(tBu)-Tyr(tBu)-Leu-Glu(OtBu)-Glu(Ot… [+18954 chars]
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable disease of motor neurons for which there is no radical cure in current medicine. Without a ventilator, most people die within 35 years of onset d… [+2571 chars]
Despite having lived with five different cancers over the last two decadesprostate, thyroid, kidney, appendix, and skinJoel Nowak doesn't consider himself a "survivor." Rather, as a self-described "c… [+9862 chars]
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it. Science can … [+1506 chars]
In this real-world population-based study, we showed that the modified SMIR score performed similarly to the GRACE 2.0 score in a multi-ethnic Asian population in predicting 1-year all-cause mortalit… [+6684 chars]
Is age really just a state of mind? Perhaps not the number, but how we age might be. A growing body of research suggests a person's mindsethow they feel about growing oldmay predict how much longer … [+6118 chars]
Researchers in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are one step closer to identifying patients at highest risk for developing sudden cardiac deathan electrical malfunction in the heart that cau… [+3472 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]
Researchers reported excellent 10-year outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma that was downstaged to within Milan criteria prior to liver transplant, according to a multicenter analysi… [+2976 chars]
Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. I've mentioned it before: There is a problem with long COVID. … [+4563 chars]
