The oral beauty bracket is certainly making a splash, with new and improved products that promise to enhance and strengthen your smile (without completely blasting your oral microbiome). Think gentle… [+660 chars]
Our historic treatments of UTUCs have been largely extirpative in nature. As such, it led to a loss of kidney or part of the upper tract, such as a segment of the ureter. As our technology has progre… [+3304 chars]
Lateral flow assays (LFA) tests have become ubiquitous within the general public; they are the format for standard home pregnancy and Covid-19 tests, indicating a positive result with a colored line,… [+2494 chars]
The APPLE scoring system is superior to CHA2DS2VASc and CHADS2 in predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after surgical ablation, data from a retrospective study show. Recurrence of AF occurs in … [+3319 chars]
Pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 genes are associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer in adults, and variants in mismatch repair (MMR) genes increase the risk of gastrointestinal an… [+3456 chars]
In a study that could lead to new treatments, the team used CRISPR to find 80 possible RNA targets that are active in many forms of lung cancer. Scientists led by a University College Dublin (UCD) r… [+2740 chars]
The term nonalcoholic fatty liver disease refers to a variety of liver disorders that can affect individuals who consume little to no alcohol. A study finds that people who have non-alcoholic fatty … [+3534 chars]
As if parenting wasnt hard enough, COVID-19 has made the sick kid questions even more confusing: Is it just a cold or something else? Can I send my child to school? When should I call their healthcar… [+7692 chars]
It has been described as a stealth killer that impacts at least one in four Australians and is rising rapidly. Disease prevalence is expected to increase by 2550% over the next 10 years, including 15… [+4030 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed the efficacy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) fourth-dose vaccination relative to no … [+4876 chars]
