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Antifungal tolerance in Candida auris contributes to treatment failure
A recent study published in the journal Biomedicines aimed to determine the antifungal tolerance of Candida auris (C. auris) to all three classes of…
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Study recommends using age, not weight, to screen for diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers should focus on age, not weight, to capture the greatest number of people in all…
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Invasive Group A Strep Infection: Signs And Symptoms To Watch Out For
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued another warning amid the surge in strep A infection…
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Genes known to control eye color are essential for retinal health
Metabolic pathways consist of a series of biochemical reactions in cells that convert a starting component into other products. There…
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How to relieve itchy psoriasis
Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Skin issues can have a serious impact on your health and well-being. For the 7.5…
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US Officials Consider Second Bivalent Booster Despite First Dose’s Poor Reception: Report
Though the first COVID-19 bivalent booster was not well-received when it launched last year, U.S. public health officials have started…
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Candida auris escapes innate immunity through metabolic reprogramming
*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide…
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The poorest UK children have worse health and educational outcomes in adolescence, new study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Generation Z children born into the poorest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times…
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More College Students Want To Drop Out Due To Mental Health Struggles, Survey Finds
Mental health problems provoke many college students to consider dropping out, according to a survey. The survey conducted and published…
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Comparison of food portion sizes across Europe
An Italian study has recently compared the standard portion sizes for different food categories in European countries. The study identifies…
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Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness
High grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to…
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Study Finds Road Traffic Noise Increases Blood Pressure
Road traffic noise can be annoying, especially when trying to focus. And now it’s more infuriating to know that such…
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Discovery suggests a new way to treat spinal muscular atrophy
Columbia researchers have discovered how a genetic defect leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a critical piece of information about…
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Health experts call for bold action to prioritize health over profit
Although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society, the products and practices of some commercial actors are responsible…
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Exploring the complexities of antimicrobial resistance forecasting
In a recent article published in the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers…
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State-by-state analysis of COVID impact reveals driving forces behind variations in health, education, and economy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The most comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 across the U.S., published today in…
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U.S. maternal mortality rates rose during COVID-19 pandemic
A new study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology examines mortality related to pregnancy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
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Analysis suggests surgery is safe for patients two weeks after positive COVID diagnosis, as long as they have recovered
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study of some 3.6 million surgeries from National Health Service (NHS) databases in England…
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Biological BMI measures metabolic health more accurately
A new study in the journal Nature Medicine analyzes longitudinal and cross-sectional changes in blood analytes associated with variations in body…
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Research guides FDA action on common medical device
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The largest blood vessel in the body, the abdominal aorta, sends freshly oxygenated blood to the…
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The policy, and politics, of Medicare Advantage
The host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news…
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Too much pruning: A new study sheds light on how neurodegeneration occurs in the brain
Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.023 Just like pruning a tree helps promote proper growth, the brain uses synaptic pruning to…
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Withdrawal of financial incentives for NHS GPs in Scotland linked to reductions in quality of care
Ending performance-related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the quality of some aspects of…
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Researchers pave the way for solutions to problems affecting preterm infants
Abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2022 The time of birth brings many challenges to…
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Northeastern States See Rise In Tick-Borne Illness Babesiosis: CDC
The northeastern states have reportedly seen cases of a tick-borne disease, called babesiosis, more than double in the past eight…
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High fitness levels may reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in men with high blood pressure
High fitness levels may reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men with high blood pressure, according to…
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Bidirectional association seen between worry, insomnia during pandemic
There was a bidirectional association between worry and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online March…
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Boosting caffeine intake could reduce diabetes risk, study finds
To learn why researchers believe coffee could bring big benefits to some, click the article below. (iStock) Welcome to the…
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Down Syndrome Awareness Week: Causes And Diagnosis Of Cognitive Delays
Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week is observed across the globe between March 15-21 to educate people on the health condition. The…
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Personalized recipe of hopamine can empower patients with Parkinson’s disease
When Marina Noordegraaf was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 49, she noticed when it came to treatment decisions, she…
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Study shows how intestinal bacteria trigger complications after surgery
After surgery, bacteria from the intestine can enter the organism. Special cells of the immune system located in the liver…
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US Maternal Deaths Highest In 60 Years, Black Women Most Affected
A new report has found that the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. surged in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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INTEGRA Biosciences’ products offer flexibility in the post-pandemic era
Many laboratories purchased pipetting solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences during the COVID-19 pandemic to help them cope with the high numbers…
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Transcriptomic changes in glia linked to specific neurodegenerative diseases
Immunohistochemistry staining of activated microglia in putamen of an individual with AD (microglia labeled by marker protein P2RY12, brown, and…
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For peanut allergy prevention, study suggests babies can be fed diluted peanut butter at early age
Introducing peanut butter to babies as young as 4 months could dramatically reduce the rate of peanut allergies in infants,…
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Reversing Blindness: Scientists Restore Vision In Mice With Gene-Editing Technology
Irreversible vision loss may no longer be a major problem soon after scientists found a way to alter the genes…
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Fresh produce is an increasingly popular prescription for chronically ill patients
When Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, sees a patient experiencing high blood pressure,…
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New technique captures unprecedented view of the active brain
Neuron segmentation performance. (a) Comparison of segmentation performance of MesoLF versus CNMF-E (template matching and shape-based selection steps) in a…
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Eyedrops tainted with drug-resistant bacteria linked to 2 more deaths, additional vision loss cases
U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant…
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Hormonal Birth Control Methods Raise Risk Of Breast Cancer: Study
Birth control medications can be the most convenient way to prevent unnecessary pregnancies but researchers say those who take them on a…
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Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures
A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, patients and former employees grapple with a broken…
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Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized…
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Could COVID cause ‘face blindness’? Study suggests it’s possible
One of the biggest downsides of becoming ill with COVID-19 is the inability to be around friends or family during…
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New Invasive Mosquito Species Found In Florida Raises Disease Concerns
A new type of mosquito species found in Florida could increase the chances of more people getting affected by viruses such…
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Reinfections with Omicron VOCs occur more frequently and over shorter intervals
In a recent study published in Nature’s Communications Biology journal, researchers in the United States of America (USA) employed next-generation…
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What to know about new research on coffee and heart risks
A worker prepares a coffee drink at a shop in Overland Park, Kan., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. In a study…
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COVID vaccine update: FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for some children under age five
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine bivalent for…
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4 Early Warning Signs Of Heart Attack That Are Unknown To Many
Heart attacks are sudden and, in most cases, powerful. One must not wait to get help when a heart attack…
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Brown adipose tissue may help improve survival in people with cancer
Brown fat is not linked to cancer-associated loss of body weight and muscle mass, a common condition known as cachexia,…
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Use of melatonin linked to decreased self-harm in young people
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medical sleep treatment may reduce self-harm in young people with anxiety and depression, an observational study…
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