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A leading cardiovascular disease researcher from Simon Fraser University is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe.

Infections from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children requiring primary care led to significant societal economic costs from outpatient treatment and parental work absences in Europe, according to a study just published on Eurosurveillance.

Implicit Association Tests (IATs) are computerized tests that can be used to assess the subconscious association between different concepts. A form of the IAT, the Suicide Implicit Association Test (S-IAT), can measure people’s associations between the “self” and concepts relating to death/dying/suicide. While S-IAT is one of the few tests that uniquely predicts future suicide risk, there has been limited research investigating brain activation related to the S-IAT.

Tumors are made up of millions of cells, and removing all of these cells surgically or eliminating them with medication becomes much more difficult after the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

A study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering finds that neutrophils—the most abundant type of white blood cells in humans—may be altered by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to cease their normal function of destroying pathogens in the body and, instead, significantly inhibit other immune cells critical for fighting the virus.

Cataracts remain one of the leading causes of blindness around the world, especially in countries where access to advanced medical equipment is limited. Standard treatment involves a technique called phacoemulsification, which uses ultrasound or laser energy to break up and remove the cloudy lens in the eye.

Mycetoma is a chronic and progressively debilitating disease that affects thousands of people living in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly those in low-resource settings. Characterized by painful swelling, skin nodules, and pus-discharging sinuses, the condition primarily affects individuals who come into frequent contact with soil, such as agricultural and manual workers.

Mitochondria play a central role in energy metabolism and overall health. In obesity and its comorbidities, mitochondrial activity is often impaired, yet it has remained unclear whether this impairment increases the risk of obesity or whether obesity itself damages mitochondria.

Floodwaters have engulfed large parts of New South Wales, with at least one person dead and almost 50,000 evacuated after days of heavy rainfall in a “one-in-500-year” flood event. The scale of the disaster is still unfolding and affected communities will be recovering for some time to come.

You’ve seen them in every gym: tight black leggings, neon sleeves and even knee-length socks.