Cart is empty Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital have followed recipients of the new updated COVID-19 vaccine and analyzed the antibody response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants. The results show a surprisingly strong response to the now dominant and highly mutated omicron variants.
Ease up on drinking to cut your risk for ‘holiday heart syndrome,’ doctors warn
Rum-laced eggnog, mulled wine, or a hot toddy all sound good around the holidays, but too much imbibing can increase your risk of “holiday heart syndrome,” doctors warn.
Screens are everywhere: Resolve to protect your vision
Screens are everywhere—on desks, in laps, on the wall—and eye strain is a temporary but uncomfortable condition that comes with overuse.
Record number of Americans choose Obamacare
Over 15 million Americans have signed up for health insurance using the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace, a 33% increase from the year before, preliminary government data shows.
Unapproved ‘fat-dissolving’ injections are leaving patients maimed, FDA warns
People are being maimed by unauthorized fat-dissolving injections meant to tighten up double chins and dissipate flab along the arms, thighs and stomach, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Microglia act as a ‘facilitator and stabilizer’ for anesthesia, finds study
Though it may be a surprise to the millions of people who undergo general anesthesia every year for medical procedures, the biological mechanism for how different anesthetics block consciousness is still not fully understood. However, researchers may be one step closer after uncovering how small immune cells in the brain called microglia are impacted by general anesthesia.
Zambia’s participation at COP28 attracts funds
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GOVERNMENT says participation at the Conference of Parties, COP28 has set the stage for attracting funds in the country and has projected that significant investment will flow into the economy.
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Big data study yields insights into pregnancy symptoms and how they progress over time
Fatigue, backache or insomnia—during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU has now investigated when such complaints are particularly common and how they progress. The team used an anonymized big data dataset from a pregnancy app.
Machine learning can predict aggressive behaviors in youth with autism
For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Many US nursing home residents have not been vaccinated for flu, COVID-19, or RSV for 2023–24
Many nursing home residents and adults have not been vaccinated for influenza, COVID-19, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to research published in the Dec. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.