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Researchers will need fewer mice to study lung infections thanks to improvements in dosing methods, according to a new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Changing how animals are anesthetized and infected with microbes allows scientists to study lung infections using smaller group sizes and without having to use invasive dosing methods. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology.

The health benefits of physical activity don’t concern just the older population. A study from University of Jyväskylä, UKK institute, and the network of Finnish Sports Medicine Centers examined what happens to physical activity in the transition to adulthood and how the changes in activity are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. For the first time, longitudinal accelerometer data from Finnish adolescents were linked to health marker information collected in clinical examination.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major infectious disease worldwide and contributes to high mortality and massive economic burden. Hospital mortality among the severe CAP (SCAP) remains high, ranging from 25% to more than 50%.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, often with onset during childhood, that requires lifelong insulin therapy due to the loss of pancreatic beta-cells.

The success of PReCePT, a program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, has been highlighted in a study led by National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) researchers, including researchers from the University of Bristol.

The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response on September 20, 2023, to continue discussions on finalizing a globally enforceable Pandemic Accord or Treaty that will be presented to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Assembly in May 2024.

Despite growing awareness about the high rates of suicide among men, research is still needed to examine men’s mental health challenges. Existential psychology, with its focus on questions of meaning and value, may bring new insights that can aid in this examination.

Frailty is a serious concern in later-life adults due to its association with additional health risks including disability, falls, hospitalization and mortality. The prevalence of frailty has risen over time; about 15% of those aged 65 years and older are considered frail.

A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco.

Nearly 20% of people who play contact sports like hockey or rugby will suffer a concussion in the course of a season. Concussions account for up to 44% of all injuries in these sports.