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For patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), high-grade hypoattenuation thickening (HAT) at follow-up computed tomography (CT) is associated with higher stroke risk, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Radiology.

In a new, first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, University of Delaware Assistant Professor Eric K. Layland and co-authors Richard Bränström of the Karolinska Institutet, and Gabriel Murchison and John Pachankis of Yale University have investigated the timing of developmental milestones for more than 100,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and adults across 28 European countries.

During a bout of influenza, B cells interact with other immune cells and then take different paths to defend the body. One path is the B cells that differentiate into antibody producing cells. Another path is the B cells that differentiate into lung-resident memory B cells, or lung-BRMs, that are critical for pulmonary immunity.

In a trio of papers appearing in Nature on Sept. 13, 2023, researchers offer the most comprehensive look yet at how malnutrition affects growth in the first two years of life, underscoring a devastating reality for millions of children in the Global South, particularly Asia.

The U.S. has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines. How does this affect you? Should you get this new vaccine? Might it protect against long COVID?

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered an intracellular mechanism that converts protective intestinal cells into disease-driving pathogenic cells, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

There is already robust evidence that people living with cardiovascular disease are disproportionately affected by poor air quality and extreme temperatures, in large part due to climate change, the greatest threat to human health of the 21st century. In this special theme issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, noted experts comprehensively review how climate change occurs and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and provide practical tips on how to become a climate-smart cardiovascular health care provider.

Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country’s first dedicated training program for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease.

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.

…the decision is a calculated attempt meant to act as a political shield against the potentially embarrassing circumstances that Mr. Musamba finds himself in

By NATION REPORTER

THE decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to reject the Socialist Party’s application to conduct prosecution in a case of defamation involving the Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba exposes inherent biasness, not only of the DPP, but that of the Attorney General as well and their allegiance towards the UPND government, Fred M’membe has charged.