Cart is empty Being a protective parent could set your kids up for a healthier life as an adult, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Genomics has helped identify a new strep A strain in Australia, and what has made it dangerous
Group A streptococci, also known as “strep A,” has been on the rise around the world with a new strain reported in the United Kingdom and Europe. This variant has been linked with surges of scarlet fever and a marked increase in life-threatening invasive strep A infections.
Decade-long analysis reveals potential bottlenecks in the pathway of clinical research into medical practice
A study has characterized the factors that influence the adoption of clinical research into practice by comparing the citation rates of medical research papers between 18 different specialties, article type, geography and time. The results are published today in eLife.
Climate change is fueling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to protect ourselves?
The next time you need to take antibiotics, they may not work. So you may be prescribed a different antibiotic, which also may not work. Maybe nothing works.
Considering going off antidepressants? Here’s what to think about first
Mental health is key to health and well-being. Yet two in five Australians aged 16 to 85 (44%) experience a mental illness during their lifetime, commonly anxiety or depression. And more than 32 million antidepressant prescriptions are dispensed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme each year for these diagnoses.
Black and women scientists are less likely to have multiple research grants, finds study
A growing number of researchers have more than two grants simultaneously from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but women and Black researchers are less likely than white men to be among them, a new Yale study finds. This disparity, the researchers say, has implications for research innovation and public trust and can impact career trajectories.
Study of rare cancer identifies patients at highest risk of metastasis and those who would respond to immunotherapy
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, with an incidence of three to eight cases per million population per year. The work published today, Feb 28, on Rare Disease Day 2023, in Nature Communications, is the largest study on this cancers’ molecular causes and focuses on patients with metastatic pheochromocytomas, which account for 20% of all cases. Survival of patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma is 20–60% at five years.
Novel peanut allergy treatment shown to be safe, effective and lasting
A four-year clinical trial led by Edwin Kim, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that an increased dosage of a unique type of peanut allergy immunotherapy continues to show promise for children.
How do you talk to a whole country about COVID-19? Use a GIF
If you used or lurked on Twitter in March 2020, chances are you saw, or even shared, an animated GIF illustrating how our actions could help “flatten” the COVID-19 “curve.” The teal and orange GIF toggled between two scenarios. In the “whatever” approach, a person downplays the seriousness of COVID-19, which soon leads to health care capacity being overwhelmed. In the alternative “don’t panic, but be careful” approach, a person is shown promoting such things as staying home when sick, which helps “flatten the curve” and keeps hospitals safe.
Study: Those with a high level of schizotypy show reduced brain activations associated with mental time traveling
Mental time travel (MTT) refers to the ability to re-experience past events and anticipate possible future events through mental simulation. It plays an important role in our daily lives to facilitate optimal social functioning. Recent findings suggest that individuals with high levels of schizotypy have poor MTT. However, the underlying psychological process and neural mechanism for this MTT problem are not fully understood.