When our bodies become infected, various immune responses are triggered, starting with a release of granulocytes, white blood cells containing special enzymes that make up about half or more of all human white blood cells. Neutrophils are also granulocytes that fight off invasive bacteria and fungi, often with zero tolerance for such invaders. Sometimes, however, a balanced and less aggressive […]

Durante años, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA) ha defendido sus esfuerzos por interceptar los medicamentos con receta que llegan del extranjero por correo como necesarios para impedir la entrada de opioides peligrosos, como el fentanilo. La industria farmacéutica cita a menudo estas preocupaciones en su batalla para frenar las numerosas propuestas en Washington para […]

More and more couples are considering eloping. For some, it’s to save money. For some, it’s to save time. And for some, it’s to save themselves the endless drama that can come with planning a wedding. And yet, one couple found that eloping caused a whole lot of drama, and it’s probably not for the reason you think. One dad […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator said on Wednesday that it is working to address a shortage of a particular form of albuterol, a medication used to treat breathing conditions, as its sole manufacturer Akorn has stopped production. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added that it is working closely with manufacturers in the supply chain to “understand, mitigate and […]

Jennifer Canvasser had never heard of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) before she gave birth to twins three months prematurely in 2011, but she has since devoted her life to raising awareness about this potentially fatal intestinal disease. Her son Micah developed NEC when he was 6 weeks old and died of complications in December 2012. He got sick quickly, and there […]

Having a baby is no easy feat — and the difficulty starts before they’re even born, while you’re weighing a million options about what name you’re going to give them. The perfect baby name is hard to nail down, but one mom on Reddit thought her daughter’s name, Elsa — inspired by her love for the movie Frozen — was […]

*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the antimicrobial efficiency of two commercially available disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds against influenza A virus (hemagglutinin 1 neuraminidase 1 […]

Changing demographics and physician work trends need to be factored into workforce planning in Canada, moving beyond simple physician-to-population ratios, a new study suggests. In a data analysis, after the researchers adjusted for population aging and physicians’ declining work hours, a perceived increase in physicians per capita from 1987 to 2019 became a 4% reduction. Arthur Sweetman, PhD After that […]

The antipsychotic brexpiprazole effectively improves agitation associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with favorable tolerability, results of a phase 3 study suggest. “In this phase 3 trial of patients with agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia, treatment with brexpiprazole 2 or 3 mg/d resulted in statistically significantly greater improvements in agitation versus placebo on the primary and key secondary endpoints,” said study investigator […]

Liver Disease: Expert discusses risks and symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a variety of […]