Neonatal meningitis: The immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated

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Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants are particularly susceptible to this type of infection; they develop meningitis 30 times more often than the general population. Group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteria are the most common cause of neonatal meningitis, but they are rarely responsible for disease in adults. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in […]

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(HealthDay)—Digital self-monitoring of physical activity and diet is an effective intervention to support weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight, according to a review published online June 30 in Obesity Reviews. Rhiannon Berry, from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health in the United Kingdom, generic robaxin nz without prescription and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to assess whether […]

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Preablation weight loss linked to freedom from A-fib

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(HealthDay)—Preablation weight loss is associated with freedom from atrial fibrillation (FFAF) in both obese and nonobese patients, according to a study published online June 30 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. Graham Peigh, M.D., from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues assessed the impact of preprocedure weight changes on FFAF after ablation in obese […]

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AI-Driven ECG for COVID-19 Rule-Out Has Mobile Potential

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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. There is something special about the electrocardiograms (ECG) of people hospitalized with COVID-19 that ECG-processing algorithms, developed using artificial intelligence (AI), can “recognize” well enough to discern when its absent, suggests a proof-of-concept study. TThe research involving about 48,000 tracings from patients in 12 countries spanning […]

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and Download this week’s magazine now to read this article in full. As the second series of This Way Up hits our screen, it’s creator and star Aisling Bea talks sibling relationships, maintaining boundaries and the value of mini-friendships. “If series one was trying to make a comedy about loneliness, then series two is about communication and when we miss […]

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A large-scale examination of the protein composition of dendritic spines

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Dendritic spines, small membranous protrusions emerging from a brain cell’s dendrite, help to transmit electrical signals to neurons. These spines can have a variety of different shapes, ranging from so-called “stubby” to “mushroom-like.” Mushroom spines have been found to be of key importance for the functioning of the human brain in adulthood. Stubby spines, on the other hand, are known […]

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Can you tell if youre hitting the right note?

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Anyone who likes to sing in the shower probably knows that they sometimes sing out of tune. But what about professional singers? How well do they evaluate their own abilities? And what role does this self-assessment play in becoming a better musician? A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt, New York University, and the […]

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Researchers at McGill University have shown that a brain cell structure previously thought to be pathological in fact enhances cells’ ability to transmit information and correlates with better learning on certain tasks. In a study published in Nature Communications, the team investigated swellings that occur in the axons of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. In results that contradict established expectations, […]

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