Mammals can engage in a wide range of cooperative and aggressive social behaviors. These behaviors are known to be influenced by different neural circuits, yet the molecular underpinnings of these circuits and their development over time remain poorly understood. Researchers at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Children’s National Hospital recently carried out a study exploring the unique […]
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Last week reports came out of China of thousands of children coming down with pneumonia. While children are more likely to become ill during the winter, the number of cases in Beijing caused concern. Over a week after the alarm was raised about the skyrocketing rates of illness in China scientists are coming to terms with the viruses that are […]
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Prior to the growth, adoption and use of its patient portal, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago had only two entry points for patients looking to receive care – calling the centralized access center or walking into the emergency room. THE PROBLEM There were multiple phone numbers that linked to each of the separate specialties with complex […]
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TOPLINE: Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) increases during late life and predicts the development of dyspnea, highlighting the importance of risk factor assessment and control over the life course, researchers say. METHODOLOGY: Investigators quantified longitudinal changes in PASP over the 6 years between ages 75.5 and 81.5 years in 1420 adults (68% women, 24% Black) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in […]
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For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach resulted in excellent procedural success, relief of mitral regurgitation, and increases in cardiac hemodynamics and quality of life sustained at 1 year. Further, patients with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) showed improvements in hemodynamics, functional […]
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When teenagers and young adults see pro-tobacco content on social media, they face higher risks. They are more likely to report using tobacco products such as e-cigarettes (also called vapes), more likely to start using those products for the first time and less likely to view them as harmful. Algorithms programmed to automatically remove tobacco ads are designed to protect […]
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A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. The Population Council announced Thursday that Kiara Health of Johannesburg will start making the silicone rings in the next few years, estimating that 1 million could be produced annually. The devices release a drug that […]
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Reviewed A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance. Christina Nguyen received the second-place award at the 2023 UT System LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Conference held in El Paso, Texas. Nguyen's award-winning project focused on bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, an increasingly […]
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A mother whose five-year-old son died after suffering an allergic reaction is spearheading a campaign to make schools safer. Helen Blythe, 36, will attend a Parliamentary debate on the topic on Thursday – as her family prepares to mark the second anniversary of Benedict’s death. The youngster was allergic to milk, eggs, nuts, sesame, soya, chickpeas and kiwi, and had […]
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