by University of Oxford Credit: Shutterstock A new international study by Oxford researchers published in Nature Communications, establishes for the first time a critical genetic risk score to predict the likelihood of patients suffering with varicose veins to require surgery, as well as pointing the way toward potential new therapies. Varicose veins are a very common...
by Monash University Graphical abstract. Credit: Immunity (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.05.014 A Monash University collaboration has found that eosinophils, a type of white blood cell commonly associated with asthma and allergy, play an important role in maintaining a healthy gut. Professor Nicola Harris, from Monash’s Central Clinical School, made the surprising discovery working with study co-lead, Professor Kathy...
Ruth Ley This week marks the tenth anniversary of the first big survey of microbial diversity in the human body, published in Nature by the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium, of which I was a member. Before then, microbiologists knew that the body played host to a large mass of microorganisms — a heady mix of bacteria,...
By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Jun 17 2022 Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, researchers assessed the symptoms of neurological post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (neuro-PASC) among patients with and without neurologic disorders. Study: Longitudinal evaluation of neurologic-post acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms....
Interactive visualizations have changed the way we understand our lives. For example, they can showcase the number of coronavirus infections in each state. But these graphics often are not accessible to people who use screen readers, software programs that scan the contents of a computer screen and make the contents available via a synthesized voice...
In the United States, substance use disorders are a leading cause of death among young people. Treatments such as deep brain stimulation hold promise for helping people overcome addiction, but many questions remain about what brain areas should be targeted. Researchers are gaining new insights from patients no longer addicted to nicotine after experiencing a brain lesion,...
Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective. Many different types of bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia, but there is no easy way to determine which microbe is causing a particular patient’s illness. This uncertainty makes it harder for doctors to choose effective treatments because the antibiotics...
A large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, or HSIL reduces the chance that anal cancer will develop by more than half. Results from the Anal Cancer/HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial...
A study by the University of California, Irvine, shows a strong relationship between prolonged exposure to low radon levels and lung cancer, indicating a need for enhanced protection measures. Radon gas in the air decays into tiny radioactive particles, which can damage lung cells and lead to cancer. Findings were recently published in the online journal Environmental...
Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that more than 350,000 people who used drugs containing opioids to relieve their pain did so problematically? In Quebec alone, 339 people died from opioid intoxication between January and September 2021, according to the latest data from the...
