by Elana Gotkine Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are effective against herpes zoster (HZ), with the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of two doses waning a little over four years of follow-up, according to a study published online on Jan. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Ousseny Zerbo, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California...
by Elana Gotkine For patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), microfragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) injection with arthroscopic surgery is associated with improved midterm clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in the World Journal of Stem Cells. Cong-Zi Wu, from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University in Hangzhou, and colleagues...
by Rietie Venter, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEveryone seems to have a different opinion when it comes to how often towels and bed sheets should be washed. While many people might wonder whether days or weeks is best, in one survey from the United Kingdom, almost half of single men reported not washing their sheets...
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL Québec, January 10, 2024 – In people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), changes in neurons appear to activate immune cells. Lowering the inflammation could reduce the symptoms of the disease, according to a study led by Chantelle Sephton, a professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine. ALS is caused by the...
Jan 10 2024Medical University of ViennaAs the cause of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis is not yet known, treatment for sufferers is currently aimed at alleviating the often agonizing symptoms. The discovery by a MedUni Vienna research team that the trigger for IBD could be found on the...
by National Institutes of Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainReducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This finding is according to an analysis of data from 13 randomized clinical trials of treatments for stimulant use disorders...
by Chris Barncard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThanks to machine learning algorithms, short pieces of DNA floating in the bloodstream of cancer patients can help doctors diagnose specific types of cancer and choose the most effective treatment for a patient. The new analysis technique, created by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and published recently in...
by University of South Australia CC0 Public DomainLove is blind, the saying goes, and thanks to a world-first Australian study, we are now a step closer to understanding why. It is well known that romantic love changes the brain, releasing the so-called love hormone oxytocin, responsible for the euphoria we feel when falling in love. Now,...
by Liz Husted, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHearing a chorus of coughs is typical at this time of year. An occasional cough is normal and healthy. A cough that persists for several weeks or brings up discolored or bloody mucus may indicate a condition that needs medical attention. A cough is your body’s response when...
by Greg Bruno, Rutgers University PCA analysis of 1789 proteins quantified in all 15 CFS-only and 15 CFS + FM CSF samples. ANOVA analysis revealed a total of 14 proteins with p value <.05; however, none of these proteins has an adjusted p value <.05. There is no clear separation of the two groups using their entire CSF proteome profiles....
