‘Erythoplakia’ in the mouth that could signal a high cancer risk
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Read MoreNerve stimulation therapy for spinal cord injuries shows promise in animal studies
A nerve stimulation therapy developed at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually allow people with spinal cord injuries to regain function of their arms. "The stimulation technique targets the…
Read MoreReducing the temptation to cheat in relationships
The beneficial effects of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes are well known. But can doing so in romantic relationships reduce the temptation to cheat? A team of psychologists from Reichman University in Israel and the University of Rochester put…
Read MoreFDA to Ease Blood Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today revealed draft guidelines that would ease restrictions on blood donation for men who have sex with men (MSM). Previously, the FDA only allowed blood donations from MSM who had abstained from sex…
Read MoreUnderstanding ear infections
My 4-year-old daughter already has had three ear infections this winter. When she isn’t feeling well, our entire family is miserable. The pediatrician says she may continue to get more infections and it is just her body. Why do some…
Read MoreCOVID-19 impacts worse for Māori, Pasifika and disabled people, study finds
Māori and Pasifika found it harder to see a GP when they had COVID-19, mainly due to the difficulty of getting an appointment and cost: 43% of Māori and 36% of Pasifika had seen a GP, compared with 55% of…
Read MoreAnalysis of adverse events in older US adults after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
In a recent study posted to medRxiv*, researchers evaluated adverse events (AEs) in older adults after messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Evaluation of Potential Adverse Events Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Among Adults Aged 65…
Read MoreThere’s No ‘Right’ Way To Cope With Traumatic Events — But Here’s Where You & Your Family Can Start
It’s a cycle that too many of us have lived through before. Something unambiguously horrific happens — a mass shooting, witnessing yet another unarmed Black person killed by police in the United States or the slow-but-sure rising death toll of…
Read MoreResearchers identify an unexpected driver of cancer immunotherapy resistance
A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has identified an unexpected driver of cancer immunotherapy resistance: the harmful effect of chronic Type I Interferon signaling on tumor-killing CD8+ T cells. These findings…
Read MoreFDA Experts Are Still Puzzled Over Who Should Get Which Covid Shots and When
At a meeting to simplify the nation’s covid vaccination policy, the FDA’s panel of experts could agree on only one thing: Information is woefully lacking about how often different groups of Americans need to be vaccinated. That data gap has…
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