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UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy. Now they have evidence that the earlier pre-schoolers start this treatment, the better. This real-world study focused on infants younger than 12…

New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children. Early motor assessment is essential for supporting the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems and their therapeutic interventions. A Finnish research group at the BABA Center, Helsinki…

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…

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Both short and long nightly sleep duration and the presence of depression increase the risk of diabetes. The…

To help protect older adults from financial exploitation, researchers are working to understand who is most at risk. New findings from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, published this week in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggest that willingness…

NEW ORLEANS — Patients with treatment-refractory schizophrenia in a long-term forensic facility showed significant stabilization following reduced doses of long-acting injectable antipsychotics, a study revealed. Dr Mujeeb Shad “There is an argument by some experts in the field that state hospital…

Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But it was there at Tuesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup of legislation to reauthorize…

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are conducting a longitudinal study to track neurological symptoms in COVID-19 “long-haulers.” The first round of results, published June 15, 2022 in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, revealed the…

Given that there is no vaccine available against gonorrhea, diagnosing this sexually transmitted infection early, treating it effectively and notifying sexual partners are cornerstones of controlling disease spread. However, Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to all classes of antimicrobials since…

We’re sure you’ve heard that fostering animals in need is important, and even lifesaving, but do you know why? In honor of Adopt a Shelter Cat Month we’ve teamed up with our friends at ARM & HAMMER Litter’s Feline Generous…