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Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide—a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells—that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the…

Why 7 HOURS of sleep – not 8 – is the perfect amount in middle age: Scientists warn any more or less raises risk of dementia Cambridge researchers studied sleeping patterns of half a million Britons Seven hours was optimal,…

In the summer of 2021, Lauren Cowell, ASPCA’s Director of Field Operations, and her team, alongside local law enforcement, helped rescue over 80 dogs from a dogfighting ring operating across Long Island, New York and several other states.  As lead on…

In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers analyzed acute kidney injury (AKI) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pediatric patients. Image Credit: Acute kidney injury in COVID-19 pediatric patients in North America: Analysis of the virtual pediatric systems data….

A just-published study provides previously unknown answers about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die. Researchers showed that vital signs and lab results at the time of hospital admission are the most accurate…

New data published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) highlight major barriers impacting healthcare workers’ ability to perform successful central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance among patients receiving home infusion therapy. The study, funded by the Agency…

Cigarette smoke has been shown to deleteriously affect human health. For example, degenerative disc diseases are increasingly linked to cigarette smoking. Nearly 3% of the particle matter in cigarette smoke is hydroquinone (HQ). HQ exposure has been linked to increased apoptosis…

Researchers published the study covered in this summary on medRxiv.org as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways The authors of this systematic review attempted to assess and synthesize the long-term outcomes from observational studies of…

More than 1.7 billion people-; or a quarter of the world's population-; are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial strain that causes tuberculosis (TB). For years, scientists have been working to develop an effective vaccine, but current TB vaccines are…

The incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is increased after Ad.26.COV2.S vaccination, but incidence is not increased after mRNA vaccination, according to a study published online April 26 in JAMA Network Open. Kayla E. Hanson, M.P.H., from the Marshfield Clinic Research…