To address health inequities that Indigenous and racialized patients can experience, collect data on racial and Indigenous identity at health card application and renewal, suggests a group of authors in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Although race is a social construct that uses perceived physical differences to create and maintain power differentials and the existence […]
A diagnostic study on the detection of occlusal caries from a clinical photograph using a deep learning algorithm will be presented at the 101st General Session of the IADR, which will be held in conjunction with the 9th Meeting of the Latin American Region and the 12th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry on June 21-24, […]
Over the past few years, booty building has become one of the biggest aspects of female fitness, at least that’s how it seems online. These days, you can barely take a few steps in your average commercial gym without seeing a girlie wearing a matching set with a booty that many would (and have!) pay […]
“When I was 52, I tripped over a pavement and fractured my ankle. I was treated in A&E but wasn’t asked any further questions at that point or given any follow-up care. I’m a keen runner so once it had healed I continued doing 10Ks and half marathons. “However, in summer 2021 I developed a […]
When cancer that starts in the body metastasizes to the brain, it is almost always lethal, in part because so few treatment options exist. Now a new study by Wistar scientists published in Nature Communications shows that a type of brain cell called astrocytes plays an important role in promoting brain metastasis by recruiting a specific subpopulation of immune […]
Stress during adolescence can cause postpartum behavioral changes in women and other mammals, including depression and changes in social behavior after the birth of a child. However, the neural circuit mechanisms by which adolescent stress leads to later changes in postpartum social behavior are unclear. In a Nature Communications study, University of Alabama at Birmingham […]
TOPLINE: The large-spot novel-generation pulsed dye laser achieved a 50% improvement in port-wine birthmarks (PWBs), with about half as many treatments compared with the prior-generation pulsed dye laser. METHODOLOGY: Researchers at two high-volume laster practices restrospectively reviewed the charts of 160 patients with PWBs whose mean age was 21 years at the first treatment. Of […]
As more patients with type 2 diabetes seek to reap health benefits from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), primary care clinicians are learning how to incorporate these devices and the data they collect into practice. Wider use of the technology means clinics need to address a range of elements that might seem mundane but could be […]
Immunology research led by Harvard Medical School has taken a closer look at the role of B-cells in fighting cancer. In a paper, “B-cell-specific checkpoint molecules that regulate anti-tumor immunity,” published in Nature, the team identifies a critical checkpoint of B-cell activation and how bypassing the checkpoint could unlock T-cell potential. Researchers used high-throughput flow […]
Leaders from 12 nuclear medicine organizations around the world have issued a white paper about the challenges and opportunities in theranostics education. Published in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the report outlines the current theranostic educational and accreditation offerings across the globe. It also provides guidelines to assist countries in developing […]
