University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have recently revealed that the effectiveness of common antibiotics could depend on the neighborhood where you live. Their work is published in Scientific Reports. Led by postdoctoral fellow Laurel Legenza, researchers at UW–Madison’s School of Pharmacy and State Cartographer’s Office worked with colleagues from three Wisconsin health systems to combine antibiotic […]
Dr. Raymond Chan’s team from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his collaborators have recently shown that amotivation and anhedonia, rather than expressive dysfunction, play a crucial role in determining the social functioning of schizophrenia patients. The study was published in Nature Mental Health. Negative symptoms refer to the loss […]
Researchers have proposed using emulsion microgels for drug delivery to the bladder. This promises to make the treatment of urinary tract infections more effective and less painful. The microgels contain whey protein capable of attaching to the walls of the organ. As a result, the therapeutic effect of the administered medications at the site of […]
LMU researchers have shown that auto-aggressive T cells are activated in a specific area of the intestinal canal—and that activation is microbiome-dependent. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. It is triggered by certain T cells, which infiltrate the brain and spinal cord and attack the insulating myelin sheath […]
Reviewers’ Notes Approximately one-third of young adults in Victoria, Australia, who experienced sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) outside of a hospital setting from April 2019 to April 2021 used illegal drugs prior to their fatal events, reports a new study in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and […]
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A large randomized controlled trial published in PNAS reports that the rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster vaccination can be increased considerably by sending one-time personal reminders rather than by offering small financial incentives. Study: Reminders, but not monetary incentives, increase COVID-19 booster uptake. Image Credit: Andrew Angelov / Shutterstock.com Background COVID-19 booster vaccination is associated with […]
(Reuters) -AbbVie on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast after beating analysts’ estimates for second-quarter earnings on a lower-than-expected fall in sales of blockbuster arthritis drug Humira and strong sales of newer treatments.FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Abbvie logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoGlobal […]
The year 2018 was significant for more than one reason for the families of Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy. The two women welcomed their babies to this world but sadly both died of herpes, after giving birth by caesarean section at the same NHS Trust. Kimberley, aged 29, died in May three weeks after giving […]
Reviewers’ Notes Pupils in state secondary schools in England are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, used anonymised data from the Department for Education's National Population […]
