The mpox virus is closely related to the smallpox virus (variola virus), which caused large, deadly outbreaks before it was
Month: January 2023
Scars mended using transplanted hair follicles in new study
In a new Imperial College London study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after
Soaring COVID cases shine light on China’s healthcare gap
Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even as hospitals in major cities heave under
Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cells
The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally—and
New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease
A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ)
How inflammation in COVID-19 alters the smallest vessels in the heart
Severe courses of COVID-19 infection not only impair lung function, but can also cause life-threatening consequences for the heart. The
Study illuminates sugar’s role in common kidney disease
A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney
Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy
Cervical cancer is the cancer with the fourth highest mortality rate among women worldwide. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is
Study shows peer messaging tool can be successfully implemented in the nursing workforce
A tool developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to address disrespectful workplace behaviors through trained peer-to-peer messaging can be successfully
Decision-making vs mood: Can implicit confidence markers be related to mood states in healthy adults?
Study assessed for the first time whether daily fluctuations in mood and related variables (such as stress or sleep) are