Patient-derived and mouse endo-ectocervical organoid generation
A few stem cells, various growth factors, four to six weeks of time—and, of course, a great deal of expertise—are needed to create a scaled-down […]
Painkillers during pregnancy raise premature and stillbirth risk
Painkiller warning for mothers-to-be: Taking ibuprofen or paracetamol in pregnancy raises risk of giving birth prematurely or having a stillbirth by 50%, study finds Preterm […]
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to […]
Diabetes: ‘Missing teeth’ among ‘less noticeable’ complications of the disease says expert
High blood sugar: What are the warning signs? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding […]
Could a certain level of stress help reverse dementia?
Researchers investigated whether stressing certain parts of cells leads to the misfolding of proteins characteristic of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia. They found that rather […]
Arthritis drug used to limit antibiotics in blood cancer patients
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands have repurposed an arthritis drug to restrict the use of […]
Do you have Omicron BA.2? The clue is in the ‘full package’ of symptoms warns professor
Omicron sub-variant discussed by infectious disease expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of […]
Supplements: Taking too many vitamin D pills can risk ‘calcium stones’ – symptoms to spot
Lorraine: Dr Amir says spine could shrink if deficient in vitamin D We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and […]
Research may lead to more effective interventions for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
One of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor […]
UC Davis researchers identify a protein that keeps Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus dormant
A team of UC Davis researchers has identified a protein in the cancer cell's nucleus as a critical agent keeping Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) dormant […]