Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory problems in later life
A new study in laboratory rats has discovered a direct link between low oxygen in the womb and impaired memory function in the adult offspring. It...
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Study finds dramatic gains in life expectancy for people with HIV in Latin America
In 2003 in Haiti, a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV could have expected to live to 34. But as of 2017, life expectancy for a 20-year-old...
Medical and ethical experts say ‘make general anesthesia more widely available for dying patients’
General anesthesia is widely used for surgery and diagnostic interventions, to ensure the patient is completely unconscious during these procedures. However, in a paper published in...
Improving rug efficacy against prostate cancer and related bone growths
Published in the Advanced Functional Materials, University of Minnesota researcher Hongbo Pang led a cross-institutional study on improving the efficacy of nucleotide-based drugs against prostate cancer...
In Latin American first, Argentina to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Argentina will be the first Latin American country to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, according to Russia’s RDIF sovereign fund, which financed the development of...
Italy recommends J&J vaccine for the over 60s
Italy on Tuesday called the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine “safe,” but following advice from EU regulators, recommended its use for people over 60.
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured, stored and shared, scientists at Johns...
Hand surgeon performs first surgery with FDA-cleared wrist replacement implant he designed
Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change his life. Last week, he had the first total wrist replacement...
How lessons from past emergencies could improve the pandemic response
The lack of accountability, poor communication and insufficient planning plaguing the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic—especially in its early months—have roots in how the nation...
Back pain shows association with increased mortality risk in women
New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not...
