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The process of metastasis is when cancer cells gain motility and spread to other sites of the body. Because this is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths, researchers have aimed to develop therapeutic strategies that can block metastasis. In a recent article published in Cell Reports, a team led by researchers at Tokyo

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers assessed the function of micronutrients and metabolites derived from gut microbiota in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery. Study: Role of Micronutrients and Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in COVID-19 Recovery. Image Credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock The availability of sufficient micronutrients and gut flora in

Although ocular monkeypox is rare, it can be a condition that threatens a person’s sight, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report says. The report details five people with monkeypox who developed eye complications from July through September of this year. Four people were hospitalized, and one experienced notable vision impairment. The report

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The emerging COVID-19 variant BQ.1 and one of its descendants now account for more than 1 in 10 cases in the U.S., according to the CDC’s latest data. Just1 month ago, the variant accounted for less than 1% of cases. “When

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Research shows the cost of menopausal women leaving the workforce and the associated costs of

Coronavirus: Professor Ugur Sahin says he 'will take the vaccine' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Professors Ugur Sahin and Ozlem

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VIENNA — Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) into the small intestine led to a better response rate of longer duration in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), vs it being administered into the large intestine, according to a new study. Patients also reported an improvement in symptoms and quality of life with repeated doses of FMT

MADRID — Because of the hormone changes that occur throughout their lives, women experience sleep problems that differ significantly from those experienced by men. Indeed, 75% to 84% of pregnant women don’t sleep well during the third trimester, and up to 80% of women in menopause have symptoms that prevent them from getting a good

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the personal and social importance as well as the challenges of estimating risks. New research from the University of California San Diego sheds light on how people perceive risks, finding that detailed knowledge of probabilities can make risks seem less risky. For example, if people are informed that 27% of the

Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the covid-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we’re learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system. Omicron-specific vaccines were authorized by the FDA in August

Including cardiac CT in the initial hyperacute stroke imaging protocol gives a higher yield for detecting high-risk cardioaortic sources of embolism than the current practice of performing later echocardiography, a new study has shown. “We found an earlier detection and higher yield of cardiac embolism by incorporating cardiac CT into the regular CT imaging already

Researchers have shown that the medication saracatinib shows promise as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Saracatinib worked as well or better than two approved drugs at reducing tissue scarring in preclinical models of IPF according to the study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers at National Jewish

The adage 'Seeing is believing' was front of mind for Dr. Chih-Wei Logan Hsu and Dr. Joshua D. Wythe at Baylor College of Medicine as they and their colleagues developed an innovative technology called EZ Clear. This new tissue clearing method has simplified and sped up the process to render tissue optically transparent, which enables

When you next hear cheerful twittering of birds, you should stop and listen. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have shown that birdsong reduces anxiety and irrational thoughts. Their findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports. In the study, the researchers examined how traffic noise and

A new statement from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) is calling for a greater degree of career flexibility in the specialty to promote cardiologists’ personal and professional well-being and preserve excellence in patient care. The statement recommends that cardiologists, from trainees to cardiologists contemplating retirement, be granted more leeway in their careers to allow

An experimental antibiotic is under development that is capable of neutralizing a wide range of drug-resistant, Gram-positive bacteria—pathogens that protect themselves in a slimy shield, called a biofilm, designed by nature to keep threats out. Bacterial infections are extraordinarily difficult to treat when pathogens are protected by a biofilm. The film forms as a consequence

Textbooks and popular science books claim with certainty that women are better at finding words and remembering words, but is this really a fact? “Women are better. The female advantage is consistent across time and life span, but it is also relatively small,” says Marco Hirnstein, professor at The University of Bergen, Norway. Hirnstein is

More than 30,000 babies a year are born in the United States with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, yet treatment options are limited to supportive care or medicating with more opiates, such as morphine. “If you’re a baby born to a mother who takes opiates, which unfortunately is very common, you have a 50% to 75%