*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted in the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists assessed the efficacy of sotrovimab for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) treatment. Emerging SARS-CoV-2
A new study in the journal Nature Communications analyzes pathogen, host, environmental, and behavioral factors that were associated with a higher respiratory pathogen load in indoor ambient air. Study: Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium. Image Credit: AgriTech / Shutterstock.com Indoor transmission of pathogens The risk of airborne viral
The activity of a gene called CIART is a key factor in the establishment of the viral infection that causes COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University Grossman School of Medicine. In the study, which appears March 13 in Nature Cell Biology, the researchers used multiple models
Reddit is the place to be for shocking wedding drama and venting about awful in-laws, but it can also be a wonderful community of actually helpful advice. This one dad discovered a genius hack for getting his 7-year-old son to wake up independently and get ready for school — it sounds too good to be
Bats inhabit diverse ecological niches, accounting for one-fifth of all living mammalian species. They feed on fruits, nectar, arthropods, leaves, fish, small vertebrates, and blood. Its unique ability to fly, combined with the ability to navigate in darkness using laryngeal echolocation, makes bats fascinating mammals. Study: Bat pluripotent stem cells reveal unusual entanglement between host
Sleep quality is more important for the quality of life than sleep duration or “social jetlag”, a new Czech study suggests. To date, little research has explored the long-term effects of changes in sleep length or sleep quality on quality of life. Researchers at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University
For some people receiving methadone for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), the co-use of opioids and stimulants such as cocaine is an issue. Now, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that bupropion, an antidepressant medication also used for smoking cessation, may help people stop using cocaine while in treatment for
Pacemaker therapy that boosts impaired heart rate (HR) response to exertion failed to improve exercise capacity or quality of life in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in a small randomized trial. The finding challenges consensus-based guidelines on treatment of HFpEF with chronotropic incompetence (CI), researchers say, especially given the complication risk
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Every year when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around we make soda bread, and every year we ask ourselves, “how come we only make this once a year?” Soda bread is a hearty loaf that’s
The problem of medication non-adherence is well documented. In the United States, nearly 30% of all prescriptions are never picked up at the pharmacy, and an estimated 18 million people are unable to afford their medications. THE PROBLEM Studies have shown that prescriptions with copays of $50 and above are nearly four times more likely to
BioEcho announces that its headquartered laboratory in Cologne, Germany has received the highest level of My Green Lab Certification. Image Credit: Bioecho The BioEcho Life Sciences R&D department has successfully completed the My Green Lab Certification Program as a Green Level Certified Lab, which is the highest certification level. My Green Lab Certification is the
A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26% higher risk of developing hypertension than those closer to what is considered average weight. The study was published March 14, 2023, in JAMA Network Open.
A new review paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on March 11, 2023, entitled, "Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells." Cancer therapy is limited by toxicity in normal cells and drug-resistance in cancer cells. In his latest review, Mikhail V. Blagosklonny, M.D., Ph.D., from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer
For most people, getting burrs stuck to your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get home. But for scientists at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB), the hooks on these little hitchhikers are inspiring new suturing schemes for surgical reattachment of tendon
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) has been redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is an international health program that promotes evidence-based infant feeding practices to ensure all families receive the education and support needed to meet their infant feeding goals, ultimately improving the health of women and children in
Every minute of every day, our body adapts to meet the needs of each moment. When we binge on carbs, exercise, or become sick, chemical reactions inside our cells switch on, slow down, or shift strategy so that we have the energy and strength we need. All this happens without us knowing it, perhaps explaining
Gray weather, be gone! It’s time to bring some sunshiney-ness into our lives — and the Pioneer Woman has just the dish to brighten up our late-winter days and get us ready for spring. It’s called Sunshine Pasta Salad, and it’s just as pretty to look at as it is delicious to eat. Sunshine Pasta
A woman has revealed how she woke up from surgery to discover her Texas twang had disappeared, replaced by not one but three different accents – all from countries she had never visited. Abby Fender, 39, had undergone surgery to fix a herniated disc but was shocked when she discovered her vocal chords were ‘paralysed’
*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed fully human bispecific antibodies that bind
Earbuds that could save your life: New high-tech wireless headphones are packed with sensors that can detect potential heart disorders High-tech wireless earbuds could detect hidden heart problems while you listen to music or chat on the phone. The buds resemble those used by millions of smartphone users — they work like headphones to play
