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HMN 2024 – The SIRSVIDE model developed by Professor Jian Lu’s research group provides a comprehensive framework for studying viral epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics. The simulation results reveal that under specific conditions, viral populations tend to evolve towards increased transmissibility, enhanced immune escape capability, and reduced pathogenicity, with large susceptible… more ›
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HMN 2024 – The field of sports science has gained significant momentum in recent years, with the primary goal of research being directed towards optimizing athletic performance. However, achieving this goal is currently challenging, primarily due to the presence of various factors such as physical workouts, mental attention, nutrition, and… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Spindle frequencies embedded in the spike train. (A) Raw data of single axon from CA3 feedback to DG (F12-G12) channels, array ECDGCA3CA1 19908 160518 160610 d22). (B) Same data filtered from 10 to 16 Hz and a Hilbert-transformed envelope to reveal several spindle events. (C) Continuous wavelet transform… more ›
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HMN 2024 – cfDNA sequencing for integrated mutation detection and inference of tumor TF activity and gene expression. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk2082 A new lab assay developed by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center could make diagnosis and treatment of small-cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Each morning at breakfast, my partner gives me orange juice that tastes more sour than expected. One day, she explained that she adds apple cider vinegar to improve my health. As a former primary schoolteacher she swears by the stuff. She tells me she kept apple cider… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Anybody who has worn a hand-me-down, shared a bathroom or survived a long car trip with a brother or a sister knows that siblings can affect your life in nearly every way possible. Researchers, however, are just starting to unspool the ways those relationships affect health. “It’s… more ›
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HMN 2024 – New research by SAHMRI and the University of Adelaide has shown a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPF) significantly increases the risk of death from chronic respiratory diseases. The study, led by Ph.D. Candidate Tefera Mekonnen, and published in the European Journal of Nutrition, collected data from… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Healthy kidneys are vital to your well-being. As well as getting rid of waste from your body in your pee, they also have a role in controlling blood pressure, keeping your blood count high and keeping your bones healthy. To keep your kidneys healthy there are several… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Experts say the only way to know if there are high levels of radon in your home is to test for it. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, but a remediation system can safeguard your home by diverting this cancer-causing gas outside. Credit:… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Prisoners with PTSD and C-PTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder) in Wales may be falling through gaps in support because of variations in screening and interventions in Welsh prisons, finds new research. The study, by Cardiff University and the University of Greenwich in collaboration with Traumatic Stress Wales,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – In Japan, this kind of specialty meal, known as shojin ryori, is often entirely plant based. Some common food in Japan can have a surprisingly low carbon footprint at times due to low meat content and relatively shorter cooking times. Credit: 2024 Rohan Mehra What we eat… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Conceptual framework of sex differences in sleep and circadian rhythms. Credit: Sleep Medicine Reviews (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101926 A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their metabolism. Published in… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Combining a low dose of blood pressure medication with a higher intake of dietary-resistant starch might help stave off diabetic kidney disease, according to results from a new animal study. Kidney disease is a common diabetes complication and the leading cause of end-stage kidney failure. Researchers presented… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Ask a teenager whether they’re eating healthy or getting enough exercise, and you might get a blank look. With school getting more demanding, extracurricular activities multiplying, and college applications looming, teens have a lot going on. Many are also starting to work jobs, care for younger siblings,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – The gut microbiome has a profound impact on the health and development of infants. Research shows that dysbiosis—or imbalances in the microbial community—is associated with gastrointestinal diseases and neurodevelopmental deficits. Understanding how gut bacteria interact, and how these interactions may lead to some of these problems, however,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports the infection prevention steps taken to control a months-long, multispecies outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that occurred in a pediatric ward at the Toho University Omori Medical Center in Tokyo in 2017. This study… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills for back taxes. Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Social media is full of bad advice when it comes to your health. With so much of this content created by influencers who don’t actually have medical qualifications, it’s no wonder that misinformation about health spreads so easily online. In recent years, there’s been a rise in… more ›
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HMN 2024 – People who use willpower to overcome temptations and achieve their goals are perceived as more trustworthy than those who use strategies that involve external incentives or deterrents—such as swear jars or internet-blocking apps—according to research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “The knowledge that… more ›
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HMN 2024 – While Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects about 5% of the general pediatric population, 80% of children with Down syndrome experience OSA. Continual OSA results in poor health, including disruptions to cognitive development and functioning, leading physician-researchers from Mass General Brigham to investigate better methods to treat these… more ›
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HMN 2024 – More than 30 million people worldwide pass through prisons every year, including almost 70,000 in Australia. Studies in many countries have shown that people who spend time in prison typically have poorer physical and mental health compared with people who have never been to prison. This includes… more ›
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HMN 2024 – There are more than 90,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the U.S. Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys exceeds the supply. However, so-called living donor chains are giving hope to those in need of vital organs. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Sepsis and septic shock patients could experience faster diagnosis and better outcomes thanks to new Western Australian research. Blood plasma metabolic phenotyping has been successfully used to accurately diagnose the conditions within one hour of blood collection. This is in comparison to current testing methods, pathogen culturing,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Sydney Sun. Credit: University of Pennsylvania When Sydney Sun decided to transcribe 100 hours of audio recordings, she had no idea what would come of the effort. The recordings had been made by parents as they played games with their child, part of a research study being… more ›
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HMN 2024 – As digital media becomes an increasing part of daily life for teens, the question of how heightened screen time will impact their brains in the future is becoming more pressing. A group of researchers at McGill University has set out to determine whether the use of video… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Many studies have found sex differences in cognitive abilities. In general, women outperform men on verbal and fine motor tasks, while men outperform women on spatial orientation and mental rotation tasks. However, few studies have considered the influence of sociocultural factors such as gender identity, gender expression… more ›
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HMN 2024 – After the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002, many women have resisted taking hormone therapy (HT), especially after age 65 years, because of fears of increased risks for various cancers and heart disease. A new study shows that those fears may be unfounded, depending on the type,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Credit: Wikimedia Commons Racial discrimination experienced during midlife is associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Georgia. The findings appear online in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. “We know that Black Americans are… more ›
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HMN 2024 – French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a joint statement with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, before a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, April 8, 2024. France’s government presented a bill Wednesday April 10, 2024 to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Researchers have adapted an artificial intelligence (AI) program to identify signs of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) by evaluating short narrative statements of patients who have given birth. The program successfully identified a large proportion of participants likely to have the disorder, and with further refinements—such as… more ›
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HMN 2024 – While debating the pros and cons of robotically assisted lung transplantation, Albert Jauregui, MD, Ph.D. told attendees at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), today in Prague that the time for robotic surgery is now. Although robots… more ›
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HMN 2024 – STON2307Pro851Ala knockin mice exhibited deficits in synaptic function and schizophrenia-like behaviors, which could be restored by haloperidol administration. Credit: Science China Press Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive deficits, with heritability estimates of approximately 80%. Synaptic dysfunction is a… more ›
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HMN 2024 – A changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a study published in the April 10, 2024, online issue of Neurology. Researchers found over three decades that non-optimal temperatures, those above or below temperatures associated with… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Multiple salient factors affect long-term antibiotic prescribing practices for acne, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. Ronnie A. Festok, from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a qualitative study assessing data collected from stakeholders (dermatologists, infectious disease physicians, dermatology resident… more ›
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HMN 2024 – The review sheds light on the role of post-transcriptional RNA modifications in normal hematopoietic development and acute myeloid leukemia, and highlights novel therapeutic targets and treatment approaches. Credit: Chinese Medical Journal The hematopoietic system is a complex tissue characterized by multiple layers of stem cells, progenitor cells,… more ›
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HMN 2024 – In this image (also on the cover of Science Translational Medicine), abnormal synovial tissue is shot through with excessive tissue growth, including blood vessels (in magenta). Synovium should be thin and smooth. Credit: Bai et al. / Rockefeller University Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Years after the U.S. began to slowly emerge from mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns, more than half of older adults still spend more time at home and less time socializing in public spaces than they did pre-pandemic, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research. Participants cited fear of… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Effect of GNL on D-gal-induced cognitive impairment mice by using 99mTc-HMPAO (brain) animal imaging. Credit: Aging (2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205677 A new research paper titled “Geraniol attenuates oxidative stress and neuroinflammation-mediated cognitive impairment in D galactose-induced mouse aging model” has been published in Aging. D-galactose (D-gal) administration was… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Pulmonary diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. For many progressive lung diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a key issue is a low supply of new stem cells to repair and reverse damage. These cells are responsible for regenerating and increasing the growth… more ›
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HMN 2024 – Esther Maas (left) takes 3D+t-echo images of an aneurysm with a colleague. Credit: Catharina Hospital During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care. An aneurysm is a dangerous vascular condition in which a weak… more ›