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Despite the unprecedented scientific and technological capacity to eradicate and reduce diseases of poverty, a substantial burden of preventable mortality and morbidity persists in low- and middle-income countries. A new study published by the California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology highlights the critical role of structural barriers in hindering
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A groundbreaking study from Nantes Universite in France has shed new light on the relationship between gut microbiota and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a severe and potentially life-threatening complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. According to the research, gut microbiota composition has been associated with GvHD outcome, and individual commensals
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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who experience significant fluctuations in blood sugar levels may be at a heightened risk of developing periodontitis, a severe gum disease that can cause tooth loss and other complications, according to a recent study published in the Clinical Oral Investigations journal. The research,
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A team of researchers at Shanxi University in Taiyuan, People's Republic of China, has made a significant breakthrough in the field of epidemiology by developing an immuno-epidemiological model for Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). The model, which intricately links host-to-host transmission, virus release, and recovery rates to
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Research has found that kidney disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with a disproportionate burden on older adults. An analysis of deaths among U.S. adults aged 65 and older found that between 2018 and 2023, there were 263,436 deaths with kidney
Alzheimer's disease
Investigators at Xi' An International Medical Center Hospital in Shanxi, People's Republic of China, have made groundbreaking discoveries in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Their research, published in the European Journal of Medical Research, reveals that remimazolam (RMZ), a novel ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine, exhibits neuroprotective effects
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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who experience significant fluctuations in blood sugar levels may be at a heightened risk of developing periodontitis, a severe gum disease that can cause tooth loss and other complications, according to a recent study published in the Clinical Oral Investigations journal. The research,
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A recent study conducted by researchers at the Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University has discovered a significant correlation between brain structural characteristics and early motor outcomes after deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study, published in the journal Quantitative Imaging
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Research has found that kidney disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with a disproportionate burden on older adults. An analysis of deaths among U.S. adults aged 65 and older found that between 2018 and 2023, there were 263,436 deaths with kidney
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Researchers from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Bergamo, Italy, have shed new light on the classification and treatment of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), a rare and complex kidney disease. By applying hierarchical clustering to a large cohort of patients, the team identified five distinct clusters with unique phenotypic
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Neuroscientists have made significant strides in understanding the complex neurodegenerative mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease through a recent study utilizing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The investigation, conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), sought to elucidate the role of the sensory motor cortex (SMC) in the
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A recent Legionnaires' disease (LD) outbreak in the Strasbourg metropolitan area, France, has been linked to a collective biomass condensing boiler. The outbreak, which occurred between November 1 and December 12, 2019, resulted in 28 cases, with two fatalities. Epidemiological, environmental, and genomic investigations were conducted to identify the
