Among adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3, those with greater motor impairment tend to score better on some cognitive measures, but worse on others, a new study reports. Among those wit… [+3641 chars]
Eating higher levels of fish, including tuna and non-fried fish, appears to be associated with a greater risk of malignant melanoma, suggests a large study of US adults published in Cancer Causes &am… [+4281 chars]
As COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths remain high across Australia, Victoria is scaling back its dedicated pandemic response workforce. The COVID-19 Response unit will officially transfer pandemic… [+2836 chars]
Credit: Dahlia Alkekhia et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02614 A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new responsive material that is able … [+3360 chars]
A blood clot in the brain that blocks the supply of oxygen can cause an acute stroke. In this case, every minute counts. A team from Empa, the University Hospital in Geneva and the Hirslanden Clinic … [+5194 chars]
A recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reviewed cannabis use on reproductive health, pregnancy, and fetal outcomes. Study: Impact of cannabinoids on pregnancy,… [+6085 chars]
The Federal Government from next week will be making Pfizer booster shots available to about 120,000 Australians aged 12 to 15 who are severely immunocompromised or have a disability.Immunocompromise… [+2181 chars]
8 June 2022 - Cases of monkeypox in non-endemic countries around the world continue to rise, with 780 confirmed cases reported from 27 countries as of 2 June. No deaths have been reported during the … [+2412 chars]
Denial, mistrust and the fear of being perceived as weak are just some of the reasons men neglect their health, according to research ahead of Men's Health Week, which runs from Monday 13 to Sunday 1… [+3075 chars]
Monkeypox is here, and its spreading. The couple of dozen cases in a few countries that we told you about last month are now up to over a thousand cases worldwide. But the U.S. almost certainly has m… [+6703 chars]
<li>Blachier, M., Leleu, H., Peck-Radosavljevic, M., Valla, D.-C. & Roudot-Thoraval, F. The burden of liver disease in Europe: A review of available epidemiological data. J. Hepatol.58, 593608 (2… [+9281 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated that two genes, GTPase, IMAP Family Member 7 (GIMAP7), and sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2), have the pot… [+5610 chars]
