Women Less Satisfied With Cancer Care Compared with men, women are more likely to feel dissatisfied with their cancer treatment, according to a new survey. Women were twice as likely as men (14% vs 7%) to say they felt only “somewhat confident” in the quality of their care, according to the American Cancer Society Action […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation (lockdown) on Danish infant term birth weights (BWs). Study: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON BIRTH WEIGHT AMONG SINGLETON TERM BIRTHS IN DENMARK. Image Credit: LenaSunagatova/Shutterstock Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 […]

To mark Stem Cell Awareness Day on October 12, 2022, COST is highlighting a network of researchers working to foster greater understanding about stem cell research and potential applications for millions of people suffering from incurable diseases and injury. Stem cells have changed the way we know the human body, its development, and associated diseases. […]

Two new papers from Mass General Brigham demonstrate the effectiveness of bringing COVID-19 health care services to where people need them the most. At the beginning of May 2021, a team from Mass General Brigham began providing COVID vaccinations to underserved populations living in the greater Boston area by sending mobile health units to 12 […]

Ten years ago, 12-year-old Rory Staunton dove for a ball in gym class and scraped his arm. He woke up the next day with a 104 F fever, so his parents took him to the pediatrician and eventually the emergency room. It was just the stomach flu, they were told. Three days later, Rory died […]

A single sigmoidoscopy screening significantly reduced the long-term incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new pooled analysis of four randomized trials. Although endoscopic screening provides an opportunity for early identification and removal of premalignant polyps, data quantifying the long-term effects of sigmoidoscopy screening are lacking, corresponding author Frederik E. Juul, MD, said in […]

Control is an important construct in the fields of psychology and psychopathology, particularly as it relates to anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). Losing control, however, is a fear clinical psychologists observe in many patients but one that remains understudied and little understood. A new paper published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Full vaccination status against COVID-19 was associated with significantly reduced mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19 who needed mechanical ventilation, according to results of a study that involved 265 adults. Although COVID-19 vaccination has been demonstrated to be effective at […]

Many physiological and behavioral functions, including those of the immune system, exhibit circadian rhythms. Several studies have investigated if the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines varies depending on the time of day when the dose was received, but results were dependent on type of vaccine, participants’ age and sex. Now, a study conducted by scientists […]

A team led by Prof Kiavash Movahedi (VUB, VIB) has mapped in detail how the immune system acts against pathogens invading the brain. The findings shed new light on host-pathogen interactions and the long-term consequences of brain infections. The results, published in Immunity, show how different types of immune cells are involved in the defense […]