Monthly Archives: July 2023

Cause of sleep disturbance in cardiac disease identified: Ganglia play previously unrecognized role

image: The superior cervical ganglion of a mouse: Here, neurons that control the heart muscle (pink) are in close proximity to those that control the pineal gland (blue). A new study shows that ganglia can act as “electrical switchboxes” connecting two organs. view more  Credit: Karin Ziegler / TUM Around one third of people with heart […]

A coupled experimental and statistical approach for an assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection risk at indoor event locations

Attachments BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 1394 (2023) Abstract Indoor event locations are particularly affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. At large venues, only incomplete risk assessments exist, whereby no suitable measures can be derived. In this study, a physical and data-driven statistical model for a comprehensive infection risk assessment has been developed. At […]

Expert explains climate change impact on infectious diseases

DENVER — Climate change impacts Colorado in a variety of ways, but some effects are not commonly discussed. “When it comes to temperatures, temperatures are increasing day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year,” said Andy Hoell, a research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Physical Sciences […]

Gay, bisexual men in Utah can give blood under company’s loosened restrictions

Photo supplied, Joelyn Nowlin An ARUP Blood Services bus is parked outside the Shiba Taekwondo school in Clearfield in preparation for a blood drive held at the school in June 2020. For the first time in four decades, gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood in Utah. During a press conference Wednesday […]

Riparian Pharma, Pfizer Partner on Novel Cardiovascular Programs

Riparian Pharmaceuticals, (a Viva Biotech portfolio company), a biotechnology company focused on discovering novel therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases, entered into an exclusive license agreement and research agreement with Pfizer. In exchange for exclusive rights to a Riparian preclinical program, Pfizer will make upfront and milestone payments, as well as pay royalties on sales of resulting therapeutics. […]

UT Health Quitman is nationally recognized for its commitment to

Quitman, Texas (July 21, 2023) —  UT Health Quitman has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Every 40 seconds, […]

Hep C Infections in Pregnancy Skyrocketed Over the Past Two Decades

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in pregnant women increased 16-fold over a 21-year period, with associated higher risks of adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a cross-sectional study. Among more than 70 million hospital admissions for childbirth or spontaneous abortion in the U.S. from 1998 through 2018, the prevalence of HCV-positive pregnancies increased […]

Neurological Disorder Drugs Market Size Worth USD 125.60 Billion by 2029

The data, information, statistics, facts and figures covered in the large scale Global Neurological Disorder Drugs Market business report lends a hand to Healthcare industry in maximizing or minimizing the production of goods depending on the conditions of demand. The market research report contains lot of features to offer for Healthcare industry which includes general […]

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary in a 14-year-old girl: a case report and literature review

Here we reported a case of ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma in a 14-year-old girl, which to our knowledge is the first case of ovarian epithelial tumor reported so far in Chinese and East Asian children. Of the eight cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma that have been previously reported in the literature worldwide, seven were from Europe or […]