Monthly Archives: September 2023

Marijuana users have elevated levels of cadmium and lead in their blood and urine

A recent Environmental Health Perspectives study compares the levels of metal biomarkers in the blood and urine of marijuana users with non-users. Study: Blood and Urinary Metal Levels among Exclusive Marijuana Users in NHANES (2005–2018). Image Credit: Inside Creative House / Shutterstock.com Background Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs throughout the world. Although many […]

The evolution of the Omicron variants and the policy of forever COVID

Allowing the SARS-CoV-2 virus unimpeded access to billions of people has raised the alarm among scientists that variant evolution will most likely lead to another event similar to the one experienced in late 2021 with the emergence of the Omicron BA.1 variant that harbored 35 mutations in its spike protein from the original wild-type variant […]

Gov. Andy Beshear joins leaders to declare ‘National Blood Donation Day’ on Labor Day

In response to the blood shortage crisis, governors across the country like Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have declared the first week of September as “National Blood Donation Week.”It is in an effort to get more blood donors to roll up their sleeves.Emergency rooms treating trauma victims, hospitals treating anemic patients and medical clinics replenishing low […]

Is high blood pressure in older age normal? What to know

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is when the pressure in the blood vessels is consistently over a certain threshold. Blood pressure levels can increase with age as the body changes and blood vessels become stiffer. Blood pressure refers to the force that comes from blood pressing against the walls of the arteries as it pumps […]

Hemorrhagic shock: Causes and emergency care

Hemorrhagic shock can occur after losing a significant amount of blood. Both internal and external bleeding can cause it. Hemorrhagic shock is life threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Shock is a sudden drop in blood flow in the body. There are many types of shock, including hemorrhagic shock. Severe trauma, such as a gunshot […]

Analysis: most cited cardiovascular medicine research, summer 2023

Highly Cited Articles Use of Wearable Devices in Individuals With or at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in the US, 2019 to 2020 Authors Lovedeep S. Dhingra, Arya Aminorroaya, Evangelos K. Oikonomou, Arash Aghajani Nargesi, Francis Perry Wilson, Harlan M. Krumholz, Rohan Khera In this cross-sectional study based on a representative sample of 9,303 U.S. adults […]

Cervical Dysplasia Market Size and Share to Rise by 2032, Assesses DelveInsight | Key Companies – GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Frantz Viral, Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, PapiVax, Inovio

New York, USA, Sept. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cervical Dysplasia Market Size and Share to Rise by 2032, Assesses DelveInsight | Key Companies – GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Frantz Viral, Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, PapiVax, Inovio  The cervical dysplasia market is expected to grow significantly owing to an increased screening rate and increasing initiatives to create public awareness. […]

Single-cell multi-omics identifies chronic inflammation as a driver of TP53-mutant leukemic evolution

Abstract Understanding the genetic and nongenetic determinants of tumor protein 53 (TP53)–mutation-driven clonal evolution and subsequent transformation is a crucial step toward the design of rational therapeutic strategies. Here we carry out allelic resolution single-cell multi-omic analysis of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) from patients with a myeloproliferative neoplasm who transform to TP53-mutant secondary acute myeloid […]

Bartonella infections are prevalent in rodents despite efficient immune responses

We profiled the dynamics of a natural Bartonella isolate as it infected captive individuals of three rodent species that coexist in nature. We also tracked Bartonella-specific IgG antibody levels in these animals over 140 days after the first inoculation and 60 additional days following their re-exposure to the same strain. In nature, the mean longevity of […]

An intercellular bridge for chikungunya virus transmission

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes chikungunya fever. Currently there are no vaccines or antiviral therapies available for the prevention or treatment of CHIKV infections. Infections by alphaviruses involve both free virus particles (that is, the release of new viral particles from the infected cell into the extracellular fluid, to then infect […]