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Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive held at Fort Riley

The Fort Riley community was able to donate life-saving blood during an Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive at Long Fitness Center Aug. 29 to 31. Approximately 25 personnel from Fort Leonard Wood’s Armed Services Blood Donor Center and the Fort Bliss Blood Donor Center joined representatives from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry […]

Network-based approaches open a new avenue to classify and treat rare diseases

The AutoCore and common, polygenic autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. This figure illustrates the relative position of the AutoCore within the context of the network modules of common, chronic inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. We find that the AutoCore lies at the center of these diseases connecting them […]

Royal Blood battle their demons – the week’s best albums

Royal Blood: Back to the Water Below ★★★★☆ Royal Blood ran into a spot of bother at a BBC Radio 1 pop concert this summer, when the young audience (assembled for ex-One Direction minstrel Niall Horan and Scottish balladeer Lewis Capaldi) didn’t seem to know who they were. “This is rock music,” frontman Mike Kerr […]

COVID resurfaces in NY. What to know about schools and more

The recent resurgence of COVID-19 in New York has renewed focus on infection-control practices at schools, nursing homes and hospitals. But current public health efforts are less intrusive than earlier in the pandemic, as health officials assert improved medical treatments and vaccinations reduce the virus’ ability to disrupt society. Still, concerns are mounting that New […]

West Nile virus is a growing threat this summer in California. Here’s why

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain West Nile virus infections are on the rise this year in California after a particularly wet winter led to more mosquito reproduction, according to health experts. The state had 55 human cases of the virus as of Aug. 25. Five of them were fatal, according to the California Mosquito-Borne Virus Surveillance […]

Confirmed: Redo TAVR with balloon-expandable valves is safe and effective

The authors confirmed that the timing of redo TAVR—within one year of the initial procedure or later than one year—did not seem to make a significant impact on mortality or the risk of stroke. “We now know that redo TAVR with balloon-expandable valves may be a reasonable treatment for failed TAVR procedures in select patients,” […]

Breaking Down the Science of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Andrew C. Yang joins Gladstone Institutes to decode the cross talk between the brain and body in aging and neurodegeneration SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For decades, many scientists have described the blood-brain barrier—a tight network of cells that separates the brain from the blood—as a nearly impenetrable border wall. But Andrew C. […]