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Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global aesthetic implants market is projected to flourish at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2022 to 2031. As per the report published by TMR, a valuation of US$ 8.4 billion is anticipated for the market in 2031. As of 2023, the market for aesthetic […]
A mum has spoken about the “heartbreak” she feels every time she looks at her son. Joanne Mawdsley-Duckworth’s eldest son, William, has a rare genetic disorder that has resulted in the nerves in his arms and legs dying. The 27-year-old’s health has been deteriorating over the last three years and Joanne, a mum-of-two from Ormskirk, […]
Patients with hematologic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)—a group of rare blood diseases that include primary myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia (ET), and polycythemia vera (PV)—should be more active in their treatment plan, according to experts in oncology pharmacy who participated in a Pharmacy Times clinical forum in Chicago, Illinois, in June 2023. “Our role as pharmacists is to […]
Cook Children’s Neuroscience Research Published in Brain Journal for 2nd Time This Year May 10 , 2023 | 10:43 AM America/Chicago Within a few months, the Neurosciences Research Center at Cook Children’s, which is led by Professor Christos Papadelis, Ph.D., published a second paper in the esteemed neurology journal Brain. Through this work, Papadelis’ team […]
New research has found low rates of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among individuals who inject drugs, suggesting that policies should be enacted to reduce disparities. HCV co-infection awareness | Image credit: Chinnapong – stock.adobe.com The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a public health problem in the United States, […]
Two weeks – the 14-day Rule Of immediate concern are the ramifications of the 14-day rule, which imposes a (voluntary in the US) moratorium on experimentation on human embryos older than 14 days; after that, they must be terminated. Strictly speaking, at this point, the fertilized egg (zygote) is called by various names, e.g., blastocyst […]
Two weeks – the 14-day Rule Of immediate concern are the ramifications of the 14-day rule, which imposes a (voluntary in the US) moratorium on experimentation on human embryos older than 14 days; after that, they must be terminated. Strictly speaking, at this point, the fertilized egg (zygote) is called by various names, e.g., blastocyst […]
Pregnancy is usually happy news.1 But for some women, cultural stigmas, discrimination, socioeconomic concerns, and poorly understood biologic contributors associated with pregnancy trigger perinatal mood disorders during pregnancy and the year following childbirth.2,3 Women are at higher risk of depression or anxiety during the perinatal period than at any other time,4 and suicide in the […]
Asian Scientist Magazine (Aug. 10, 2023) — To ease pains of chemotherapy for cancer patients, researchers are always exploring better options. These are drugs that either alleviate side effects of chemotherapy or improve its efficacy. Mannose, a type of sugar found in many fruits, could offer a sweet solution for the latter. Long before scientists […]