Cigarette smoking in black women leads to higher incidences of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) whereas moderate consumption of alcohol showed a lower risk, revealed data from the prospective Black Women’s Health Study.
To control the spread of a disease, the scientific community introduced the concept of "herd immunity," which recommends the vaccination of a large population, be it for flu or measles. It is believed that vaccinated people become obstructions in cases of outbreaks, as diseases can’t be transmitted through them to other people.
Since their discovery in the 18th Century, vaccines have been a boon to medicine in its fight against deadly infectious diseases despite skeptical claims against it. They have controlled several and eradicated a number of infections globally.
Management of bone injuries made simpler by researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) where researchers have designed a self-positioning scaffold to be implanted into bone fractures that induce bone regeneration.
Elliot K. Fishman, MD, professor of radiology, surgery, oncology and urology at Johns Hopkins Hospital seeks the help of GPU-accelerated deep learning artificial intelligence to detect pancreatic cancer early which is nearly impossible for humans alone.
A 42-year-old British woman visited an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) since her upper eyelid was swollen and painful. The lump was pea-sized below her left eyebrow. This cyst had grown over a six-month duration, which led to her eyelid sagging.
A research team from the University of California, Berkeley, have reported that people who get insufficient sleep feel lonelier and don’t mingle with others. These sleep-deprived individuals also seem to be socially unattractive to others. These findings were published in the journal Nature Communications.
The Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has provided information regarding the usage and storage of temperature-sensitive bio-products during power failures or floods. People should pay attention before using a product since it is mandatory to check expiry status.
Klara, a New York-based healthcare messaging system, just landed another $11.5 million in Series A funding round led by FirstMark Capital in addition to participants like Project A Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Atlantic Labs, and other investors.
Flu vaccine producing pharma giants plan to supply millions of additional doses produced using futuristic manufacturing processes instead of conventional egg-based procedures, as they ship their first doses of flu-vaccine for the impending season.
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