New recommendations on mastitis spectrum diagnosis and treatment

diagnosis

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of the mastitis spectrum. These recommendations are published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine. Mastitis is a common maternal complication of lactation and contributes to early cessation of breastfeeding. Mastitis, or inflammation of the mammary gland, is not a single condition, […]

Scientists see signs of traumatic brain injury in headbutting muskox

brain injury

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai saw for the first time hallmarks of concussions and other head trauma in the brains of deceased headbutting animals—muskoxen and bighorn sheep. The results published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica may contradict the commonly-held belief that ramming animals do not suffer brain injuries and support […]

Infrared imaging to measure glymphatic function

glymphatic function

The glymphatic system facilitates fluid exchange in the central nervous system and clears dissolved wastes. This anatomically organized movement occurs primarily during sleep and is supported by astroglial neural cells via water channels called aquaporins. These channels line the perivascular pathways and facilitate cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid exchange throughout the brain. Glymphatic dysfunction has […]

mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna fare better against COVID-19 variants of concern

COVID-19

A comparison of four COVID-19 vaccinations shows that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna perform better against the World Health Organization’s variants of concern (VOCs) than viral vector vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J/Janssen. Although they all effectively prevent severe disease by VOCs, the research, published May 17th in the open access journal PLoS […]

New robotic platform offers diagnosis and removal of lung cancer during single surgery

lung cancer

UC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single-anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer using a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System. The procedure, known as robotic-assisted bronchoscopy, allows for the diagnosis and removal of a lung cancer mass during one surgery. It reduces anxiety and unnecessary waiting time for patients. Traditionally, […]

Type-I interferon stops immune system from ‘going rogue’ during viral infections

viral infections

McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage. They have discovered how Type I interferon (IFN) stops the immune system from “going rogue” and attacking the body’s own tissues when fighting viral infections, including COVID-19. Their paper was published in the […]

Chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer

cancer

The path to cancer prevention is long and arduous for legions of researchers, but new work by Rice University scientists shows that there may be shortcuts. Rice chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky, lead author and postdoctoral researcher Hamid Teimouri and research assistant Cade Spaulding are developing a theoretical framework to explain how cancers caused by more than […]

Aging well in a pandemic: Older adults share what it takes

Aging well

Despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, a new national poll shows that most people over 50 still say their health is as good as it was before March 2020, or even better. But a sizable minority—20% of those in their 50s and early 60s, and 14% of those over 65—say their health has […]

The timing of heart surgery is crucial, research shows

heart surgery

Valve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The condition is one of the most common and serious valve disease problems, caused by a narrowing of the aortic valve opening. Once patients develop symptoms such as […]