Historically, monkeypox outbreaks have been primarily found in Central and West Africa. This zoonotic infection is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which belongs to the Poxviridae family of the Orthopoxvirus genus. Until 2022, the incidence of monkeypox outside Africa was a rare event. The recent detection of monkeypox outside Africa was found to be […]

New research links the use of glucocorticoids with changes in white matter microstructure — which may explain the development of anxiety, depression, and other neuropsychiatric side effects related to these drugs, investigators say. Results from a cross-sectional study showed that use of both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids was associated with widespread reductions in fractional anisotropy […]

Like savvy international travelers, viruses know exactly how to pack. With the genetic instructions for the next generation folded just so, snuggled into a custom-made outer covering studded with cell-grabbing proteins, these tiny invaders quest for new digs on the reg. When they find them, they get to work. Each newly infected cell soon releases […]

This is a direct excerpt from the Paid Traffic Mastery Certification course by Kasim Aslam. It’s over … machine learning won. Marketers used to win by beating the machines, beating google, beating Facebook. As time wore on, they got too smart. If you do not comply with machine learning, you will lose. It’s added in […]

New randomized trial results show no benefit in clinical outcomes from active surveillance using functional testing over usual care among high-risk patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). At 2 years, there was no difference in a composite outcome of death from any cause, myocardial infarction (MI), or hospitalization for unstable angina between patients who […]

A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine has described the transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), population-level immunity, and the impact of the omicron wave in South Africa. Studies: SARS-CoV-2 transmission, persistence of immunity, and estimates of Omicron’s impact in South African population cohorts. Image Credit: PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock Background […]

Video-based artificial intelligence provided a more accurate and consistent reading of echocardiograms than did experienced sonographers in a blinded trial, a result suggesting that this technology is no longer experimental. “We are planning to deploy this at Cedars, so this is essentially ready for use,” said David Ouyang, MD, who is affiliated with the Cedars-Sinai […]

When the Biden administration announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Nov. 4 for businesses with 100 or more employees, protests erupted in cities across the US A recent study of the slogans displayed by protestors found three distinct themes. Tim F. Liao, a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, analyzed the content of […]

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Move over, Iron Man. Titanium is next. Mouth and throat cancer can lead to the removal of the jawbone where tumors are. Replacing the jaw is essential for a person to be able to talk, eat and drink again. But restoring this ability requires taking bone from elsewhere in the body such as from a […]