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Scientists discover protective Alzheimer’s gene and develop rapid drug-testing platform
A gene has been discovered that can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in human brain cells. The scientists…
Integration of an interpretable machine learning algorithm to identify early life risk factors of childhood obesity among preterm infants: a prospective birth cohort
The early life risk factors of childhood obesity among preterm infants are unclear and little is known about the influence…
The Relationship between Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19 Prognosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Wuhan, China
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease, first appeared in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread throughout the world.…
Association Between Egg Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Considerable controversy remains on the relationship between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease risk. The objective of this systematic review and…
Diagnostic difficulties in treating a typical case of a patient being a doctor
A healthy 30-year-old Japanese colleague presented to the emergency department complaining of fever for 12 h, shivering, and abdominal pain…
Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire
Researchers have added fresh evidence that early exposure to vaccine-, bacterial- or microbiota-derived antigens has a dramatic effect on the…
Community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception
Study finds that teenagers utilize Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) at a rate five times higher than the United States as…
A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine
Researchers used single-nucleus RNA sequencing to compare transcriptional responses to acute cocaine in 16 unique cell populations from the brain…
Key role of immune cells in brain development
Researchers have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including some…