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Medical Xpress / Reddit reveals what pregnant women really want to know about the Tdap vaccine
An analysis of Reddit posts about the maternal Tdap vaccine made by pregnant women reveals that expectant mothers turn to Reddit to seek advice and reassurance—with fewer outright instances of vaccine hesitancy or refusal ...
Medical Xpress / Triple-dose regimen may permanently clear HIV in infected newborns
Every year, more than 120,000 newborns worldwide contract HIV, creating a global health burden that requires lifelong treatment for millions of people—assuming they have access and can afford it. New research led by Oregon ...
Medical Xpress / Single-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movements
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital created a single-cell atlas of a key class of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination. From that resource, they identified a small subgroup of interneurons associated ...
Phys.org / New software tool Pixasonics turns biomedical images into sound
Modern biomedicine increasingly relies on enormous amounts of image data. Although computers can do part of the analysis work, biologists often still need to look through the images themselves. This takes time.
Phys.org / Community involvement essential for local decarbonization schemes to work, researchers say
Place-based decarbonization schemes designed to help communities become more sustainable must involve local people earlier and consider the range of different community responses in their development if they are to be successful ...
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods linked to notably higher prostate cancer risks
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for nearly 60% of adults' and 70% of children's energy intake in the United States. These industrially manufactured products—such as soft drinks, packaged cereals and snacks, and processed ...
Medical Xpress / High-risk groups forgo vaccination despite it being free
Although influenza and COVID-19 vaccination are offered free of charge to people at increased risk of severe illness, many still choose not to get vaccinated. A new study from Umeå University shows that the main barriers ...
Phys.org / Engineered enzymes forge carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bonds with high selectivity
Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, including Dr. Zachary Birch-Price and professor Anthony Green, have developed a new family of engineered enzymes that can create several different types of chemical ...
Medical Xpress / The importance of public deliberation in developing efficient public health policies
Public health policies are commonly evaluated by their financial costs and expected outcomes. However, policy decisions must also be supported by strong evidence, political feasibility, effective implementation and public ...
Medical Xpress / New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that bacterial infections develop in approximately 5% of adults hospitalized with firearm injuries, with most infections occurring ...
Medical Xpress / Emory researchers build a more accurate way to track what you eat
In 2024, diet and nutrition apps had reached a global market value of $2.1 billion, with an anticipated value of $4.5 billion by 2030. Most of these apps now include AI-powered photo recognition as a standard feature.
Medical Xpress / Key genetic differences between pediatric and adult forms of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases identified
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that pediatric-onset rheumatic and inflammatory diseases have distinct genetic architecture compared with those in adults. The findings, published today ...
