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Diabetes and Hypertension May Increase risk of Neurological Complications in Patients with COVID-19

NEUROLOGICAL complication risk in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be increased in those with a history of hypertension and Type 2…

Kvβ1 Potassium Channel Subunit Identified as a Control Point for Learning and Memory

ELECTRICAL signals in the brain regulated by a ‘molecular volume knob’ aid with learning and memory, according to a new study at Dartmouth College…

Could Somatostatin be the Elusive Alzheimer’s Disease Drug?

AMYLOID-β (Aβ) is the main component of the amyloid aggregates found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Many drugs in clinical trials…

Data Science Pathway to Advance AI in Radiology

A recently developed data science pathway for 4th-year radiology residents could be preparing these clinicians for future technology use.

Almost 20% of COVID-19 Patients Present with Only Gastrointestinal Symptoms

A review of published academic studies has found that almost 20% of COVID-19 patients may only display gastrointestinal symptoms.

How Long Do Antibodies Persist After COVID-19?

Although there was variation between individual patients’ antibody levels, the researchers found the overall trend of rapid reduction to be consistent.

Maternal Allergies Can Be Shared Across the Placenta

Allergic responses can be passed to newborns: a recent research demonstrates the effect of antibodies crossing the placenta during pregnancy.

EULAR Releases First Core Data for Rheumatology in Pregnancy

THE EUROPEAN League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has collated and released its first consensus-based recommendations for prospective pregnancy registries…

Cytokine Storm Criteria Enable Early COVID-19 Diagnosis

CYTOKINE storm is the term given to immune responses triggered by escalated infections, such as in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Severe immune…

Could STAR-CAP be the New Prostate Cancer Staging System?

PROSTATE cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, yet it remains one of the few cancers not to adopt the familiar staging system of Stage I–IV…