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Exploring how smart technologies support older people while respecting their privacy20:53 On World Patient Safety Day, 17 September, we often think about preventing medical errors, infections or other risks in healthcare. B cells may play a role in triggering immunotherapy-related colitis19:49 Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely used form of cancer immunotherapy. Salivary cortisol patterns predict cognitive decline in older adults19:49 An irregular pattern and consistently higher levels of a stress hormone called cortisol found in the saliva were associated with cognitive decline later in life - Blacks specifically had lower overall cortisol levels and less change in their levels during the day than whites - according to newly published research. Global Virus Network monitors spreading avian influenza in Australian mammals19:49 The Global Virus Network (GVN) is closely monitoring detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in several mammal species in Australia as the virus continues to spread among birds and mammals worldwide. Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings19:17 Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods. Chile becomes first South American nation to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies19:17 Chile has become the first country in South America to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. New white paper calls for integrating oral and general healthcare19:17 Oral health can no longer be treated separately from general health, according to a new white paper from the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH) which calls for closer collaboration between dental, medical, public-health and social-care professionals. Intracortical microstimulation: Evoking artificial perception and engaging plasticity-based modulation19:17 But creating a long-lasting electronic connection with the brain is complicated. Conventional microwire and silicon electrodes are much stiffer than soft brain tissue. New national guidelines developed to improve sepsis-related care18:45 A UVA Health doctor and other leading national experts have developed important new guidelines to improve care for patients who develop sepsis, a dangerous full-body infection that kills at least 350,000 Americans every year. Researchers create virtual cells to accelerate drug discovery efforts18:45 Mitochondria - tiny structures that convert nutrients into energy - are often depicted as discrete kidney bean-shaped objects. |
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