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Modular communicative leadless ICD found to be safe and exceeds performance expectations
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Creativity and humor shown to promote well-being in older adults via similar mechanisms
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Riverside, California · RiversideIf fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. UC Riverside researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible treatments for birth defects.See the Story
Fruit fly wing research offers window into birth defects
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PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the hospital each week and spinning off new variants with depressing regularity. The virus's exceptional ability to change and evade immune defenses has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend annual updates to COVID-19 vaccines.See the Story
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
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District of Columbia · District of ColumbiaPatients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to use medical care in the emergency department, hospital or primary care office for two years after their visit when compared to patients initially seen by male gastroenterologists, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, held May 18–21, in Washington, D.C.See the Story
Patients seen by female gastroenterologists have less health care utilization than patients seen by male providers
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · PhiladelphiaThe sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption and assimilation, as part of this system. A team found that stimulation and inhibition of the sweet receptor helps regulate glucose metabolism in humans and may have implications for managing such metabolic disorders as diabetes.See the Story
Sweet taste receptor affects how glucose is handled metabolically by humans
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University of Michigan · Ann ArborA lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies suggests. In one of the studies, about 10% of children and 35% of adults who got an antibiotic prescription during an office visit had no specific reason for the antibiotic in their record.See the Story
Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse
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World Health Organization · ChadThe World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes, symptoms, spread and treatment of hepatitis E.See the Story
Chad hepatitis E outbreak: How the dangerous liver disease spreads and how it can be treated
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