Extreme heat exposure worsens child malnutrition
Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries — threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell University research finds. Linking survey and geocoded weather data over more than 20 years, a study of more than 32,000 West African children ages 3-36 months found that average […]
Genotype Tied to Azathioprine Discontinuation for Toxicity
Patients with inflammatory conditions who have the CC genotype were at greater risk both for discontinuing the use of azathioprine (Imuran) due to hematopoietic toxicity and for needing to switch to lower doses, a retrospective cohort study found. In a competing-risk analysis involving over 1,400 such patients starting on azathioprine, those who carried the CC […]
COVID Toddler Vax Clears Major Hurdle
An advisory committee recommended that the FDA give emergency use authorization (EUA) to both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschool kids. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 21-0 in favor of expanded access to each vaccine, in another unanimous decision that the benefits of the vaccines […]
Carbs, sugary foods may influence poor oral health
The foods we eat on a regular basis influence the makeup of the bacteria — both good and bad — in our mouths. And researchers are finding that this collective of bacteria known as the oral microbiome likely plays a large role in our overall health, in addition to its previously known associations with tooth […]
Novel theory of entropy may solve materials design issues
A challenge in materials design is that in both natural and humanmade materials, volume sometimes decreases, or increases, with increasing temperature. While there are mechanical explanations for this phenomenon for some specific materials, a general understanding of why this sometimes happens remains lacking. However, a team of Penn State researchers has come up with a […]
Opinion | It’s Time to Double Down on Infection Prevention
I’m both an infectious disease physician and a healthcare epidemiologist. I’ve prepared for a respiratory viral pandemic for my entire career — but there’s no way I could have anticipated the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we reflect on the experiences of the past 2 years, we should look for ways to fortify our […]
How moles change into melanoma
Moles and melanomas are both skin tumors that come from the same cell called melanocytes. The difference is that moles are usually harmless, while melanomas are cancerous and often deadly without treatment. In a study published today in eLife Magazine, Robert Judson-Torres, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) researcher and University of Utah (U of U) […]
How Can a Man Reduce His Anger?
What causes a man to be angry? Anger is a normal emotion that both men and women experience. It is often misunderstood and can affect your emotional and mental health. Anger is sometimes called a secondary emotion, meaning it happens in response to another emotion like fear or sadness. Some experts suggest that anger and […]
Year in Review: HIV
Long-acting therapies headlined a year of continued drug development, both in the treatment and prevention of HIV. Meanwhile, CDC recommended a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for certain patients living with advanced or untreated HIV to boost their protection. Cabotegravir’s Big Year The year started with the approval of cabotegravir-rilpivirine (Cabenuva), the first […]
Are Ringworm and Candida the same?
Ringworm and Candida are not the same. While they are both fungal infections, they are caused by different types of fungi, and affect different parts of the body. No. Ringworm is a fungal infection and Candida is a family of fungi species that cause an infection called candidiasis. Ringworm and candidiasis are both fungal infections, […]