Overweight, Obesity Common in Brazil Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

This article was originally published in Portuguese on Medscape . Almost one quarter of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have overweight or obesity, according to a study conducted in 14 public clinics in 10 Brazilian cities. The study, published this past January in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, found that these patients had a higher prevalence of traditional risk factors for micro- and macrovascular diabetes-related chronic complications. The […]

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Philadelphia lifts indoor mask mandate enacted 4 days ago

The indoor mask mandate that was reinstated in Philadelphia on Monday due to rising coronavirus cases has now been lifted because the situation is improving, the city’s health department said Thursday. The city’s Board of Health voted during a Thursday night meeting to rescind the mandate, according to the Philadelphia health department, which released a statement that cited “decreasing hospitalizations […]

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Scientists reveal how 35B5 antibody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

Since November 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has spread expeditiously all over the world and gradually superseded the previous attention-capturing the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). The Omicron variant harbors more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, leading to immune evasion from many therapeutic neutralizing antibodies. Therefore, it is of immense clinical significance to develop a potent neutralizing antibody against […]

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Establishment of a pancreatic cancer animal model using a hydrodynamic gene delivery method

Pancreatic cancer has a significantly poor prognosis; therefore, the development of effective treatments is an unmet clinical need. The major drawback in this field was the lack of useful model animals, which delayed the establishment of markers for early diagnosis and therapeutic options. The research group established an effective carcinogenesis method with wild-type rats by selectively introducing oncogenes into the […]

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