Patients who undergo facial surgery think their surgical scars look worse than surgeons and independent observers do, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Surgeons and those not tied personally to the particular scarring felt similarly about how significant a scar appeared, but those who looked at their own faces had more negative feelings […]

Photo: Emily Olsen/MobiHealthNews The COVID-19 pandemic forced many patients and providers to utilize telehealth and other virtual methods of delivering care. But not everyone was able to switch to telehealth in 2020. Cancer screenings and outpatient visits decreased, leaving some of the most vulnerable and underserved communities without access to care. “We need to really be a lot more intentional and […]

<img class="aligncenter" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/researchers-may-have-u.jpg" alt="Researchers may have unlocked the blood-brain barrier" title="Fig. 1: Endothelial Unc5B controls BBB integrity. a Unc5B gene deletion strategy using tamoxifen injection in adult mice. b Immunofluorescence staining with the indicated antibodies and confocal imaging of adult brain sections at P67, 30 min after i.v cadaverine injection and reproduced on n = 4 Unc5B^{^fl/fl} and n = 5 Unc5BiECko brains. c Quantification […]

In a recent study published in the latest issue of the Journal Viruses, researchers studied the immune responses in Syrian hamsters re-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and B.1 variants three months after the primary infection. Study: Protective Immunity of the Primary SARS-CoV-2 Infection Reduces Disease Severity Post Re-Infection with Delta Variants in Syrian Hamsters. Image […]

Some hypervirulent strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm and the Paris Public Hospital Network (AP-HP) have discovered a mechanism that enables cells infected with Listeria monocytogenes to escape immune responses. This mechanism provides infected cells circulating in the blood with a higher probability […]

In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, a group of Chinese scientists revealed the oncometabolite role of progesterone in advanced prostate cancer and strategies to eliminate its oncogenic effect as an aspect of prostate cancer treatment. Androgen sustains the development of prostate cancer. Although androgen deprivation therapy and abiraterone eliminate the generation of androgen, disease progression is still inevitable. […]

Post-COVID illness is characterized by persistent symptoms of COVID-19 at least three months after an infection by SARS-CoV-2. Faced with the great diversity of symptoms and the emerging knowledge on the subject matter, the scientific and medical communities wish to better understand the evolution and the exact causes of this condition. Are they mainly due to the infection itself or […]

A fresh review of recent government surveys suggests the well-being of 73 million American kids is under strain and seems to be getting worse. The upshot: Anxiety, depression and behavioral problems appear to be on the rise, while the amount of time kids spent being physically active or getting preventive care has been on the decline. Parental emotional well-being and […]

In a recent study published Cell Reports Physical Science, scientists have described a virus-blocking textile that prevents transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) via repulsive Coulomb force and human body triboelectric energy harvesting. Study: Virus blocking textile for SARS-CoV-2 using human body triboelectric energy harvesting. Image Credit: Harry Wedzinga/Shutterstock Background With the progression of the coronavirus disease […]

Heartland virus, a rare and potentially fatal virus first identified in Missouri in 2009, has now been detected in ticks in Georgia, according to a new study. The study researchers from Emory University  sampled nearly 10,000 lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) in central Georgia, finding the Heartland virus in about 1 out of every 2,000 ticks sampled, they said in […]