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Specialist support helps new moms with severe mental illness reduce relapse risk New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, and in partnership with…

New workflow identifies shared cancer targets, advancing immunotherapy In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers identify shared immunogenic neoantigens in various cancers using the Splicing Neo Antigen Finder (SNAF) workflow,…

Using AI to break the opioid addiction cycle When Ben Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, thinks about the opioid epidemic, he views the problem on a molecular level. Painkillers…

Bladder and gut fermentation syndromes: Uncommon disorders with significant implications In a recent review published in the journal BMI Medicine, researchers reviewed existing data on bladder fermentation syndrome (BFS) pathophysiology, diagnosis,…

Link between long-term hyperglycemia and upper-limb musculoskeletal conditions revealed In a recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers used genetic techniques to test the causal link between glycemia,…

Study suggests gut phages may be involved in the development of asthma In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers investigated the relationship between early-life gut virome,…

Comprehensive analysis of more than 2 million SARS-CoV-2 samples detects co-infections and intra-host recombination In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a group of researchers evaluated the prevalence of co-infection and…

Overcoming adherence challenges: Innovative patch enables controlled drug delivery A recent study published in Nature Communications showcased a breakthrough in transdermal drug delivery. Scientists have developed an electrically activated patch with biocompatible…

Study shows promise of gene-based screening to fight colorectal cancer Hereditary risk of colorectal cancer should be assessed in a more comprehensive way, shows a study led by researchers at…

Study links teenage stress to cardiometabolic risk later in life Young adults who reported higher stress during their teenage years to adulthood were more likely to have high blood pressure,…

Immune checkpoint inhibitor target found to promote skin cancer growth Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an important target for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies that block its signaling and boost T-cell activity.…

An anal abscess is a painful condition in which a collection of pus develops near the anus. Most anal abscesses are a result of infection from small anal glands. The most common type…