Partial knee replacements for osteoarthritis performed by trainee surgeons last as long as those performed by more experienced consultants

Aotearoa New Zealand’s flightless parrot, the kākāpō, evolved two different color types to potentially help them avoid detection by a now-extinct apex predator, Lara Urban at Helmholtz AI, Germany and colleagues from the Aotearoa New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Māori iwi Ngāi Tahu, report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, publishing September 10th. The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is a nocturnal, flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand. It experienced severe population ...

Embargoed until Tuesday September 10 at 19:00 (BST) Pregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and mental health problems. New research from Newcastle University has found that women who are what is termed “food insecure” are up to four times more likely to have poor mental health - such as stress, anxiety, and depression - than those who don’t struggle to afford or access food. The mums-to-be are also at increased risk of obesity, developing diabetes during their pregnancy and dental problems, the two studies published ...

Humans, livestock and companion animals benefit from virus-based vaccines and gene therapies, but crops do not. This paradox is highlighted by an international research group led by the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP) within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in an article published in the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Bioengineering. The study proposes a roadmap to use attenuated viruses to enhance performance of crops, making them more resistant to extreme and changing climate ...

About The Study: In 2023, all 3 payer markets (commercial insurance, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid managed care) for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services were highly concentrated, but concentration varied and was highest in Medicare Part D. While CVS Caremark held the dominant share in all 3 payer markets, each of the PBMs appeared focused on a different payer: Express Script’s largest share was in the commercial market, while Optum Rx’s and CVS Caremark’s were in Medicare Part D and Medicaid ...

New research published in NEJM and presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid (9-13 Sept) shows that a new class of insulin that is injected once a week is as effective as daily insulin injections for effective and safe blood sugar management in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study is by Dr Carol Wysham, MultiCare Rockwood Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Spokane, WA, USA, and colleagues. When patients with type 2 diabetes find their oral medications alone can no longer control their blood sugar, insulin therapy is added and injection frequency (having daily injections) is among the main factors that can contribute ...

New research published in The Lancet and presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid (9-13 Sept) shows that a new class of insulin that only needs to be injected once weekly is as effective as daily insulin injections for effective blood sugar management in patients with type 1 diabetes. However, higher rates of hypoglycaemia using the new class means vigilance is needed for dose initiation and optimisation. The study is by Dr Richard M Bergenstal, ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When they become fathers, men who have an unhealthy, high-cholesterol diet can cause increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, in their daughters, a University of California, Riverside-led mouse study has found.  The research, published in the journal JCI Insight, is the first to demonstrate this result seen only in female offspring. CVD, the leading cause of death globally, is a group of disorders that affects the heart and blood vessels. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a leading risk factor ...

“For the first time, the present study revealed a critical role for protein palmitoylation in the development of a DNA damage-induced senescence phenotype.” BUFFALO, NY- September 10, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 16 on August 23, 2024, entitled, “2-Bromopalmitate treatment attenuates senescence phenotype in human adult cells - possible role of palmitoylation.” As ...

For paleontologists who study animals that lived long ago, fossilized remains tell only part of the story of an animal’s life. While a well-preserved skeleton can provide hints at what an ancient animal ate or how it moved, irrefutable proof of these behaviors is hard to come by. But sometimes, scientists luck out with extraordinary fossils that preserve something beyond the animal’s body. Case in point: in a new study published in the journal Current Biology, researchers found fossilized seeds in the stomachs of one of the earliest birds. This discovery shows that these birds were eating ...

In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed a novel screening tool to measure digital health readiness, which will be critical in addressing barriers to telehealth adoption among diverse patient populations. The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated many rapid changes in healthcare, including a shift to using telehealth services across the U.S. instead of traditional in-person doctor’s visits. This ensured that patients continued to receive vital care, while only needing access to a mobile device or computer with a webcam. But just because a ...