A naturally occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the effectiveness of some anticancer agents, including doxorubicin, one of the most widely used chemotherapies, and a…
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Application of the PECARN prediction rule for febrile infants up to 90 days of age: a multi-center study | BMC Pediatrics
Aronson PL, Thurm C, Alpern ER, Alessandrini EA, Williams DJ, Shah SS, et al. Variation in care of the febrile young infant < 90 days in US pediatric emergency departments. Pediatrics. 2014;134(4):667–77.
Ramgopal S, Walker LW, Tavarez MM,…
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Bipolar and major depressive disorders: associations with serum zonulin levels and rs2070937 polymorphism | BMC Psychiatry
Ferrari A. Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Psychiatry [Internet]. 2022 Feb 1 [cited 2025 Aug…
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Study reveals the effectiveness of Painimation in decoding pain for sickle cell patients
Pain is a constant, complex companion that clinicians often struggle to understand and measure for people living with sickle cell disease. Traditional pain scales reduce this deeply personal experience to a single number that is…
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‘Our bleeding disorders research findings in Ireland are changing practices internationally’ – The Irish Times
What is your research about?
I work mainly on inherited bleeding disorders, which include well-known ones such as haemophilia and lesser-known ones like von Willebrand disease. What they have in common is that they make people more prone to…
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Empowering early detection of dementia with a dual approach involving AI and patient input
Few primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The limited time that primary care clinicians are able to spend with patients, the need to focus on the health problems…
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Adrenalectomy in Patients With High BMI
Adrenalectomy is a complex, low-volume procedure — only around 7,000 are performed annually in the U.S. compared to about a million gallbladder surgeries.
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‘I was 47 at the time, and the only person in my family who has never smoked’ – The Irish Times
Samantha Vaughan went to see her GP after her symptoms of long Covid didn’t seem to be improving.
She was referred for ENT (ear, nose and throat) examinations, along with a chest X-ray. “I was feeling breathless and fatigued and although it…
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New malaria treatment could fight growing threat of drug resistance
An experimental drug was effective against malaria in a new study, potentially offering a much-needed buffer against the rising threat of drug resistance.
The drug, known as GanLum, is made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. In a…
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Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may cut cancer death risk by over half? New study reveals shocking truth
When we talk about medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, the conversation often centres on weight loss, blood sugar control and body-image transformations….
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