Category: 6. Health

People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers. Participants…

Dr. Cassandra Clift’s career exemplifies the strength of interdisciplinary science. With roots in biomedical engineering and a growing research portfolio in cardiovascular biology, she draws on a wide range of expertise — from…

Giving antibiotics to women within 24 hours of an obstetric tear during childbirth is associated with a reduced risk of larger/clinically relevant wound complications, find the results of a clinical trial from Denmark published by…

Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard care, finds a clinical trial published by…

Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year.

Getting vaccinated can reduce…

Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions. The reviews were commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to inform…

Introduction
BEVs: Structure and function
BEVs in PCOS
BEVs in endometriosis
Clinical potential of BEVs
Research frontiers and limitations
Conclusions
References
Further reading

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) play a crucial role in mediating…