Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may see a modestly reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with the use of long-acting insulin analogues, compared to the use of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin. In new findings, insulin glargine and detemir had modest associations with a reduced risk of MACE compared to NPH insulin, but results for insulin degludec were determined inconclusive due to wide confidence intervals (CI). Continue reading →

There's a reason that lacy Valentines, heart-shaped candies, emojis, pillows, and other similarly designed ephemera are so popular. Continue reading →

Morphogens are molecules that are secreted and aid inpattern formation in developing tissues. They are essential for both embryonic development and adult tissue repair Continue reading →

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A father-of-two with an "extremely generous nature" died in his kitchen a day after returning home from a night out in Liverpool. Continue reading →

Doctors operate on a hydatid disease patient at Lhasa People's Hospital in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 31, 2020. Continue reading →

At the end of this decade, there will be 25% of the Spanish and European population over the age of 65. The risk of social isolation increases with age due to important factors such as widowhood and retirement. Over the past ten years, people in our country in a state of unwanted loneliness have gone from 9% to about 12%., which means over-consumption of drugs or excessive absence from work. Continue reading →

For almost three years, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stubbornly refused to admit that infection with Sars-CoV-2 provides robust immunity which is broader and more enduring than vaccine-acquired immunity, even though this had been demonstrated in numerous studies. It meant that people who had infection-acquired immunity often healthcare workers were still forced to get vaccinated or lose their jobs Continue reading →

Sydney researchers have raised concerns about the over-prescribing of asthma preventer medicine. More than seven out of 10 patients over the age of 12 are affected. Continue reading →

Wondering about the social effects of COVID-19 restrictions such as limiting gatherings, orders closing businesses, quarantines and social distancing? Feeling out of sorts when considering socializing? The social effects have been described by some as loneliness and social isolation. Continue reading →