HPV vaccination can prevent cervical cancer. Currently, there are two vaccines focused on this virus and its most dangerous types. Both are effective against HPV 16 and 18,…
Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) underdiagnosed or overdiagnosed? The answer seems to depend on the population. A study published in the journal Pediatrics showed that minority children were less…
For some patients, nutritional supplements can play a role in boosting the immune system and priming the body to better react to certain pathogens. Olive leaf extract has…
The use of antibiotics disrupts the ecology of the microbiome in three important ways. First, antibiotic therapy can lead to secondary infection, as in antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by…
Probiotics can both restore and establish the microbiome after disruption by antibiotics. When the microbiome is compromised by antibiotic therapy, resulting in conditions such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, probiotics…
Neural networks (a.k.a. deep learning algorithms) can be used to teach computers to distinguish various types of disease via prior analysis of massive amounts of clinical data.
While influenza vaccination remains the top recommendation of physicians for protecting against the flu, there are other preventive measures that still need to become more widely adopted. Many…
The Proteomic Assessment of Preterm Birth (PAPR) study conducted by Sera Prognostics, Inc. has yielded information that led to the development of a test which can help physicians…
Each month we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
