Month: November 2023

Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers

One in 200 newborns is admitted to a neonatal unit with sepsis caused by a bacteria commonly carried by their mothers — much greater than the previous estimate, say researchers. The team has developed an ultra-sensitive test capable of better detecting the bacteria, as it is missed in the vast majority of cases. Read Full […]

Published on November 29, 2023

Genome-wide association study in Alzheimer’s disease: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

BackgroundThousands of research studies concerning genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have been published in the last decades. However, a comprehensive understanding of the current research status and future development trends of GWAS in AD have not been clearly shown. In this study, we tried to gain a systematic overview of GWAS in […]

Published on November 29, 2023

Peripheral inflammation and neurocognitive impairment: correlations, underlying mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Cognitive impairments, such as learning and memory deficits, may occur in susceptible populations including the elderly and patients who are chronically ill or have experienced stressful events, including surgery, infection, and trauma. Accumulating lines of evidence suggested that peripheral inflammation featured by the recruitment of peripheral immune cells and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines may […]

Published on November 29, 2023