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How Dietary Arginine Enhances Antitumor and Antiviral Defenses

Dietary arginine availability directly drives MHC class I translation to enhance host immunity against cancer and viral infection.

Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Shows Comparable Tricuspid Outcomes

A matched cohort study found no significant differences in tricuspid regurgitation progression between left bundle branch area pacing and conventional cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

Sleep risk stratification using artificial intelligence to analyze physiologic signals recorded during an overnight sleep study.

AI Finds Long-Term Health Risks During Sleep

Sleep risk stratification using a foundation model identified five groups with distinct mortality and disease trajectories.

Tick in Illinois woodland representing the rising incidence of tick-borne diseases across the state.

Bourbon Virus Among Illinois Tick-Borne Disease Threats

Tick-borne diseases increased across Illinois, with every county reporting at least one human case over 19 years.

Hospital-at-Home Supported Safe Kidney Transplant Recovery

Early Hospital-at-Home transfer after kidney transplant reduced hospital stay and healthcare costs while maintaining comparable one-year clinical outcomes, graft survival and readmission rates in a propensity score matched study.

First Human Trial Begins for Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine

First human trials for Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine begin amid a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Protein Breakfast Offset Genetic Glucose Response Risk

A randomised crossover trial found that individuals with the MTNR1B GG genotype had a greater glucose response to a carbohydrate rich breakfast, while a protein enriched breakfast eliminated significant genotype differences.

Patients with IBD Report Gaps in Sexuality Discussions

A qualitative study found sexuality discussions in inflammatory bowel disease care were often absent, with patients reporting unmet information needs and identifying trust and clinician competence as essential for meaningful conversations.

Flexible Cystoscopy Costs Favoured Reusable Devices

A real-world outpatient analysis found reusable flexible cystoscopes were markedly cheaper per procedure than single-use devices, although nursing staff strongly preferred the workflow advantages of single-use systems.

Diabetes Technology Introduced New Patient Challenges

Modern diabetes technology brought new challenges, including device waste, travel, insurance hurdles, and digital security concerns.