Narrative review examines perinatal microbiota influences and evidence gaps in dogs and cats
How a Puppy's First Breath Shapes Its Future Health
This narrative review explores the role of perinatal microbiota, maternal factors, and birth environments in dogs and cats.
Your dog or cat's immune system starts building before they are even born, and the way they enter the world changes everything.
Narrative review examines TCM herbal extracts and formulas regarding cholestatic liver injury
Your Gut Holds The Key To Liver Health
This narrative review synthesizes existing literature on the association between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal extracts and form…
Unbalanced gut bacteria disrupt bile flow and trigger liver inflammation, but Traditional Chinese Medicine strategies may restore balance an…
Review links oral microbiome dysbiosis to malignant transformation in oral lichen planus
Bacteria That Turn Harmful Mouth Sores Into Cancer
This narrative review synthesizes evidence regarding oral microbiome dysbiosis as a potential driver of malignant transformation in oral lic…
Changing the bad bacteria in your mouth could stop a painful sore from becoming cancer.
Fecal microbiota transplantation shows efficacy for recurrent C. difficile infection, IBD, and autism spectrum disorder in children
A Gut Reset Treatment Is Helping Sick Kids Bounce Back
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 studies evaluated fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in children with recurrent C.
A gut bacteria transplant helps children with stubborn infections, bowel disease, and autism symptoms, though kids with IBD face more side e…
Scoping review of 60 sources in LMICs identifies barriers to AI adoption and governance gaps
AI Could Transform Care in Poor Countries, If We Fix These Gaps
This scoping review mapped 60 literature sources regarding AI governance, ethical, regulatory, or implementation issues in low- and middle-i…
AI could transform care in poor countries, but most rely on non-representative data and fewer than 10% of institutions offer structured trai…
Network meta-analysis compares preventive measures for esophageal variceal bleeding in 6510 cirrhosis patients
New Combo Stops Bleeding Better Than Old Drugs
This network meta-analysis synthesizes data from 6510 patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices regarding primary preventive meas…
Combining two specific medicines stops dangerous stomach bleeding better than older single-drug treatments for people with advanced liver sc…
Meta-analysis of 7,750 saliva samples validates non-invasive disease prediction models for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, and PLHIV
Spit Test Could Predict Multiple Diseases
This meta-analysis reviewed public 16S saliva data from 22 cohorts involving 7,750 samples to assess multi-disease prediction models.
A simple spit test might soon predict multiple diseases at once, offering a non-invasive way to check for serious health conditions without …
Meta-analysis of 9 studies estimates HCV seroprevalence of 3.63% among African refugees and displaced persons
Hidden Virus Threats Among Displaced People
This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of 9 studies estimated hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among refugees, asylum…
A new look at data shows hepatitis C is very common among refugees and displaced people in Africa, where they often face huge barriers to ge…
Cross-sectional data suggest IgG glycans discriminate inflammatory bowel disease from controls
A Simple Blood Test May Spot Crohn's and Colitis Early
This cross-sectional study analyzed 1,367 plasma samples from individuals with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, healthy controls, and …
A simple blood test reveals a sugar pattern that spots inflammatory bowel disease early and shows how the illness quietly ages the body.
Gemcitabine exposure associated with higher TP53 and PI3K pathway alterations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumors
AI Finds Hidden Keys to Pancreatic Cancer Survival
This cohort study analyzed 184 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumors to assess the association between gemcitabine exposure and molecular …
Age and gemcitabine exposure drive distinct genetic patterns in pancreatic cancer, directly influencing survival rates for patients with key…
Narrative review outlines clinical framework for managing primary Sjögren's disease with interstitial lung disease
New Hope for Sjögren's Patients with Lung Scarring
A narrative review synthesizes evidence on managing primary Sjögren's disease with interstitial lung disease, highlighting a pragmatic clini…
Lung scarring in Sjögren's disease can be deadly, but new strategies targeting specific disease patterns offer a path forward for patients.
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Improve Survival and Response Rates in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Compared to Standard Therapy
New Drug Gives Liver Cancer Patients More Time
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) versus standard therapy or placebo in patients with h…
A new drug helps the immune system fight liver cancer, giving patients more time and better survival rates compared to standard treatments.