Italy observed the largest outbreak of locally acquired dengue ever recorded in mainland Europe during 2024 with almost 300 cases. Researchers have now analysed the outbreak to better understand how dengue virus might spread in European settings.

Fractures of the femoral neck are not simply due to insufficient bone density. Also significant is their nanostructure – the orientation of the collagen fibres that make up bones. This is suggested by research conducted by scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI using a new X-ray technique.

Joe Northup, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN has been elected the 40^th president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional organization of metabolic and bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals dedicated to the treatment of obesity and related diseases. 

In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Michigan researchers have identified a specific pocket within ERG and have developed a small molecule probe, called PBITE-1, that can bind to it.

Korea University Anam Hospital has recently established Korea’s first dedicated Center for Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), designed to comprehensively manage patients with severe or treatment-resistant reflux esophagitis who do not respond to conventional pharmacotherapy or experience recurrent symptoms.