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The implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced the incidences of S. pneumoniae and Salmonella spp. among nine major pathogens of invasive bacterial infection (IBI) in children, reports a study.

Habitual consumption of coffee may be protective against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), suggests a longitudinal study from Australia.

Prenatal maternal anxiety is correlated with markers of epigenetic age acceleration in male infants, irrespective of other genetic, socioeconomic, or obstetric risk factors, according to a recent study

The chances of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss after withdrawing nucleo(s)tide analogue (NUC) treatment depend on factors such as patient ethnicity, end-of-treatment antigen levels, and HBV genotype, a new study reports.

The Stanford neuromodulation therapy (SNT), a high-dose intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) protocol with functional-connectivity-guided targeting, demonstrates better efficacy than sham stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, according to the results of a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

The use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic does not reduce compliance to social distancing or other public health control measures, a recent study has found.