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A good night’s sleep is a tonic to remember
Scientists are studying how positive thoughts can be reactivated in brain circuits during sleep and, in the process, improve your…
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New insights into how feet work when people walk
Some contemporary shoes curve up under the toes, forcing the toes into dorsiflexion at all times. Credit: Dennis Maney /…
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Increased risk of cancer in children born to mothers with epilepsy using high-dose folic acid during pregnancy
Cumulative incidence of first onset of childhood cancer recorded from birth until 20 years of age with or without maternal…
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Survey finds alarming number of young women have no plans of getting mammograms
Although recent guidelines state women at average risk should start mammograms at age 40, a new national survey by Orlando…
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COVID-19 vaccines, boosters and prior infection provide durable protection against severe outcomes of infection
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study of more than 10 million North Carolinians, published this week in the Journal…
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Not pursuing your goals during the pandemic is good for your mental health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who shelved their long-term goals during the pandemic were better able to avoid anxiety and…
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Health inequity may drive higher symptom burden in childhood cancer survivors
Melissa Hudson, M.D., co-author Les Robison, Ph.D., St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control chair, I-Chang Huang, Ph.D., co-author…
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Woman who went to the ER for bloating is stunned to discover she’s actually SIX MONTHS pregnant
A woman who went to the emergency room for bloating and constipation was stunned to discover that she was actually…
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‘Huge breakthrough’ for Alzheimer’s: Experimental drug ‘significantly slowed decline of patients’
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows the mental and physical deterioration of those suffering the early stages of the disease, its manufacturers…
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Offering health care services at livestock marts can help remove stigma of seeking help among agricultural community
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Offering health care services in livestock marts can help to take away the stigma associated with…
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Fasting-mimicking diet reduces signs of dementia in mice
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111417 Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting appear to reduce signs of…
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As few as 1 in 5 COVID cases may have been counted worldwide, mathematical models suggest
a, Meyer wavelets of different levels of underreporting. b, Frequency response plots for Meyer wavelets of different levels of underreporting.…
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Could greater prescription of medical cannabis be a solution to the opioid crisis?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Medical cannabis could be an important alternative to opioids when managing pain, a new study of…
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Nutrition labels to move to front of packaging under Biden plan
To help consumers ascertain the nutritional value of foods more easily, the Biden administration said Tuesday it will propose putting…
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Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
Tissue biopsied with a novel imaging system based on 2-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM) is showing promising results. The system, described…
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Advanced melanoma survival improves significantly when immunotherapy is given before targeted therapy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20…
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It’s the Arnie effect! Pumping iron in your 70s can help you live longer, study suggests
It’s the Arnie effect! Pumping iron in your 70s can help you live longer, study suggests Research shows exercise in…
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Blood test could predict who is likely to get long COVID
Blood test could predict who is likely to get long COVID. Credit: UCL A blood test taken at the time…
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Set up reserve lab capacity now for faster response to the next pandemic, say researchers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers say a “human bottleneck,” due to historical cuts in public health funding, delayed the UK’s…
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UK government media risks spurning regulations on promotion of prescription medications
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recent media releases/statements on new prescription-only medicines (POMs), issued by the UK Department of Health and…
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Voice-control smart devices might hinder kids’ social and emotional development, says expert
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Voice-control smart devices, such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Home might hinder children’s social and emotional…
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Weight-loss study shows if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Gaining back pounds as soon as a diet is over is all too common for people…
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Don’t go on a weight-loss diet if you’re not obese…, Harvard study hints
Going on a dramatic weight loss diet when you’re not obese could actually harm your health years later, a major…
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Machine-learning method shows neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Neurodegenerative diseases—like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s—are complicated, chronic ailments…
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Millions of Americans will save on Medicare fees next year
President Joe Biden walks with Bob Parant, Medicare beneficiary with Type 1 diabetes, as they arrive to speak at an…
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Diabetes: TXNIP involved in increased secretion of glucagon from pancreatic alpha cells
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In diabetes research over the past two decades, Anath Shalev, M.D., has shown that the protein…
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New book trains crisis negotiators for life-or-death calls
Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Sometimes the caller is vague: “I’m in the garage” or “I’m on the bridge.” When calls…
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Pregnant women who take Tylenol ‘more likely to have children with ADHD and behavioural problems’
Pregnant women who take Tylenol during pregnancy are a FIFTH more likely to have children with ADHD and sleep problems,…
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Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment
Chronic meyloid leukemia under a microscope. Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions…
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Energy drinks: A quarter of children in the UK ‘consume at least one energy drink on a school-day’
There has been a stark rise in Britons’ thirst for caffeinated drinks – at least 600 million litres are drunk…
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Biogen to fork over $900 million to settle claims it bribed doctors to prescribe MS drugs
Drug giant Biogen agrees to pay $900million to settle allegation it BRIBED doctors to prescribe multiple sclerosis medication Biogen allegedly…
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Scientists sound alarm over little-known STI in US resistant to EVERY antibiotic used against it
A ‘silent-spreader’ STI which can cause infertility is feared to be evolving into a superbug. Mycoplasma genitalium, also known as…
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Alzheimer’s disease: Reduced signals in the brain’s forgotten cells
Associate Professor Rune Enger at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Oslo. Credit: Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,…
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Eggs: Study finds people who eat eggs five times a week are ‘healthier’
An egg a day might keep the flab at bay! Study finds people who eat eggs five times a week…
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Biden unveils plan for mandatory traffic light nutrition labels on all food and drink
The Biden Administration wants to make traffic light nutrition labels mandatory on the front of food packaging as part of…
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EU assessing Moderna’s Omicron jab
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The EU’s medicines watchdog said Tuesday it was assessing Moderna’s COVID-19 booster jab for new strains…
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A predictive biomarker of response to therapy in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer
A total of 166 patients with mCRCBRAF-V600E were included in the study from discovery (n = 46), validation (n = 52) and control (n = 68)…
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New findings on the effects of COVID-19 on the colon
Graphical abstract. Credit: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022). DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810451 Although SARS-CoV-2 infections mainly attack the lungs, in many…
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A former anorexic shares how she has come to love her body after identifying her triggers
A woman whose weight plummeted to just five-and-a-half stone as she battled anorexia said ditching ‘toxic men’ and the gym…
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Removing binding sites for an oncogene can slow down cancer cell growth
Strategy of the CGE method to lineage-trace cells with distinct genome editing events using sequence tags with silent or near-silent…
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Anti-TNF continuation after 24 weeks of pregnancy beneficial to persons with IBD, does not affect neonatal outcomes
Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0…
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Harms reporting is inconsistent across organ cancer guidelines
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A review of 33 organ-specific cancer screening guidelines has found that the reporting of harms related…
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Botox ‘may banish the blues’
Botox fanatics rave about its wrinkle-busting properties. But researchers believe the injections might have another benefit — warding off the…
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Researchers identify new model of Alzheimer’s as an autoimmune disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the Krembil Brain Institute, part of the University Health Network, have proposed a new…
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Would Labour’s £2billion-a-year NHS rescue plan REALLY save the NHS? Unions welcome workforce plan
Labour’s emergency £2billion plan to fix the ailing NHS by reinstating the 45p tax rate for the country’s richest people…
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New study reveals undercount of Cook County opioid deaths
Lee Friedman is leading five studies on opioid deaths in Cook County that are funded by the CDC. Credit: Joshua…
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New study IDs what brings our senses and thoughts together
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our ability to think, decide, remember recent events and more, comes from our brain’s neocortex. Now…
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Ask the pediatrician: Are there ways to avoid heavy metals in baby food?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Q: How do I avoid heavy metals in the food I feed my baby? A: News…
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Parents are urged to book MMR jabs for children after uptake slumped during Covid pandemic
Parents are urged to book MMR jabs for children after uptake slumped during Covid pandemic Fears cases could soar with one…
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Struggling GPs under pressure could refuse to see patients and send them to other surgeries
Struggling GPs could refuse to see patients: Under-pressure family doctors will be allowed to turn down appointment requests and send…
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