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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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UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said…
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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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A hydrogel that allows for quick burn dressing changes while minimizing pain
Credit: Bioactive Materials (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.09.003 An advanced hydrogel that promotes wound healing for second-degree burns and can be dissolved…
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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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Calcium supplementation in people under the age of 35 improves bone mass
Effect of calcium supplmentation on bone mineral density (BMD) in each site. Credit: eLife (2022). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.79002 Calcium supplementation in…
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US Preventive Services Task Force recommends syphilis screening for at-risk persons
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends syphilis screening for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults who have ever been…
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Study identifies how cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate cancer
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111404 Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London,…
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Selective abortion of girls occurs—for different reasons—among Indian and Chinese diaspora
Conditional sex ratio (CSR) of second and third order births in the UK by mother’s country of birth. CSRs shown…
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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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Young women who reduce binge drinking could decrease risk of COVID-19 infection, study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women in their mid 20s who reported frequent binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic were more…
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Study probes function of Huntington’s disease protein in injured neurons
A montage of three images of single striatal neurons transfected with a disease-associated version of huntingtin, the protein that causes…
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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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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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Greater predicted life expectancy confirms importance of HIV/AIDS treatment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Since the introduction of the first antiretroviral therapy (ART) drug for HIV/AIDS treatment 35 years ago,…
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Regularly exercising with weights linked to lower risk of death
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Regularly exercising with weights is linked to a lower risk of death from any cause, with…
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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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Prepare for the twindemic! Health chiefs warn Covid will strike at same time as flu this winter
Tens of millions of Britons are being urged to rush forward for their Covid and flu jabs amid warnings of…
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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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Diet high in guar gum fiber limits inflammation and delays multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice
Credit: Naomi M. Fettig et al, Cell Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111328 Diets high in guar gum, a common food additive…
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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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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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War and journey metaphors for describing mental disorders
Frequencies per 1000 words of WAR metaphors in the Patient and Professional datasets of the complete corpus. Credit: Metaphor and…
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Biden administration announces national plan to end hunger by 2030
The White House on Tuesday released a national plan to end hunger by 2030, an ambitious goal that would be…
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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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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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Trans men and nonbinary people asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy. But evidence for this is murky
When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant…
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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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How successful were social distancing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic? New research points to two key factors
Credit: Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University By now, it’s settled science: social distancing helps prevent the spread of highly infectious viruses, such…
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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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Cancer-stricken woman, 49, ‘saw her disease vanish after resorting to magic mushrooms and cannabis’
A woman who fought off cancer saw her tumours return once she stopped taking cannabis and magic mushrooms, doctors have…
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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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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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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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Lassa virus endemic area may expand dramatically in coming decades
A study led by Scripps Research and the University of Brussels shows that the risk of exposure to Lassa virus,…
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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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Scientists studying fatal muscle wasting disease make significant discovery
Skeletal muscle fibers. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / Public domain Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by…
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Language learning difficulties in children linked to brain differences
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Developmental language disorder (DLD) is an extremely common disorder, affecting approximately two children in every classroom.…
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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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Breakthrough brings potential glioblastoma drug into focus
A new type of small molecule drug, the first to target circadian clock proteins as a way to treat glioblastoma,…
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Immune cells more susceptible to being suppressed allow acceptance of transplanted organs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients who receive organ transplants must take powerful medications to prevent the immune system from rejecting…
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Long-term memories a matter of order, not just repetition
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Long-term memories rely on both the repetition of events and an intricate neurological learning process in…
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Being lonely and unhappy accelerates aging more than smoking, study finds
Research confirms: Psychological issues can accelerate your pace of aging. Credit: Fedor Galkin Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the…
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