Day September 16, 2024

Credit: August de Richelieu from Pexels Most of us probably think we have a pretty good idea of what a “balanced diet” looks like. And a lot of us may be wrong. “I don’t love the term,” which can give…

Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that. In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes and what’s known as metabolic…

Credit: Antoni Shkraba from Pexels Following the news of her cancer diagnosis in March 2024, Catherine, Princess of Wales recently released a personal update about her treatment, expressing relief that her course of chemotherapy was now complete. Millions of people…

As the Australian government considers banning social media for children, Flinders University researchers warn that TikTok “fitspiration” videos reinforce harmful gendered body ideals and often propagate bogus health information. A new study analyzed a sample of 200 fitspiration videos on…

For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain. Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain’s smell centers, the olfactory bulb. The particles…

Flexibility might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about health and fitness, but it’s one of the most important aspects of maintaining your body’s overall well-being. Simply put, flexibility is all about how easily…

More than 39 million people around the world could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, according to a study published in The Lancet. The new study by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project is the…

In IVF treatment, embryos are traditionally transferred to the uterus three days after fertilization. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. It was assumed that this increases the chance of a successful pregnancy.…

by Susannah M. Briskin, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Generations of kids have grown up bouncing on backyard trampolines. And with the new popularity of trampoline parks, even more are getting into the game. But is this a safe…

Vaping may look cool when you’re young, but it appears to be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns. College students who vape have lower cognitive function scores than those who don’t, researchers reported Sunday at the…

Beans may sometimes give you gas, but one expert says that shouldn’t stop you from finding ways to include them in your diet. Why? Because they are packed with nutrients that contribute to good health. “Beans are in a unique…

Craig Dixon, a nurse in the ICU at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, pets therapy dogs with the Buckeye Paws Program. Dixon says a visit from the certified dog-handler teams not only puts a smile on his face,…

High-throughput drug screen in 3D spheroid models of DDEC. Credit: Gynecologic Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1016 A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has found that digoxin, a drug widely used to treat congestive heart failure, is an effective…

What does giddiness or joy or anger feel like? To a group of autistic adults participating in a Rutgers study, giddiness manifests like “bees”; small moments of joy are like “a nice coffee in the morning” that yields “a sense…

by Clare Collins, Erin Clarke, Jordan Stanford and María Gómez Martín, This article is republished from original article. Citation: What is ‘health at every size’ lifestyle counseling? How does it compare with weight-focused treatments? (2024, September 16) health-size-lifestyle-weight-focused.html . .…

Credit: olia danilevich from Pexels Cardiovascular health behaviors and overall cardiovascular health were directly associated with adolescent brain development and cognitive function, according to UTHealth Houston research published recently in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity. Led by first…

A detailed view of the novel LED device that whose orange and blue wavelengths alternate 19 times per second, resulting in a light that emits a soft white glow. The hand at right is that of ophthalmologist Jay Neitz of…

Patients who live in rural communities, Hispanic patients and Black patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy are less likely to receive annual diabetic eye exams than white patients, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The findings…

The much-hyped AI products like ChatGPT may provide medical doctors and health care professionals with information that can aggravate patients’ conditions and lead to serious health consequences, a study suggests. Researchers considered three nutrition-related diseases in their study, with two…

A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle on Aug. 3, 2018. Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File Hot flashes and night sweats are among the most infamous menopause maladies. But you might want to pay attention…

by Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (INBEB) Schematic illustrating the effects of p53C and M237I in driving the conversion of p63C and p73C droplets into amyloid aggregates at physiologically relevant temperatures. Heparin prevents the…

The 1-repetition maximum strength testing posture and holding posture of the (A) fatigue protocol, (B, top row; F) single-leg forward, (B, middle row; V) vertical, and (B, bottom row; BA) backward hopping tasks. F1/V1/BA1: initiation of the propulsion phase while…

New wearable sensors, developed by UH engineers, examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the brain. Credit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineering team has developed wearable sensors to examine eye movement to assess brain…

Ranking of biomarker criteria. Credit: Nature Aging (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00683-3 Biomarkers of aging are an emerging class of tools that allow for quantitative assessment of biological age and the impact of interventions targeting the aging process. These tools are proving…

Breathlessness drains at least $12B from the Australian economy every year in direct health and productivity costs, and people living with the condition are more likely to be unemployed and have diminished quality of life, according to new research from…

Immunotherapy, which works by enabling the body’s immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells improves long-term overall survival in patients with advanced melanoma in results from large international studies reported at ESMO 2024. Researchers leading the longest follow-up study…

A new guideline for health professionals treating people affected by unexplained infertility aims to enable them to better inform patients and increase the chances of pregnancy. Led by experts at the University of Adelaide, UNSW Sydney and Monash University, the…

Rationale of the systematic review (SR) methodology. Credit: OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1089 A new systematic review of pharmacogenomics clinical decision support systems used in clinical practice in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology suggests that…

Malnutrition continues to be a widespread issue in Australian aged care homes, but Griffith University researchers are striving to address the problem through the use of an early diagnostic tool. Dr. Marie-Claire O’Shea from the School of Health Sciences and…

In what could be a preview of an even greater disease burden for those workers in the artificial stone benchtop industry, Monash researchers have conducted a large study finding that those workers exposed to silica dust show a higher incidence…

Studies reported at ESMO 2024 reveal new groups of women with early-stage endometrial and cervical cancers who gain clinically meaningful benefit from adding immunotherapy to current standard treatments, while a first-in-human study found “promising” antitumor activity with a novel antibody…

In new research led by MIT scientists, virus-like particles (dark gray) coated in glycans (green) were administered via vaccination, triggering dendritic cells (light blue cell with long arms) to elicit T cell activation (gray circle) and a strong immune response.…

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels We all remember when the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 upended the comfort of our daily routines. Businesses were forced to adapt to limited ways of engaging with customers, with varied levels of success. Lockdown…

Specific taxa are affected by PPI use. Credit: Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (2024). DOI: 10.14309 Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are frequently prescribed to suppress stomach acid in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Prescribing rates of PPIs in children have risen…

An example gARG embedded in a pedigree. Credit: GENETICS (2024). DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae100 University of Glasgow researchers have helped to develop a new method for understanding the relationships between different DNA sequences and where they come from. This information has widespread…

Stimuli and procedure of the adaptation task. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66569-x A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning. Verbal communication isn’t just…

Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause pneumococcal disease, which includes pneumonia, meningitis, and ear, sinus and bloodstream infections. S. pneumoniae has developed resistance to commonly used antibiotics such as amoxicillin and azithromycin and is developing resistance to other drugs. Credit: NIAID,…

Overview of study findings. Credit: Brain (2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae121 There is a significant improvement in the cognition of children who have undergone brain surgery for epilepsy, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in Brain, retrospectively analyzed…

More than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or work due to pain from the condition, in a study of more than 17,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the U.S. That is a key finding…

Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be much higher by 2040 than previous projections have indicated. People…