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New research adds evidence to the benefits of ginger supplements for treating autoimmune diseases
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed a potentially important role ginger supplements can play in controlling inflammation for…
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Four things you need to know about your vulva
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to female anatomy, there’s still a lot that many of us don’t know.…
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Are COVID vaccines still free? Why it’s not so simple anymore
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Changes in how COVID-19 vaccines are paid for has already caused some confusion for the first…
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Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans’ credit scores
by Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect…
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Researcher: In sports, abuse is often dismissed as ‘good coaching’
Credit: wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock The head coach of the Welsh men’s rugby squad, Warren Gatland, has built a reputation as one of…
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Four reasons teens take part in social media challenges
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social media challenges are wide-ranging—both in the stunts they involve and the reasons why people do…
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Should retailers pay more to sell tobacco?
Credit: Mathew MacQuarrie on Unsplash New research into the impact of tobacco retailer licensing fees on tobacco availability has prompted…
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Better interventions to support speech and swallowing in individuals with Down syndrome
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Individuals with Down syndrome have vocational, educational, social and personal goals, all of which can be…
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Jamaica declares Dengue fever outbreak with hundreds of confirmed and suspected cases
Health officials in Jamaica have declared an outbreak of the dengue fever Saturday with at least 565 suspected, presumed and…
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Job frustrations can really be a heartbreaker for men
A job that’s demanding but less than rewarding may take a big toll on a man’s heart health, a large…
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Child car seat safety: Expert shares dos and don’ts to protect kids from accident injuries
Car accidents are a leading cause of death for kids. In 2021, 710 children in the U.S. under the age…
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Marital stress may be associated with worse patient‐reported outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Credit: CC0 Public Domain About 46% of American adults are divorced, widowed or have never been married, according to the…
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Cultural racism found to worsen health inequities between racial groups
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Racism expressed through cultural norms can perpetuate negative health outcomes for non-white groups, according to a…
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Type 2 diabetes a much greater risk for ‘night owls’ than for early birds, a ‘startling’ new study finds
Early risers could have a leg up on their health and well-being. A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
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COVID has changed how people view the environment and their relationship to it
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An appreciation of the environmental benefits of lockdowns, concern about how COVID-related products have contributed to…
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Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer’s disease during sleep and wakefulness
Photobiomodulation of brain cleansing of beta-amyloid during sleep. Credit: Frontiers Journals Photobiomodulation during sleep turns the brain into a washing…
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Cellular crosstalk between mother and offspring is more complex than expected
Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother’s body to adjust so that her immune system does not…
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Study discovers novel intracellular signaling mechanisms that promote melanoma growth
Credit: Green Laboratory Investigators led by Kathleen Green, Ph.D., the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology, have…
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Machine learning speeds up virtual drug screening by 10-fold
Boosting virtual screening with machine learning allowed for a 10-fold time reduction in the processing of 1.56 billion drug-like molecules.…
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AI model aims to predict how medicines taste
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team from the UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) and the UCL School of…
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Mechanoresilient cancer cells more prone to metastasis
The ability of cancer cells to metastasize, or spread from one part of the body to another, is one of…
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Three facts about acute lymphocytic leukemia in children
Credit: Mayo Clinic News Network September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The most common type of childhood cancer is acute…
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Using recombinase polymerase amplification for rapid and visual detection of monkey B virus
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Monkey B virus (BV) infection in humans and other macaque species has…
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Full-body MRIs are the latest celebrity-endorsed health craze. Will they save your life?
Students put headphones on a subject during a MRI test in the Biomedical Imaging Center in the Interdisciplinary Science and…
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Trans children who took puberty-blocking drugs had mental health issues, UK study found
Taking puberty-blocking drugs has been shown to cause mental health issues in trans children, according to a recent analysis from…
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Rare genetic variants involved in male-pattern hair loss identified
A receding hairline, a total loss of hair from the crown, and ultimately, the classical horseshoe-shaped pattern of baldness: Previous…
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Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A third of people hospitalized with COVID-19 have “abnormalities” in multiple organs months after getting infected,…
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NYU Langone Health named No. 1 in the nation for quality and patient safety
NYU Langone Health has once again been named No. 1 in the nation for quality and patient safety by Vizient…
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The role of the locus coeruleus, a ‘blue spot’ linked to sleep
Credit: Human Brain Project Researchers at the University of Liège (BE) Institute are using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI to…
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TB cases in England increase by 7% in the first half of 2023
Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) indicates that cases of TB in England increased by 7% in the…
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New resource helps people with learning disabilities understand the benefits of vaccinations
Credit: Beyond Words On Friday 22 September, researchers from the University of Hertfordshire and charity Beyond Words will launch a…
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When Children and Teens Self-Harm
By: Alia McKean, DO, MPH & Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, FAAP If the child you love is hurting so…
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Certain gut microbes may be linked to skeletal health
There is growing evidence that a relative abundance of certain gut microbes may be related to skeletal health, according to…
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One in three women have a baby in their first IVF cycle: Report
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The annual IVF report from UNSW reveals the latest numbers and trends in assisted reproductive technology.…
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Photobiomodulation in sleep has more therapeutic effects for Alzheimer’s disease than in wakefulness
It is well known that sleep is the best medication. However, it is still unknown why the brain recovers better…
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Study finds connection between gut microbiome and bone density
Microbiome diversity of the two cohorts. Both cohorts were separately evaluated for microbial composition and diversity. In each cohort, taxa…
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Researchers identify key regulators involved in genesis of multiple sclerosis lesions
By means of CRISPR screening, LMU researchers have provided the first ever comprehensive molecular characterization of T cell infiltration into…
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New research reveals gut microbiota link to colitis
Expression of Axin1 is upregulated in human IBD. (a) Axin1 mRNA expression in patients with UC and CD. Values for…
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New anticancer treatment technology targets cancer cell lysosomes and overcomes drug resistance
A groundbreaking anticancer treatment technology that selectively targets cancer cell lysosomes and overcomes drug resistance has been developed by Professor…
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Many low- and middle-income countries unprepared for the battle against cardiovascular disease, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most health care facilities in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unprepared to treat patients…
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Peptide vaccine targets H3K27M mutation in midline gliomas, shows promise in early trials
Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient’s immune system to proteins that are carrying…
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Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and body weight loss than semaglutide, shows meta-analysis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new meta-analysis combining 22 studies, to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European…
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Social relationships buffer the effects of negative childhood experiences on frailty
Frailty is a serious concern in later-life adults due to its association with additional health risks including disability, falls, hospitalization…
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Many Americans frustrated in search for low-cost COVID boosters
Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays. Some insurers…
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Global polio eradication effort faces challenges in meeting 2023 targets
An independent evaluation has indicated that the global campaign to eliminate polio is likely to fall short of achieving two…
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VAX-seq: the future of mRNA vaccine analysis and quality assurance?
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers proposed a simplified approach for analyzing messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines…
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Study links obesity and poor sleep
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has found people who sleep badly are also more likely to be obese.…
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Obesity maps: CDC reveals which US states have the highest body mass index among residents
All U.S. states have an obesity rate among their residents of higher than 20%, which is at least one in…
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Atellica Solution Portfolio: Engineering predictability in a highly unpredictable lab environment
In this interview, News Med talks to Lisa Cratty about the unpredictable lab environment and engineering predictability. What challenges are faced…
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Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, surgeons prepare for a pig heart transplant into…
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