Waiting for a medical test to be done and the results to be available and interpreted can be tough, … More
What’s your idea of fun? How about getting a medical test and waiting for the test results?…
Category: 5. Health
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Researchers identify safer pathway for pain relief
University of Florida scientists have helped identify a novel drug compound that selectively activates pain-altering receptors in the body, offering a potentially safer alternative to conventional pain medications.
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers describe how this…
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Contaminated Skies: The Growing Hazard of Dust in Utah
What are the potential health risks from airborne dust pollution, especially in the growing threat of climate change? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how natural dust…
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Aging Is Inevitable. Physical Decline Isn’t. A Doctor Explains
Regular strength training can help older adults maintain muscle mass, prevent falls, and extend … More
Every day in emergency departments around the world, the toll of aging is evident: falls, fractures, strokes, and heart attacks in older adults. Even when patients survive…
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The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing
The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease is larger than official numbers suggest. And it comes at a time when the Trump administration’s widespread cuts to public health funding and jobs are gutting…
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MAHA Focus Is Disease Prevention, But HHS Policies Have Been Opposite
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of … More
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U.K. Woman Gives Birth To Healthy Baby After Receiving Womb Transplant
A baby has been born in the UK to the recipient of a transplanted womb.
A woman in the U.K. has become the first in the country to give birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister.
Grace Davidson, 36 gave birth on February 27th to a healthy baby girl via caesarean section at…
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Eye health linked to dementia risk
A new University of Otago — Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia.
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye — called retinal microvasculature — can show early signs…
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Early education impacts teenage behavior
Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the rollout of the program, the study identified links between early childhood education and lower…
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High muscle strength linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) conducted a large-scale epidemiological study to explore the potential health benefits of high muscle strength in preventing type 2 diabetes (T2D) across varying levels of genetic risk….
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