Category: 5. Health

Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed and treated for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Unfortunately, in the U.S., there are about 1 million people with PD and 90,000 new cases each year. While the risk of PD is increased with age, there are cases of…

The fast-paced scientific discoveries over the last 30-years have advanced the field of medicine and improved millions of patient lives. Specifically, immunotherapy has revolutionized the way physicians treat patients with cancer. Although chemotherapy,…

Personal care and cosmetic products play a significant role in our daily lives, enhancing our appearance and self-confidence. However, beneath their aesthetic appeal lies a growing concern regarding their potential impact on human health. Recent studies have…

Sugar is a siren song to many people. But some friendly gut bacteria might help you resist its lure. At least that’s what ads for some probiotics claim.

For years consumers have been bombarded with supposed health benefits of taking probiotics: improve gut health, get more energy…

An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there have been 99 recently confirmed cases and more are suspected. There are multiple health departments in central and west-central Texas that…

Air-Borne
Carl Zimmer
Dutton, $32

On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church hall in Skagit County, Wash. As they sang, a microscopic germ wafted through the air. Before the month’s end, 58 members were infected and five fell gravely ill. Across the United…

How independent QC can help meet quality goals

Introduction

Quality control (QC) plays an important role in laboratory testing, enabling labs to monitor the analytical quality of a procedure, detect errors, and help ensure the reporting of accurate and…

How can greener anesthesia help both patients and the environment? This is what a recent study published in The Lancer Planetary Health hopes to address as a team of researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School investigated a multitude of…

The third episode of The Deep End finds Jon in the operating room as he gets electrodes implanted in his brain. You’ll hear how Jon and other volunteers feel in the hours, days and weeks after their surgery, including an itch to go to the library, an urge to walk around the block and…

Immunotherapy is the form of treatment that redirects the immune system toward a pathogen or disease. In many cases, immunotherapy is referred to treating cancer. As tumors progress, they secrete proteins and molecules that suppresses the immune system and…