Black South Africans report higher life satisfaction and are at less risk for depression post-migration
Credit: University of Missouri Although relocating can be stressful, a new study at the University of Missouri found Black South Africans who migrated far away from […]
Planting more trees could decrease deaths from higher summer temperatures in cities by a third, modeling study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One third of premature deaths attributable to higher temperatures in European cities during summer 2015 could have been prevented by increasing urban […]
‘Constant danger’: Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease
M. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy. Credit: Public Domain Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy’s effects on his body for 70 years, and […]
Preeclampsia in mothers linked with four-fold higher risk of heart attack in decade after childbirth
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women with preeclampsia develop a higher likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with […]
Series: More cooperation needed among various types of health organizations to protect against public health crises
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the world’s global health security networks, says a new four-paper series published in The Lancet. […]
Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A cohort study of more than 3,000 persons who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years with guideline-recommended serial retinopathy screening found […]
Clinical trial results indicate low rate of adverse events associated with implanted brain computer interface
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For people with paralysis caused by neurologic injury or disease—such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), stroke, or spinal cord […]
New study addresses colorectal cancer disparities in Black communities
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study highlights the need for increased outreach and education to reduce colorectal cancer screening […]
Omicron Variant: BA.2
Omicron Variant: BA.2 Sublineage By Hannah Morpurgo and Julia Schurr According to the World Health Organization, by February 19, 2022, BA.2 had been detected in 74 […]
Exercise, sports: A natural antidepressant for teens
An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with […]
Strategies for health success in the new year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people gain weight over the holidays and then try, unsuccessfully, to get back into shape after the new year. But it […]
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in COVID-19 cases, […]
Spontaneous baby movements are important for development of coordinated sensorimotor system
The markers for the motion capture camera were gently applied to the baby’s limbs and head and belly, enabling the team to capture the full range […]
Study identifies key neurons that maintain normal body temperature in mammals
In hot environments, EP3 neurons in the preoptic area continually send inhibitory signals with GABA to suppress sympathetic outflows to defend body temperature from ambient heat. […]
Anti-inflammatory drugs commonly taken by children can cause alterations to dental enamel, study shows
Micro-computed analysis (μCT) of mandibular incisors. Axial images (a,c,e) show the enamel layer of the three groups. In sagittal images (b,d,f) with white arrows that indicates […]
Short bursts of physical activity during daily life may lower risk of premature death
Short bursts of physical activity could be as simple as playing with your children or grandchildren. Credit: Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Most of us know that regular exercise […]
Scientists demonstrate severe muscle atrophy in postnatal mice lacking two critical myosins
Double myosin knockout mice show anomalous sarcomere structures and exhibit severe muscle atrophy, thus serving as a useful disease model and potentially aiding the development of […]
CAR-T-cell shows promise in patients with lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord in early trial
An artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAID A CAR-T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is safe and shows encouraging signs of efficacy in […]