In the realm of advanced skincare, the Hydrafacial treatment has emerged as a revolutionary procedure that offers immediate and noticeable results. This non-invasive treatment combines cleansing, exfoliation, extraction, hydration, and antioxidant protection in one session, leaving your skin radiant and rejuvenated. But what exactly is a Hydrafacial treatment, and why is it garnering so much […]
Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination
Reviewed Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community. Beginning in 2010, state officials and later residents who lived near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base were horrified to learn that the chemicals, collectively called PFAS, had leached into their […]
Stem cell heart tissue model paves the way for better understanding of tachycardia
Reviewed Heart rates are easier to monitor today than ever before. Thanks to smartwatches that can sense a pulse, all it takes is a quick flip of the wrist to check your heart. But monitoring the cells responsible for heart rate is much more challenging -; and it's encouraged researchers to invent new ways to […]
Antimicrobial resistance leads to more deaths and illnesses in the WHO African region than anywhere else: Study
Over 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO African region, posing an unprecedented health threat. That’s according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. The number of deaths linked to AMR in the WHO African region is higher than those […]
Scientists uncover secrets of brain development: Extensive neural migration continues after birth
The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by Shawn Sorrells, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Sorrells’s research on postnatal brain development, published in the journal Nature, shines light on fundamental processes that contribute to […]
Latest Covid hotspots in UK as new strain classified variant of interest
Lorraine: Dr Hilary warns of potential rise in Covid cases Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic a number of new strains of the virus have been detected worldwide. Some have emerged with little consequence, while others have led to huge spikes in cases and hospitalisations. In September this year the JN.1 strain of Covid […]
Evaluating brain tumors with artificial intelligence
An international team of researchers from TU Darmstadt, the University of Cambridge, the science and technology company Merck, and the Klinikum rechts der Isar of TU Munich, participated in an international and interdisciplinary collaboration that studied how software systems collect, process, and evaluate task-specific relevant information, thereby supporting the work of humans, in this case, […]
Kyoto scientists map double whammy gene clusters for anxiety disorders
Reviewed Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have a genetic basis as seen from inheritance in families, and people with one subtype of AD tend to have another subtype, suggesting a shared genetic basis. Although the brain circuitry involved in […]
Hip-focused physical therapy reduces chronic low back pain for older adults, finds clinical trial
When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years old. Fast-forward to today, the research on back pain has ramped up, yet studies of older adults with the […]
New doula benefit ‘life-changing’ for California mom
Reviewed When Mia Bloomer found out she was pregnant with her fourth child, she wanted a different birth experience. She wanted to feel empowered, informed, and heard — elements she found lacking during her earlier births. Somewhat by accident, Bloomer, 26, found Priya Kalyan-Masih six months into her pregnancy. Kalyan-Masih is a doula, a professional […]