In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens Journal, researchers evaluated the immune protection conferred by symptomatic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) infections against reinfection. Study: Symptomatic malaria enhances protection from reinfection with homologous Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Image Credit: JarunOntakrai/Shutterstock.com Background The slow rise in naturally developed immunity (NAI) in malaria contributes to global mortality. Because of short-lived […]

The NHS will be "flying blind" in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of ethnicity data are resolved, warns an expert in The BMJ today. Inequalities in health and care between ethnic groups have been documented for decades, […]

Researchers say muscle fat in the thighs may indicate a higher risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Experts say fat stored in the body can cause inflammatory conditions that affect the brain. They say these findings highlight the need for older adults to have healthy diets and get daily exercise. People who store increasing […]

For 35 years, barber Nate Mitchell has watched his clients come in burdened by problems. He’s listened as they unloaded their relationship struggles and other issues, and watched as they often leave feeling better. “I’m just the barber, but over the last 35, 30 years or so, I feel like I’ve been a therapist,” he […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for odevixibat (Bylvay) to include treatment of cholestatic pruritus associated with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) in patients as young as 12 months. ALGS is a rare inherited disorder in which bile builds up in the liver because there are too few bile ducts to drain […]

With the exception of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), use of hallucinogens surged between 2018 and 2021 among adults younger than 30 years in the United States, new research shows. In 2018, the prevalence of young adults’ past-year use of non-LSD hallucinogens was 3.4%. By 2021, it had jumped to 6.6%. The increase in non-LSD hallucinogen […]

On May 3, 2023, news outlets reported that U.S. Olympic sprinter and three-time medalist Tori Bowie died suddenly at the age of 32 in her Florida home, but a cause of death was not released until now. Tragically, autopsy reports now show that Bowie passed away from complications due to childbirth. NBC reported that the […]

Almost two-thirds (62%) of people aged 15–30 in the U.K. who have never used e-cigarettes may be susceptible to taking up vaping in the future, according to results of an international survey by The George Institute for Global Health. The research findings were published June 13 in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Results from […]

The immune system protects the body from invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, or tumors, with its intricate network of proteins, cells, and organs. Specialized immune cells, called cytotoxic T cells, can develop into short-lived effector cells that kill infected or cancerous cells within our bodies. A small portion of those effector cells remain after an […]

Could glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as semaglutide — approved as Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes and as Wegovy to treat obesity, both from Novo Nordisk — also curb addictions and compulsive behaviors? As demand for semaglutide for weight loss grew following approval of Wegovy by the US Food and Drug Administration in […]