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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Hollywood film industry has long required it. So he won’t be fazed if the county that’s home to Tinseltown soon becomes the first major population center this summer to reinstate rules requiring face coverings indoors because of another […]
Ralph Newman, MD, got a taste of how dangerous medicine could be at age 10, when he witnessed a physician being shot by a patient. “I was visiting a friend whose father was a psychiatrist,” Newman recalled. “We were playing in the living room when the doorbell rang. My friend went to the door and […]
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medication increased each year above and beyond what would be expected based on the preexisting trends, a new study finds. The 2016 guideline aimed to help U.S. clinicians […]
As the cost of living crisis continues to push prices up, and with the looming October increase in energy costs, a new study has found that those living with life-long health conditions are facing the brunt of this challenge. Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, chronic illness caused by a defective gene that causes passageways in […]
A novel, disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease may involve the whole exchange of blood, which effectively decreased the formation of amyloid plaque in the brains of mice, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. A research team led by senior author Claudio Soto, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurology with McGovern Medical School […]
You may think that a good night’s sleep should be uninterrupted. But in fact, the neurotransmitter noradrenaline causes you to wake up more than 100 times a night, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes. It is perfectly normal and may even indicate that you have slept well. You wake up. The alarm clock […]
Microorganisms are everywhereMicrobiology and food and drinkOur MicrobiomeMicrobiology and Common DiseasesNot all badReferences Microorganisms are everywhere From preserving our food to keeping us healthy, microorganisms are everywhere. Although they are primarily associated with causing disease, microorganisms such as bacteria have many applications and play a vital part in keeping our bodies and minds healthy. Image […]
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is linked to an increased dementia risk, with an even greater risk in the setting of comorbid heart disease or history of stroke, new research shows. Investigators analyzed data for almost 3000 older individuals diagnosed with NAFLD and compared them with a large group of matched peers without NAFLD. At […]
