What is a microbiome? Why is the gut microbiome important? How did you become interested in this area? What role does diet play in the gut microbiome? What should we do to protect our gut microbiome? Have you made changes in your own life because of what you’ve learnt about our gut microbiome? Can you […]
For some people, visiting a medical professional when you’re not feeling well or are injured, is a routine process that ends in working toward a diagnosis and a solution. Yet for marginalized communities, in particular non-white Latinx and Black patients, getting validation of pain, and fair treatment in a medical office is not a guarantee. […]
SINGAPORE — Can the prolonged use of skin-lightening products, such as hydroquinone, lead to skin cancer? This question was posed by Ousmane Faye, MD, PhD, director general of Mali’s Bamako Dermatology Hospital, at the 25th World Congress of Dermatology (WCD). Dr Ousmane Faye Faye explored the issue during a hot topics session at the meeting, […]
Agony of men suffering in silence after months with a drainage tube left in their bladder due to prostate op delays Arnie Skelton, 72, was told his catheter had to stay in for 12 to 18 months Doubled up in agony from the searing pain in his bladder, Arnie Skelton somehow managed to get himself […]
Scientists have detected new strains of malaria-causing parasites in Ethiopia that are both resistant to current treatments and escape detection by common diagnostic tests—a development that could increase cases and deaths from malaria and make eliminating the persistent disease an even greater challenge. The authors detailed their findings from a genomic surveillance study in Nature […]
I’m a sex doctor – these exercises are proven to make your orgasms more intense A pelvic medicine doctor shared TikTok videos on how to improve orgasms The exercises are focused on strengthening the pelvic floor muscles READ MORE: The cruel reality of living with ‘spontaneous climax disorder’ Dr Teresa Irwin, a female pelvic medicine doctor […]
The sequencing of the human genome promised a revolution in medicine, but scientists soon realized that a genetic blueprint alone does not show the body in action. That required understanding the proteome—all the proteins, expressed by our genes, forming the cellular machinery that performs the bulk of the body’s functions. Now, another set of molecules […]
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and only around 10% of patients survive for five years after being diagnosed. In a study, published in the journal Gut, a University of Pennsylvania-led team of researchers have identified a potential treatment target for advanced CRC. When they inhibited the enzyme NOTUM in […]
A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too much sedentary behavior, reduces the risk of depression, new research has found. In research published in Nature Mental Health, an international team of researchers, including from the University of Cambridge […]
