The dangers of being lazy in your early 20s: Men who were fit as younger adults are up to 40% less likely to get cancer, study finds Researchers from Sweden analysed data from more than one million men High fitness levels when young saw the risk of lung cancer lowered by 42% Men who were […]
Health Minister rejects nanny state calls to ban characters
Campaign group Action on Sugar found some products made to appeal to children contained up to four teaspoons of sugar per serving. It called for a ban on use of cartoons, vibrant colours and familiar characters on products with high or medium levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat. Kellogg’s Frosties – which uses the […]
A Special Request from a Pregnant Couple Had Adele in Tears & Now We're Getting Misty Eyed
A sex reveal can be an incredibly emotional moment for a pregnant couple and their loved ones, but the tears usually stay within their inner circle. But that wasn’t the case when parents-to-be Shantelle Lord and Chris Dare had their sex reveal. Their sex reveal had international superstar Adele sobbing in front of an audience […]
Patients share their horror stories after taking Ozempic
Five Ozempic patients claim blockbuster weight-loss drugs nearly KILLED them – from suicide attempts to organ failure Ozempic, Wegovy, and similar drugs have several physical and mental effects Below are five cases of these effects in US, Canada, and UK patients READ MORE: I’ve been on a weight-loss drug like Ozempic for nearly a DECADE Patients […]
Unmonitored reservoirs of influenza A virus in pigs could pose potential epidemic early warning problems
Research led by a team at Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, has found alarmingly active swine flu reservoirs in South East Asia. Their study traced the evolutionary origin of these viruses and identified migration patterns. In a paper, “The genomic landscape of swine influenza A viruses in Southeast Asia,” published in PNAS, the […]
The interplay between immunity, the nervous system, and microbiota
A recent Immunity review analyzes the influence of the gut microbiota on neural and immune networks. Understanding the association between these seemingly isolated entities could contribute to the development of novel therapies and interventions. Study: Boundaries and integration between microbiota, the nervous system, and immunity. Image Credit: SciePro / Shutterstock.com How does the gut microbiota impact the nervous […]
Liver Transplant in CRC: Who Might Benefit?
For carefully selected patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), a liver transplant may offer long-term survival, and potentially even cure unresectable liver metastases. Findings from a Norwegian review of 61 patients who had liver transplants for unresectable colorectal liver metastases found half of patients were still alive at 5 years, and about one in five appeared […]
Quantitative biological strategy helps upgrade vaccines against COVID-19
Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the University of Hong Kong, along with their collaborators, have proposed a promising quantitative biological strategy for dynamic updates of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 virus. They demonstrated that a vaccine based on the ancestral SARS-CoV-1 strain could offer more […]
I suffered debilitating pain for more than a decade before getting a diagnosis
INTIMINA release awareness campaign for endometriosis From the moment Heledd’s periods began at 14, her monthly cycle felt debilitating. “I was missing a lot of school,” Heledd reflected. “I was constantly ill, spewing, I would just be really faint.” Heledd shared: “I had no energy when I was on. I have no words to explain […]
Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance
Reviewers’ Notes New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance. These findings, published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, examined changes over time in outcomes among 6-12-year-old children receiving […]