Men up to 40% less likely to get cancers if they were fit growing up

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]