Reviewed A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance. Christina Nguyen received the second-place award at the 2023 UT System LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Conference held in El Paso, Texas. Nguyen's award-winning project focused on bacteria that are […]
One in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after giving birth. That’s the topline finding of a sprawling survey conducted in October by Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center in collaboration with Research!America, a health research advocacy group. The results of the public opinion poll were unveiled […]
Reviewed / Revised A new study identified 60 alcohol-associated circulating metabolites, which appear to produce counteractive effects on the risk of heart disease. While past research has indicated that moderate alcohol consumption can lower one's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), more recent studies suggest that moderate levels of drinking may be hazardous to heart health. […]
A novel pilot study that combines mindfulness and exposure intervention shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress in survivors of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a leading cause of death in the United States. Each year, more than 356,000 Americans have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with 90 percent of them fatal. Studies show that one […]
TOPLINE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a large Swedish population cohort show a reduced incidence of autoimmune thyroid diseases, such as hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, after being diagnosed with RA, with the effect being more pronounced among those treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), particularly TNF-inhibitors. Although DMARDs are commonly used in the treatment of […]
Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for A young man’s rare cancer was initially mistaken for an allergy after he experienced severe itching. Alex Watson, 34, was prescribed allergy creams after going to his GP in July this year complaining of itchy skin and problems with his urine. But just three days […]
The University of Pennsylvania plans to continue offering CAR-T therapy, a cancer treatment pioneered at Penn, after the Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into whether the treatment may cause cancer in rare cases. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell, CAR-T, therapy has been hailed as a breakthrough treatment, and possibly a cure, for some […]
Contraceptive pill warning after two women died just 10 days apart Two women in NZ died in same month from blood clots Coroner said woman should be counselled about symptoms READ MORE: Bacteria outbreak at Australian hospitals A warning has been issued to woman on the contraceptive pill, and doctors prescribing it, after two woman […]
Clocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman’s risk of uterine fibroids before she’s gone through the menopause, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The risk of these benign—but potentially large and painful—womb growths seems to rise in tandem with the amount of […]
Optimal windows exist for action and perception during the 0.8 seconds of a heartbeat, according to research published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology. The sequence of contraction and relaxation is linked to changes in the motor system and its ability to respond to stimulation, and this could have implications for treatments for depression and […]
