Emergency medical services responders provide life-saving care every day, but new research suggests that they may be vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks. A study, led
Read more
Home »
Radiotherapy may explain why childhood cancer survivors often develop metabolic disease
Decades after battling childhood cancer, survivors often face a new challenge: cardiometabolic disease. A spectrum of conditions that includes coronary heart disease and diabetes, cardiometabolic
Read more
Limiting inflammation may improve flu vaccination response in older people
We are currently witnessing the ability of vaccination programs to limit the burden of infectious disease on both individuals and society. Despite their success, most
Read more
Our choices may be making us more individualistic
According to research, an average American makes around 35,000 decisions each day. These decisions range from the mundane—what color shirt to wear—to the important—whether or
Read more
SGLT2 inhibitors may cut risk for heart failure hospitalization
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with or without cardiovascular disease (CVD), use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors compared with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
Read more
UK Covid policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life
Published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, the research aimed to develop insights into the response of palliative care services caring for people from ethnic
Read more
Gut flora composition may impact susceptibility to konzo, a neurological disease caused by world staple crop cassava
Differences between gut flora and genes from konzo-prone regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may affect the release of cyanide after poorly processed
Read more
New gene therapies may soon treat dozens of rare diseases, but expense may limit availability for many
Zolgensma—which treats spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that damages nerve cells, leading to muscle decay—is currently the most expensive drug in the world.
Read more
Statins may improve survival for triple-negative breast cancer patients
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering drugs commonly known as statins
Read more
Brain cortex may regulate the need for sleep
Researchers at the University of Oxford have now uncovered a new target for sleep investigations within the mammalian brain—the cerebral cortex. The paper was published
Read more