Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis may be associated with an increased risk of polyneuropathy, according to a study published online June 28 in Muscle & Nerve. Pietro E. Doneddu, M.D., from…
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One type of non-statin cholesterol-lowering drug linked to lower liver cancer risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Past studies have suggested that taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower individuals’ risk of developing liver cancer. In a new study of non-statin cholesterol-lowering medications, one…
Evidence-based information combats misleading and false claims about the anti-Mullerian hormone test
Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels Researchers in Australia have found that when women are given accurate information about a test that indicates the number of eggs in their ovaries, they…
How a stem cell bank is helping scientists understand psychiatric disorders
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Ralda Nehme, a cell biologist and neuroscientist, first started her lab at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and…
Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals—could they harm workers’ health?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You know that nail salon smell? That sharp hit of chemicals, the strangely sweet scent of polish, the faint tingle in your nose? That’s air pollution,…
Women need more sleep than men do, studies say
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It turns out there might be a scientific reason behind women needing extra “beauty sleep.” Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep…
Should you stretch before exercise? After? Never? Here’s what to know
Panamanian gymnast Hillary Heron stretches as she trains for the Olympics at the No Limits Gymnastics Center in Panama City, Saturday, June 15, 2024, ahead of the Games in Paris.…
Children less likely to have type 1 diabetes if mother has condition than if father is affected, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD; Madrid, 9–13 September) shows that a…
Boar’s head recalls liverwurst tied to listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. “The company is also recalling additional deli…
Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests people will eat more junk food as a result
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Last week, a drone delivery company called Wing (owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet) started operating in Melbourne. Some 250,000 residents in parts of the city’s…
