As Americans brace themselves for another summer of brutal heat and humidity, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns that heart patients need to take extra precautions to protect themselves. According…
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Study links social and non-social synchrony to romantic attractiveness
Electrodermal and sensorimotor synchrony are interrelated and attractive. a The individual ability for synchrony is associated in social and nonsocial tasks: the individual scores of social physiological synchrony with partners…
Diabetes drugs like Ozempic lower cancer risks: Study
Credit: Pietro Jeng from Pexels A class of diabetes medications, which include the best-selling drug Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of certain obesity-related cancers, according to a study…
Survey shows men need to do more to prevent cancer
American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it’s easiest to treat, a new survey warns. More than 6 in 10 (65%)…
People with diabetes who are treated with insulin have a 60% increased risk of serious injury, finds study
Graphical abstract. Credit: Diabetes Care (2024). DOI: 10.2337/dc24-0469 People with diabetes who are treated with insulin have more than a 60% increased risk of being hospitalized for injuries which include…
Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene
Function scores capture fitness effects mediated at both the transcript and protein 457 level. Credit: Megan Buckley et al Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have mapped all the possible…
Unsafe neighborhoods could drive up smoking rates
It may sound far-fetched, but new research suggests that living in dangerous neighborhoods could trigger an unintended health harm: higher smoking rates among residents. “High levels of neighborhood threat shape…
Scientists discover new T cells and genes related to immune disorders
A newly developed method called ReapTEC allowed the discovery of thouands of active bidirectional enhancers. Further anaylis of GWAS data revelaed that various immune-mediated diseases, like multipkle sclerosis and rheumatoisd…
Reversing chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pancreatic cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancer, in part because it is often resistant to chemotherapy. Now, researchers at Stanford have revealed that this…
