Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly. None of these are reasons why people stutter. Yet, these misconceptions remain all too prevalent,…
Category: Health & Medicine
On nutrition: Why kids love sweets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain My nine-year-old grandson recently told me the bits of spinach in my tortellini soup were his “worst nightmare.” A bit over-dramatic, don’t you think? This same…
Consistent lack of sleep related to future depressive symptoms, genetic study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by UCL (University…
Tobacco purchases rise following restrictions on e-cigarette sales, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The immense popularity of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, among young people has led many policymakers to restrict the sale of flavored varieties. But rather than nudging…
Red meat consumption associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat…
New study sheds light on long term effectiveness and safety of two widely used statins
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary artery disease. But while rosuvastatin…
Experts publish consensus statement on new approach to identifying kidney disorder
Credit: Mayo Clinic News Network Forty-eight international experts on membranous nephropathy have co-authored a consensus report that calls for a new method of classifying diagnoses of the syndrome. They say…
Nearly half of oncology drugs approved since 1998 are precision therapies
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Of the 198 new oncology drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 1998 and 2022, approximately 43% were precision oncology therapies, the…
Florida researchers are giving depressed, anxious people psychedelics
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A therapy session with Patricia Brown starts like any other. She leads her clients into a peaceful, quiet room, draped in beige and generic, calming artwork.…
Survey finds significant gaps in UK public awareness of telltale cancer signs in kids and teens
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There are significant gaps in the UK public’s awareness of the telltale signs and symptoms of cancer in children and teens, with just a third of…
