If you get cross-eyed thinking about carbohydrates, that’s understandable. They can be, quite literally, both simple and complex. They abound in snacks that nobody would call healthy but also appear…
Category: Health & Medicine
Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Instruments sit on a table in an operating room June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if…
Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many Americans really want to lose weight—and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them…
Recommendations developed for acetaminophen poisoning
In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning. Richard C. Dart, M.D., Ph.D., from the…
Attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error, researchers find
(A) Event-related potentials and (B) difference waves from various electrode clusters. The arrows highlight a possible alternative marker of pre-attentive error detection in the visual system—early deviant related positivity (EDRP).…
Raising awareness of long COVID ‘blue legs’ symptom
Patient standing at 0 minutes. Credit: Use crediting University of Leeds An unusual case of a long COVID patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need…
Co-occurrence of psoriasis and rheumatic diseases common
Psoriasis is associated with rheumatic diseases, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Mimi Chung, from the University of California…
Team identifies 169 genes associated with production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes
Genetic screen finds previously unidentified loci for human melanogenesis. By exploiting melanin’s light-scattering properties, we conducted a genome-wide screen and uncovered genes regulating melanin content and hence, melanogenesis, in human…
Exercise training and yoga can improve lung function in adults with asthma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed…
Athletes have no reason to be concerned by their COVID-19 vaccine this winter but timing matters
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It is now almost a rule of thumb: As soon as an athlete falls to the ground with a sudden cardiac arrest, social media is awash…
