Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study from the laboratory of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, a distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and a principal investigator at the Jan…
Category: Health & Medicine
Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery was made while studying…
Almost half of patients with skin disease suffer from sleep disturbances, global study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Almost half (42%) of patients with skin disease experience sleep disturbances, a major study presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress…
No universal body image experience in pregnancy, says meta-analysis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has discovered large variations in how pregnancy can affect women’s perceptions of their own body, including experiences of negative body image. Negative body…
Study suggests health care access is not preventing deaths among pregnant and postpartum people
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The majority of research and public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or accelerated by a pregnancy—rather than the broader category…
No benefit in common shoulder treatment over placebo, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A saline injection treatment widely used for calcific tendinopathy—a common, painful condition caused by a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder—provides…
Impacts of climate change threaten children’s mental health starting before birth
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Climate change poses a particular threat to children and youth, starting before birth and potentially derailing the normal development of physiological systems, cognitive abilities and emotional…
Researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not…
The hidden costs of engineered stone countertops
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I renovated my kitchen two years ago, and now I can’t help but wonder: Is someone sick or dying because of my design choices? Among the…
