Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last five decades. Rates of esophageal…
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Study confirms long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in the prevention of cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence…
Keep fit to avoid heart rhythm disorder and stroke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study in more than 15,000 people has found that physical fitness is linked with a lower likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation and stroke. The research…
Could psychedelics be used to help manage athletes’ mental health?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Why do people who take DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug, feel a strong sense of familiarity about places, things or entities that are not a part…
Melatonin and its derivatives found to enhance long-term object recognition memory
Melatonin and its derivatives enhance long-term object recognition memory in male mice by modulating the phosphorylation of memory-related proteins through receptor and non-receptor signaling pathways. Credit: Atsuhiko Chiba from Sophia…
From ‘magical’ to ‘rip it out’: different brain implant experiences
A brain implant allowed Ian Burkhart to close his hand for the first time since being paralysed in a diving accident. Ian Burkhart looked down at his hand and imagined…
Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye
Credit: Vera Kratochvil/public domain There is no denying the importance of sleep. Everyone feels better after a good night of sleep, and lack of sleep can have profoundly negative effects…
A ‘memory wipe’ for stem cells may be the key to better therapies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Stem cells are special kinds of cells in our body that can become any other type of cell. They have huge potential for medicine, and trials…
5 advances in cancer treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking…
Bringing addiction care ‘inside the house of medicine’
International per-person consumption of prescription opioids (2010–12). This period coincides with the peak of opioid prescribing in the USA and Canada. Credit: The Lancet (2022). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02252-2 As civilization ground…
