Credit: CC0 Public Domain Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day. Over the course of the pandemic, lawsuits came from every direction,…
Category: Health & Medicine
Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000…
Researchers identify genes that directly influence what we eat
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In one of the first large-scale studies of genes related to diet, researchers have uncovered almost 500 genes that appear to directly influence the foods we…
Scientists name top five foods rich in prebiotics
Researcher Cassandra Boyd holding garlic and onion, two foods that the study revealed to be dense in prebiotics. Credit: Cassandra Boyd There is growing evidence that consuming prebiotics—certain types of…
Research shows clear benefits of cooling on physical health of older populations
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The impact of extreme heat is being felt around the globe this summer, with record-setting temperatures punishing continents as forest fires spew smog polluting populations thousands…
Fly toolkit created for investigating COVID-19 infection mechanisms
3-D rendering of cells in the salivary gland expressing the SARS-CoV2 protein NSP8 showing the abnormal accumulation of actin in ring-like structures (green staining). Similar actin rings have been observed…
A plan to cut Montana’s Medicaid waiting list was met with bipartisan cheers. Then a veto
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Montana state Sen. Becky Beard thought she’d found a fix for a shortage of assisted living care options for Montanans who can’t afford to pay for…
Researchers reverse chemotherapy-related fertility loss using cell-based therapy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study in a preclinical model, by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, demonstrates the potential for restoring fertility when the ovaries have stopped working.…
Early peanut introduction gaining traction among US parents, but more work needed
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a dramatic reversal in its approach to peanut-allergy prevention, recommending parents expose their infants as young as…
Patient transfer systems needed to ensure equity, as ICUs overload during pandemic
Credit: CC0 Public Domain During the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. hospitals had overcapacity intensive care units (ICU) while other area hospitals had open ICU beds available, a phenomenon known as…
