Credit: Laura James from Pexels A new Penn Nursing study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society challenges conventional thought regarding the benefits of continuity in nursing care…
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Lead and toxic chemicals found in synthetic braiding hair
by I. Edwards Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Some popular synthetic hair products used for braids, twists and extensions may contain cancer-causing chemicals and high levels of lead, according to a…
Better semen quality is linked to men living longer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men’s semen quality is associated with how long they live, according to a study of nearly 80,000 men, published in Human Reproduction. The study followed the…
Brain waves measured during sleep predict cognitive impairment years before symptoms appear, study finds
Predicting cognitive impairment risk with features from univariate and multivariate EEG analyses. A) Layout of the full night low-density EEG set-up. B) Univariate (relative power) and multivariate EEG analyses (total…
Novel stem cell therapy repairs ‘irreversible’ corneal damage in clinical trial
CALEC trial principal investigator Ula Jurkunas, MD, associate director of the Cornea Service at Mass Eye and Ear and professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, in her lab at…
How cancer hijacks the immune system by draining T cells’ energy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research into immunotherapy against cancer typically focuses on better recognition of cancer cells by the body’s own immune system. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC and Moffitt Cancer…
When doctors misdiagnose autoimmune disease as psychosomatic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is…
Gut microbes that convert sugar into vital short-chain fatty acids point the way to novel therapeutics
A Kobe University team found that glucose is excreted into the small intestine, where bacteria transform it into short-chain fatty acids. Credit: Kobe University Gut microbes that were thought to…
Autoimmune diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long-term damage to physical and mental well-being
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A “chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication” is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as…
Can making the NHS cleaner slow the spread of disease?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Several weeks ago, I visited a local NHS urgent care center with my toddler on what might be called a semi-annual pilgrimage related to having a…
