Credit: Photo By: Kaboompics.com from Pexels Measuring the interaction of brain networks could potentially help identify teens at risk for dangerous drinking, according to a novel study that explored how…
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Newly discovered mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity may drive insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Mitochondria within liver cells from obese mice show signs of dysfunction by producing excessive reactive oxygen species (red), which is harmful and contributes to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.…
Self-employed women may have significantly lower heart attack risk than salaried counterparts
Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels New research finds that self-employed women have fewer risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to non-self-employed women, suggesting that the work environment may play…
Caregiver intuition may spot child health crises before some early warning systems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health suggests that parental or caregiver intuition may outperform some traditional early warning systems in identifying…
Personalized cancer model predicts patient-specific gene behavior, potentially improving survival outcomes
(A) Traditional modeling approaches assume each training cohort or (sub)population is homogeneous and samples are identically distributed. Cohorts must be large enough to allow robust inference, presenting a tradeoff between…
Most young women suffer from itching, irritation, pain and other symptoms in genital area, Brazilian study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) found that 72.5% of young Brazilian women suffer from symptoms such as itching,…
US health boss Kennedy calls medical journals corrupt
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has attacked major medical journals, accusing them of collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry and threatening to bar government scientists…
Mother’s warmth in childhood can influence teen health by shaping perceptions of social safety
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new UCLA Health research points to an important…
Body size in early life associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Having a greater birthweight or higher body size (typically measured using BMI) during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood is associated with an increased risk of colorectal…
1 in 3 youth with mental health crisis spends over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Approximately 1 in 3 pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours, and over 1 in 8 exceeded 24…
