Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts nearly 7 million Americans, could soon replace more invasive and expensive diagnostic methods such as spinal…
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The Nuremberg Code isn’t just for prosecuting Nazis—its principles have shaped medical ethics to this day
The dock of defendants seated during the Doctors Trial at Nuremberg. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum via Wikimedia Commons After World War II, Nuremberg, Germany, was the site of…
Everything you need to know about insulin
Insulin can be a critical part of managing diabetes, but patients may not know all the ins and outs of using the medication effectively. Luckily, the American Diabetes Association (ADA)…
Buying smokes? Everyone under 30 now must show ID
A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Dietary vitamin E may be protective against atopic dermatitis
Dietary intake of vitamin E may potentially lower the risk for atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Skin Research & Technology. Siqing Wang, from the…
Music study links dulled emotional reactions in anhedonia with prolonged activity of the brain’s attentional networks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Anhedonia-related emotional blunting is linked with abnormally sustained activity in brain areas responsible for attention. Researchers at the Department of Neuroimaging at the IoPPN used music…
Billions worldwide consume inadequate levels of micronutrients critical to human health, new study finds
Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according…
Analysis shows how unproven therapeutics were portrayed in the media during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is shedding light on how scientific evidence and the uncertainty surrounding three unproven therapeutics…
Experts warn of unsafe fake children’s car seats sold online
Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer. But following the delivery of…
Misconceptions about dyslexia among professionals risk children being misdiagnosed
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Misconceptions about dyslexia are held by professionals who assess children for the learning difficulty, according to a new study which calls for evidence-based standardized assessment procedures.…
