New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control

The combination of two brain waves, called sleep spindles and slow waves, predict an increase in the body’s sensitivity to the hormone called insulin, which consequentially and beneficially lowers blood…

Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find

Scientists grew human gastric organoids from stomach cells in a laboratory for two years, tracing patterns of genetic changes associated with pre-cancer. Credit: Wing Wong Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series…

Bilateral total knee arthroplasty linked to increased complication rates

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports…

Engraved relief could reveal the lost name of the Maya city at Ocomtún |

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an engraved relief at Ocomtún in the Mexican state of Campeche. Ocomtún, meaning “stone column”, is a Maya…

Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020

by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute found that rates of diagnostic imaging interpretation by…

Who is affected and how do they cope?

Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in…

CT with CTA versus MRI in patients with dizziness

Flow of patient selection for analysis. Credit: AJR According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA…

Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality

Before SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spread across the world in 2020, tuberculosis was responsible for more deaths globally than any other infectious disease. But thanks to targeted public…

When this therapist recommends self-care, it’s not self-indulgence

As a psychotherapist and wellness consultant with clients from New York to New Zealand, Aishia Grevenberg is happy to recommend self-care. But don’t expect it to end in a day…

Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six…