In bacterial vaginosis, bacteria (bottom) attack the surface of epithelial cells in the vagina (top). This phenomenon could help explain why bacterial vaginosis is associated with many poor health outcomes.…
Category: Humans
People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
Adults who faced adversity during childhood were significantly more likely to die from or be hospitalized because of COVID-19. That’s the key finding of my team’s recent study, published in…
AI may aid in diagnosing adolescents with ADHD
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found significant differences in nine brain white matter tracts in individuals…
Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data…
Placebo Power: Patient Belief in Treatment Impacts Depression Therapy Effectiveness
Summary: A new study sheds light on the significant role of patients’ beliefs in the effectiveness of neurostimulation treatments for conditions like depression and ADHD. Analyzing five studies, the research…
Archaeologists find burial bundles with carved masks
A team of archaeologists from the PUCP Archaeology Program “Valley of Pachacámac” have uncovered over 70 intact burial bundles with carved masks. The discovery was made at Pachacámac, an archaeological…
Developing a positive outcome from negative emotions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain December can be an especially stressful time of the year. The holiday to-do list may feel overwhelming. Disappointment can swell if the “magic” of the season…
A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians
Better health care for patients begins with humility – a term not often associated with medicine. I witnessed displays of humility firsthand eight years ago, the night my son was…
Soccer heading linked to measurable decline in brain function
Diffusion tensor imaging, an MRI technique, of the brain. Credit: RSNA/Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. New research being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…
Greater adherence to lifestyle recommendations associated with lower cancer risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Greater adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) cancer prevention recommendations—which encourage a healthy lifestyle—is associated with a lower risk of…
