Dermatology researchers create new tool to measure hyperpigmentation

by Gina DiGravio,Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are currently no globally accepted methods for analyzing hyperpigmentation, a condition in which patc

Updated on: March 28,2024

Dermatology researchers create new tool to measure hyperpigmentation

by Gina DiGravio,Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are currently no globally accepted methods for analyzing hyperpigmentation, a condition in which patc

Updated on:March 28,2024

Lies about birth control are propagating on social media—here are the facts

by Christopher O'Sullivan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainSocial media is full of bad advice when it comes to your health. With so much of this content created by influencers who do

Updated on: April 28,2024

Lies about birth control are propagating on social media—here are the facts

by Christopher O'Sullivan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainSocial media is full of bad advice when it comes to your health. With so much of this content created by influencers who do

Updated on:April 28,2024

FDA approves iloprost for severe frostbite

by Physician's Briefing StaffAurlumyn (iloprost), a vasodilator, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe frostbite. The injected medication lowers the risk for f

Updated on: March 22,2024

FDA approves iloprost for severe frostbite

by Physician's Briefing StaffAurlumyn (iloprost), a vasodilator, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe frostbite. The injected medication lowers the risk for f

Updated on:March 22,2024

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Updated on: July 30,2024

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Updated on:July 30,2024

Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat

by Laura Domínguez,The ConversationMicroscopic view of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. Credit: NIAID,CC BYAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World He

Updated on: January 26,2024

Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat

by Laura Domínguez,The ConversationMicroscopic view of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. Credit: NIAID,CC BYAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World He

Updated on:January 26,2024

Proof of concept of new material for long lasting relief from dry mouth conditions

byUniversity of LeedsLactoferrin which is a protein found in milk—colored dark blue—forms the mesh-like architecture of the hydrated microgel, partially coated by a hydrogel made by a polysaccha

Updated on: January 04,2024

Proof of concept of new material for long lasting relief from dry mouth conditions

byUniversity of LeedsLactoferrin which is a protein found in milk—colored dark blue—forms the mesh-like architecture of the hydrated microgel, partially coated by a hydrogel made by a polysaccha

Updated on:January 04,2024

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."

Updated on: October 16,2024

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."

Updated on:October 16,2024

Neural study explores how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty

by Gillian Dohrn,Stanford UniversityReward choice under conflicting needs is structured by persistent behavioral states with stochastic transitions.a, The conceptual problem.b, Burid

Updated on: January 10,2024

Neural study explores how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty

by Gillian Dohrn,Stanford UniversityReward choice under conflicting needs is structured by persistent behavioral states with stochastic transitions.a, The conceptual problem.b, Burid

Updated on:January 10,2024

Drugs like Ozempic won't 'cure' obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsMany havedeclareddrugs like Ozempic could "end obesity" by reducing the appetite and waistlines of million

Updated on: April 28,2024

Drugs like Ozempic won't 'cure' obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsMany havedeclareddrugs like Ozempic could "end obesity" by reducing the appetite and waistlines of million

Updated on:April 28,2024

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.

Updated on: March 30,2024

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.

Updated on:March 30,2024

Damaged nerve cells communicate with stem cells

Nerve cells damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), 'talk' to stem cells in the same way that they communicate with other nerve cells, calling out for 'first aid', accordi

Updated on: November 02,2023

Damaged nerve cells communicate with stem cells

Nerve cells damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), 'talk' to stem cells in the same way that they communicate with other nerve cells, calling out for 'first aid', accordi

Updated on:November 02,2023

New study points to supply chain disruptions if the FDA removes ineffective decongestant from the market

by University of PittsburghCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsIn a new study of nasal decongestant purchasing patterns, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that

Updated on: May 09,2024

New study points to supply chain disruptions if the FDA removes ineffective decongestant from the market

by University of PittsburghCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsIn a new study of nasal decongestant purchasing patterns, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that

Updated on:May 09,2024