Category: Health
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
Oceanwide Expeditions reveals that 29 passengers disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24
Birth weight predicts kidney function during endurance exercise
Researchers investigate how birth weight determines kidney function changes following prolonged physical activity in different environmental conditions.
Reverse ecology approach reveals hidden complexity in gut microbiome
The human gut harbors a complex ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms (the microbiome), which influences digestion, the immune system and metabolism.
Largest blood protein genetics study reveals new precision medicine opportunities
Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London’s Precision Healthcare University Research Institute and Berlin Institute
GLP-1 drugs may reshape how brain values rewarding foods
A new study from the University of Virginia reveals that a widely used class of weight-loss drugs does more than suppress appetite-it directly alters brain
Repeated head impacts linked to gut microbiome changes in athletes
Non-concussive head impacts-hits to the head that don’t cause clinically detectable symptoms-are correlated with subsequent changes to the gut microbiome in a small sample of
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated
A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
Inside the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak
Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the
Legislative Alchemy: Licensing reflexologists and other practitioners of pseudoscience
State legislatures are considering bills that would legitimize pseudoscience like reflexology and reiki by recognizing their practitioners as health care professionals. The post Legislative Alchemy:
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in some passengers, which can rarely be passed from person to person.
Adolescents view cannabis as safer than alcohol, vaping and cigarettes
Adolescents in California consistently perceive cannabis as less harmful than other commonly used substances, according to a new study analyzing data from two large statewide