Bacterial strains determine pneumonia and meningitis risk from air pollution
Air pollution leads to different risk of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, depending on the subtype of bacteria a person has, new research suggests.
Category: Health
KAIST team uncovers how neurons deliver RNA to distant regions
Much like a courier reading an address on a package, neurons must deliver RNA to the precise locations where it is needed.
At-home cervical screenings to roll out in city
Eligible women will be able to order a free self-testing kit online through the NHS app.
An 8-hour eating window stood out for weight loss, but the full picture is more complicated
A pooled analysis of individual data from five time-restricted eating trials involving 124 adults linked shorter eating windows with modestly greater weight loss. Eight-hour TRE
Chile validated as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
Chile has become the first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, according to the World Health Organization
Like your tea or coffee very hot? A study of nearly 1 million adults found a striking cancer link
In pooled prospective data from 977,282 UK adults, preferring tea or coffee “very hot” was associated with more than threefold higher risk of esophageal squamous
What happens to blood pressure during extreme heat? A 4.2 million-visit study offers a clue
In a cross-sectional analysis of more than 4.2 million summer outpatient encounters across US community health centers, same-day extreme heat was associated with small reductions
Researchers changed the music in a cafeteria. Food choices shifted too
Across one cafeteria field experiment and three scenario-based studies, low-arousal background music was associated with a higher proportion of healthy food selections or stronger intentions
More data, more answers? A 1.9 million-person health study shows why scale has limits
Researchers analyzed phenotypic and linked health-record data from more than 1.9 million adults in Our Future Health, comparing demographic characteristics, disease patterns, clinical associations, and
APOE genotype helps p-tau217 predict who may develop cognitive impairment sooner
A pooled analysis of 8,582 adults from seven prospective cohorts found that higher plasma p-tau217 concentrations were associated with greater cognitive impairment risk and earlier
A study of ayahuasca users found a mental health pattern researchers cannot yet explain
In a cross-sectional study of 808 Brazilian adults planning to attend ayahuasca ceremonies, greater prior experience with the brew was associated with lower depression, anxiety
Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit
Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.
Cockroaches have a reputation for surviving almost anything, but this diet proved deadly
A laboratory study tested how ultra-processed, unprocessed, and mixed diets affected survival in 127 lobster cockroaches, Nauphoeta cinerea. Cockroaches fed only ultra-processed foods had higher
What’s driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?
Men who have had the procedure can expect 10-20% more girth for the next six to nine months – but it can go wrong.