‘My first cervical screening was over before I knew it’
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they’d known beforehand.
Category: Health
Twin sisters cheese recall linked to E. coli infections
Several raw milk cheeses from a Washington creamery are being recalled after links to E. coli infections in two states.
Having a cannabis dispensary in the neighborhood linked to increased harm rates
A population-based natural experiment study examined the association between exposure to cannabis retail stores and cannabis-related harms. The study found that exposure to retail stores
JFK’s granddaughter raises awareness of rare leukaemia with poignant essay
Doctors say Tatiana Schlossberg’s struggle – even with the best care as a member of a prominent family – emphasises the need for more research.
Gallup: 1 in 10 American adults report cancer diagnosis in lifetime
Nearly 10% of U.S. adults say they have been diagnosed with cancer, the highest figure since Gallup began tracking the disease over 17 years.
Identifying vulnerabilities and new targets for hard-to-treat carcinomas
Some tumors are almost impossible to treat. That’s especially true for carcinomas, which don’t behave like other malignancies.
New discovery could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer’s treatment
Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang was visiting his hometown of Qianshan, a city in China’s Anhui province, when a neighbor came to his parents’ house with
Researchers use organoids to study the earliest moments of electrical activity in the brain
Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin
Kimchi consumption strengthens antigen recognition and immune regulation
Amid concerns about the simultaneous spread of multiple respiratory diseases, such as colds and influenza, with the change of seasons in current times, a recent
Right-handed helical motion of malaria parasites revealed
With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the malaria parasite.
Obesity jab drug fails to slow Alzheimer’s
There were initial hopes that the drug in weight loss jab Wegovy could slow progression of dementia.
Development of a polygenic risk score for pelvic organ prolapse in Chinese women
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP), a condition whose development is shaped by both genetic and clinical risk factors, significantly impairs women’s quality of life, yet genetic
Vegan diet with unhealthy plant foods promotes greater weight loss than Mediterranean diet
Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods-including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index-leading to greater weight loss than the Mediterranean
Single-cell RNA sequencing uncovers diverse CD4⁺ T-cell subtypes in pediatric lupus
Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell subsets with likely roles in disease pathogenesis