What are the ‘luteal uglies’?
The luteal phase occurs in the second half of a woman’s cycle when they experience a huge drop in oestrogen.
Category: Health
Airplane wastewater pilot shows how airports could track pathogens across borders
Researchers showed that airplane wastewater from a shared US-UK transatlantic route could be collected and analyzed to detect respiratory and enteric pathogen genetic material. The
Daily social connections may improve long-term health and cognition
Calling a friend after a long day. Showing up to a neighbor’s dinner when you’d rather stay home. Lingering a little longer in a conversation
Child-friendly lung test identifies subtle abnormalities before stem cell transplant
As spirometry requires coordinated deep breathing and can be challenging for children to perform, researchers from the USA, as part of the TRANSPIRE study investigating
Review explores mechanisms driving cardiovascular aging and disease risk
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Aging is an inevitable biological process marked by progressive functional decline and elevated risk
Restricting select amino acids may mimic protein restriction’s healthy aging benefits
A review finds that restricting protein, particularly methionine, isoleucine, and valine, may improve metabolism and influence key aging pathways, largely in experimental models. Short human
Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease
Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be “consequences” for patients.
Are current breast cancer checks good enough?
Up to 95% of younger women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed, researchers say.
Lindsay Clancy’s diary chronicled desperation and ‘brain fog’ before she killed her 3 kids
The second week of testimony in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has resumed with a focus on her mental state when she killed her three
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.
There’s a reason child vaccination rates are falling – and it’s not social media
As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations
Penn State study identifies genetic regions linked to avian herpesvirus virulence
A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek’s disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does not make people sick, the virus causes
‘Me-too’ drugs drive increased spending through higher prescribing
A long-running debate over prescription drug costs has centered on whether drug manufacturers are better rewarded for truly innovative medicines or so-called “me-too” drugs that