Can saliva and tears replace blood tests for vitamin D and glucose?
Tears and saliva may offer new ways to monitor blood glucose and vitamin D levels, suggesting less invasive methods for managing chronic health conditions.
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ESC and EAS release new dyslipidaemia guidelines
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) have just published the new international recommendations for managing dyslipidaemias. They were presented
Social Security Praises Its New Chatbot. Ex-Officials Say It Was Tested But Shelved Under Biden.
John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where
Listen: As Kids Head Back to School, Parents Sort Out Confusion Over Vaccine Access
LISTEN: Measles. Chickenpox. Meningitis. Many vaccines can run more than $100 a dose out-of-pocket. Jackie Fortiér tells WAMU’s “Health Hub” how Trump administration changes to
When Hospitals and Insurers Fight, Patients Get Caught in the Middle
Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make
Aptamer signs therapeutic development agreement with Invizius
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new therapeutic
AI model predicts flu vaccine strains more accurately than WHO
AI-based models like VaxSeer outperform traditional methods in flu vaccine strain selection, enhancing effectiveness and addressing global influenza challenges.
Depressive symptoms may interfere with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events
Depression alters how people pursue rewards, but, conversely, whether depressive symptoms influence how people learn to avoid nonrewarding, unpleasant events is less clear.
Brain pulsations driving glymphatic function differ in narcolepsy patients and healthy individuals
A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain’s glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to
Glutamate receptors found to drive pediatric brain tumor development
The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors.
Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe
The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.
Olezarsen reduces levels of the blood fat, triglycerides, in patients at high cardiovascular risk: Clinical trial
Olezarsen decreased levels of triglycerides compared with placebo in patients with moderate hypertriglyceridemia and elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a late-breaking trial presented in a
Should I limit how often my child eats nuts because they contain fat?
When I mention kids and nuts in the same sentence, some parents react like I’ve dropped the F-bomb, thanks to the association of nuts with
Breastfeeding at six months boosts children’s IQ and academic skills into adolescence
Breastfeeding at six months was linked to higher IQ, better reading and math skills, and improved conversational abilities in children, according to the ALSPAC study.