What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Category: Health
Covid inquiry hears impact on firms and staff
Business owners describe breaking into tears as they were forced to lay off staff, while workers feared for their jobs
Trump’s NIH Pick Co-Founded New Journal
This is a MedPage Today story. A new journal purports to improve the publishing process through open access and public peer review, but it was
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and
Prenatal infection increases risk of alcohol misuse in adulthood
Exposure to infection and other immune stress in the womb increases the likelihood of alcohol misuse in adulthood, a risk that may be reduced through
Brainstem nerve cells found to stabilize blood pressure fluctuations
Doctors usually focus on a person’s average blood pressure, but research increasingly shows that how much blood pressure fluctuates from moment to moment is just
Onset of “the munchies” after cannabis use could offer clues to help people with appetite loss
The urgent onset of “the munchies” after cannabis use isn’t imaginary – it’s a cognitive response that occurs regardless of sex, age, weight or recent
Study reveals bacterial duo driving chronic constipation
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation.
Key protein regulates slow oxytocin release in the brain
The brain does not only communicate through fast electrical impulses; it also relies on slower, more diffuse chemical signals that modulate our emotional and social
Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say
A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.
Neurologic Complications of Flu in Kids May Be Up This Year
This is a MedPage Today story. Public health officials are looking into reports of a small potential uptick in neurologic complications of influenza in children
COVID and flu vaccination rates during pregnancy remain low in Norway
A study of over 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against
Brain neurons after exercise drive long-term endurance gains
When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work. But researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and the University