‘Getting financial help through my GP has improved my health’
How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
Category: Health
Spine docs alarmed over ‘tech neck’ hazard for young smartphone users
Concerns are mounting over the phenomenon of “tech neck” among young smartphone users, prompting spine experts to call for new counteractive measures.
Intranasal nanomedicine shows promise against glioblastoma
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, along with collaborators at Northwestern University, have developed a noninvasive approach to treat one of
Research explores new solvent strategies to extend shelf life of injectable therapeutics
Sugar-based liquid solvents store crucial injection-based therapeutics such as insulin and vaccines.
New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells
We owe a lot to tissue resident memory T cells (TRM). These specialized immune cells are among the body’s first responders to disease.
New clues in pancreas lymph nodes, spleen could help detect and prevent type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have it, most of the body’s insulin-producing cells
Brain circuit identified as key to repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such
Discovery of sequence-driven DNA methylation offers new path for epigenetic engineering
All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence
New research identifies molecular pathways linking hot weather and preterm birth risk
An Emory University study, published Friday by Science Advances, provides the first evidence that exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy is linked to specific biological
American Heart Association honors schools and students for fighting childhood obesity
One in every five American children and teens is obese; that’s up 35% from 2000, as severe childhood obesity rates have nearly doubled in that
RFK Jr. says he’s following ‘gold standard’ science. Here’s what to know
President Tweety McTreason and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science
Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new strain and vaccination rates
The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s
Inflammation control can protect against AMD-like retinal damage
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical models.
Comprehensive antibody map reveals how SARS-CoV-2 mutations evade immunity
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have created the most comprehensive map to date showing how antibodies attach to