Wrist mobility study finds people underestimate their movement limits When it comes to estimating one's own mobility, the brain turns out to be notoriously pessimistic. People can bend their wrist further than they think. Nov 4, 2024 0 0
Researchers develop high-tech methods to stem the flow of fentanyl Fentanyl kills. Make that: Fentanyls kill. The threat is plural and potent, as illicit laboratories continually concoct new forms of the drug that sidestep today's best detection techniques and protect drug dealers from prosecution. ... Nov 4, 2024 0 4
Brain immune cells amplify damage caused by Alzheimer's risk gene, study finds In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the presence of the APOE4 protein—the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease—the ... Nov 4, 2024 0 46
New knowledge about type 1 diabetes as the large-scale TEDDY study nears completion In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States. The international study has provided a lot of new knowledge about how the disease ... Nov 4, 2024 0 0
Telling the real stories of health inequities through research and film Two new studies and an accompanying short film have described the experiences of racially minoritized groups with physical and mental health conditions during the pandemic, depicting the inequalities they faced and continue ... Nov 4, 2024 0 0
Meta-analysis links meal timing to modest weight loss Researchers at Bond University in Robina, Australia, have found that meal timing strategies such as time-restricted eating, reducing meal frequency, and consuming calories earlier in the day are associated with modest weight ... Nov 4, 2024 report 0 36
Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science A study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on public trust in COVID-19 vaccine science ... Nov 4, 2024 1 0
Open-source AI model can assess biomedical images and text to provide real-time, patient-focused insight A picture may be worth a thousand words, but they both have a lot of work to do to catch up to BiomedGPT. A Lehigh University research team has now collaborated with Massachusetts General Hospital in an effort to transform ... Nov 4, 2024 0 21
Scientists determine why some patients don't respond well to wet macular degeneration treatment: New drug may bridge gap A study from researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine explains not only why some patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (or "wet" AMD) fail to have vision improvement with treatment, but also ... Nov 4, 2024 0 21
An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%. Nov 4, 2024 0 0
