Archive: 01/02/2023

Long COVID: A range of diets are said to help manage symptoms—here's what the evidence tells us

Most people who contract COVID recover within a few weeks. But for some people, symptoms can develop later, or persist for a long time after the initial infection. A recent review of the evidence on long COVID suggests the ...

Feb 1, 2023

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Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, causes most cancer deaths. There is a clear need to better understand the processes that enable ...

Feb 1, 2023

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Serious eating disorder ARFID is highly heritable, according to new twin study

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is strongly influenced by genetic factors, according to a twin study examining this relatively new type of eating disorder. The study has been published in the journal JAMA ...

Feb 1, 2023

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Academic medical centers are linked to better health outcomes at neighboring hospitals, researchers find

An academic medical center (AMC), sometimes called a teaching hospital, is a hospital that is integrated with a medical school and that serves as the principal site for the education of medical students and trainees. Many ...

Feb 1, 2023

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Greater adversity in childhood linked to premature aging in midlife and beyond

Exposure to a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may accelerate biological aging in older adults, a McMaster University study has found.

Feb 1, 2023

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The way genes are switched on in one-cell embryos may resemble the trigger for cancer

When an embryo is formed, its genes—donated by a fertilizing sperm and egg—are silent. Somehow, at an early stage of development, embryo genes must be switched on. Without this vital 'genes on' switch in the embryo, none ...

Feb 1, 2023

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A new tool for studying processes in the cerebellum

Processes in the cerebellum are involved in various diseases that affect motor learning. These can be better investigated using a new tool developed by a Bochum research group: a light-activatable protein that is coupled ...

Feb 1, 2023

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Drugmaker GSK sees profit soar on consumer health spinoff

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday announced soaring annual profits thanks to the demerger of its consumer healthcare unit Haleon.

Feb 1, 2023

African nations commit to ending AIDS in children by 2030

Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs.

Feb 1, 2023

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A smart contact lens that diagnoses and treats glaucoma

Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and can ...

Feb 1, 2023

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