Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: Study A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment. Dec 11, 2023 1 27
Young adults report lower alcohol use after learning that drinking is declining among their peers Learning that their peers' alcohol use is declining over time may help reduce young adults' drinking, according to the first study that tested this approach among community-based participants (versus college students). During ... Dec 11, 2023 0 0
Researchers compare mental illness, gun violence rates in US, Australia and UK Considerable attention has focused on mental illness as a major contributor to homicides in the United States. Serious mental illness affects more than 14 million Americans ages 18 and older and nearly 58 million people reported ... Dec 11, 2023 0 1
New study reveals latest data on global burden of cardiovascular disease A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published in the Journal ... Dec 11, 2023 0 0
A new mechanism by which rotavirus makes you sick Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and children worldwide. Despite ... Dec 11, 2023 0 36
What you should know about lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches? Every so often, parents hear scary news that lead or other metals have been found in baby foods made with rice, fruit or vegetables. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Dec 11, 2023 0 40
Tracing how the infant brain responds to touch with near-infrared spectroscopy Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have measured how oxygenated hemoglobin levels in the blood change in infants' brains in response to touch. Using spectroscopy methods with external sensors placed on the scalp ... Dec 11, 2023 0 0
Gut-derived exosomes as a novel mediator of hepatic lipid metabolism Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive hepatic lipid accumulation, poses a high prevalence and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. To enhance preventive and therapeutic efforts, an in-depth ... Dec 11, 2023 0 0
Exploring equitable treatment options for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often face a reduced quality of life and a lower life expectancy. Allotransplantation, the first treatment for SCD with curative potential, comes with risks, including transplant-related ... Dec 11, 2023 0 0
New hybrid treatment forces cancer cells to starve The combination of a drug and a protein fragment prevents the growth of blood cancer cells, a new study in mice shows. Dec 11, 2023 0 1
