Is it broken? A strain or sprain? How to spot a serious injury now school and sport are back Kids are back at school, playgrounds, sport and general mucking around. This can lead to two things: happy children and injuries. Feb 16, 2024 0 0
What can bulls tell us about men? Genetic discovery could translate to human fertility research Infertility is a widespread problem: worldwide, one in eight couples fail to fulfill their desire to have children within a year—or even at all. In half the cases, this is due to fertility disorders that stem from the male. ... Feb 16, 2024 0 30
Discovery provides new insight into severe liver disease Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe and chronic liver disease. It affects men more than women, and most people who are diagnosed with PSC are between 30 and 40 years old. Feb 16, 2024 0 3
Researchers investigate long-term outcomes after severe childhood malnutrition New findings from one of the few studies reporting long-term health outcomes for children with severe malnutrition were published on February 15, 2024, in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The paper is titled "Long-term ... Feb 16, 2024 0 13
Review shares 'state-of-the-art' knowledge about fungal disease A review paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, focuses on how fungal diseases present in people with healthy immune systems and examines current diagnostics and treatments. Feb 16, 2024 0 23
Mental health needs of young people with language disorder are being neglected, researchers say There is an urgent need to address inequality in health services, especially mental health provision, for young people with developmental language disorder (DLD), according to a team led by UCL researchers. Feb 16, 2024 0 5
Wildfires linked to surge in mental health-related emergency department visits, study shows An Emory University study published Thursday in Nature Mental Health shows wildfires lead to an increase of anxiety-related emergency department visits in the western United States, amplifying the concerning parallel trajectory ... Feb 16, 2024 4 56
Lockdown skin cancer diagnosis delays linked to deaths and £6bn costs in Europe Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to COVID-19 lockdown may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by ... Feb 16, 2024 0 0
Heart attack found to significantly increase risk of other health conditions Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows. Feb 16, 2024 0 47
Study finds neurological symptoms are not a direct result of SARS-CoV-2 infection of the brain Scientists still are not sure how neurological symptoms arise in COVID-19. Is it because SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain? Or are these symptoms the result of inflammation in the rest of the body? A study by Charité—Universitätsmedizin ... Feb 16, 2024 0 124