Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies. Sep 17, 2024 0 1
Study shows the brain divides a meal into different phases The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have consumed the appropriate amount of energy. This ... Sep 17, 2024 0 88
Gene variant protects newborns against jaundice, study finds Researchers have found a gene variant that almost completely protects 1 in 8 newborn babies from jaundice. The research, conducted at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, provides the opportunity to develop a treatment ... Sep 17, 2024 0 10
Removing gene from fat tissue tricks body into burning more calories, study suggests Removing a specific gene from fat tissue could fool the body into speeding up metabolism and burning more calories, a new study has found. Sep 17, 2024 0 53
Study sheds light on how virus-fighting cells develop during long COVID A new long-term study into long COVID has investigated how a certain population of white blood cells, called memory T cells, are established and develop as part of the body's defense to fight off the disease. Sep 17, 2024 0 38
COVID-19 rates oscillate every six months in the US, new study shows COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have shown unexpected oscillating waves every six months between the southern states and the northern states and, to a lesser degree, from east to west, according to research published in Scientific ... Sep 17, 2024 0 33
Childhood trauma linked to major biological and health risks: Impacts differ depending on sex A new study led by UCLA Health found that a person's sex and their unique experiences of childhood trauma can have specific consequences for their biological health and risk of developing 20 major diseases later in life. Sep 17, 2024 0 1
Critical immune factor for host defense against MRSA offers potential explanation for unsuccessful vaccine strategies Staphylococcus aureus, mostly known from its antibiotic-resistant variant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is among the leading causes of both community- and hospital-acquired infections. According to the ... Sep 17, 2024 0 11
New study casts doubt on loneliness as a cause of many diseases A team of medical researchers has found via analysis of patient data from multiple sources, that many diseases that have been thought attributable to loneliness are more likely due to other causes. The work is published in ... Sep 17, 2024 report 0 39
Study suggests blackcurrant supplementation mitigates postmenopausal bone loss As we age, our bones lose density and become more fragile, putting us in danger of breaks and fractures. This is especially a concern among post-menopausal women who generally have much greater losses in bone density than ... Sep 17, 2024 0 5
