Focusing on functional fitness in your 20s and 30s can help you be ready for anything What's the best type of exercise you can do for your health? The answer seems to change every week. Lately, many fitness enthusiasts and influencers have been talking about the importance of "functional fitness"—especially ... Oct 26, 2023 0 0
FDA conclusion that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means consumers need to rethink medications The ramp-up to cold and flu season is a bad time for consumers to learn that some of their most trusted go-to products don't actually work. Oct 26, 2023 0 0
Stunting in infancy linked to differences in cognitive and brain function Children who are too short for their age can suffer reduced cognitive ability arising from differences in brain function as early as six months of age, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Oct 26, 2023 0 17
Clinics continue marketing unproven stem cell interventions as treatments for COVID-19 and long COVID Researchers have identified 38 businesses engaged in direct-to-consumer marketing of purported stem cell treatments and exosome therapies for preventing and treating COVID-19 even though these "interventions" have not been ... Oct 26, 2023 0 26
A large international study of migraine reveals new biological pathways for treatment A large international study led by deCODE Genetics on the genetics of migraine provides novel insights into the biology of migraine enabling detection of rare variants protecting against migraine, opening an avenue for potential ... Oct 26, 2023 0 42
Psoriasis not caused by spontaneous mutations in skin cells, finds study Psoriasis—a chronic skin condition—is not caused or spread by spontaneous genetic mutations in the skin, new research suggests. Oct 26, 2023 0 86
How adults understand what young children are saying When babies first begin to talk, their vocabulary is very limited. Often one of the first sounds they generate is "da," which may refer to dad, a dog, a dot, or nothing at all. Oct 26, 2023 0 35
Researchers study the functions of B4GALT3 in cancer immunity An old campaign slogan for cough syrup, "It tastes awful. And it works," seemed to imply that any sweet content might have diminished the medicinal effect. Oct 26, 2023 0 0
Minifridge-sized bioreactor can quickly produce T cells needed for cancer treatment A new tool to rapidly grow cancer-killing white blood cells could advance the availability of immunotherapy, a promising therapy which harnesses the power of the body's immune response to target cancer cells. Oct 26, 2023 0 26
Research finds potential target for cardiovascular disease in diabetes More than 10% of the population in the United States has been diagnosed with diabetes according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 7.5% of these diabetic patients will experience cardiovascular events ... Oct 26, 2023 0 17