Archive: 08/07/2020

Neither natural nor safe: compounded bioidentical hormones need better evidence

Women in menopause, men with low testosterone, and adults transitioning genders all sometimes see doctors about hormone therapy. But personally tailored hormone treatments may not be better, or safer, than standard Food and ...

Jul 8, 2020

COVID-19 makes clear that bioethics must confront health disparities

With some reluctance, I've come to the sad realization the COVID-19 pandemic has been a stress test for bioethics, a field of study that intersects medicine, law, the humanities and the social sciences. As both a physician ...

Jul 8, 2020

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Engineering and philosophy combine for an emerging understanding of smell

How does the brain detect smells?

Jul 8, 2020

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Not as gross as it sounds: Predicting how bacteria in mucus affect human health

Humans breathe between 17,000 to 23,000 times a day, on average. But for more than 70,000 children and young adults around the world, taking a breath can be a struggle because of a rare disease, cystic fibrosis.

Jul 8, 2020

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Helping children with cancer spend more time IV-pole-free

Children being treated for cancer often spend long days receiving chemotherapy intravenously or through a port.

Jul 8, 2020

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Health organizations: FDA puts public at risk by allowing Philip Morris 'heated cigarette'

Setting a dangerous precedent that puts kids and public health at risk, today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of Philip Morris' IQOS heated cigarette as a "modified risk tobacco product" despite ...

Jul 8, 2020

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COVID-19 gets to India's villages via migrant workers

India's lockdown may have hastened spread of COVID-19 to rural areas as millions of migrant workers, trapped in the big cities, ended up being exposed to the virus—which they carried into their distant villages when finally ...

Jul 8, 2020

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Professor warns of long-term effects of lockdown weight gain

Many more of us could have diabetes and high blood pressure if we don't lose the extra weight we've put on during lockdown, a renowned cardiologist at Keele University has warned.

Jul 8, 2020

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Physical activity of older people requires tailored monitoring

The ability to move about may deteriorate when aging, and must be considered when assessing physical activity in older people. A study on active aging at the University of Jyväskylä examined movement that exceeds the intensity ...

Jul 8, 2020

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The right helmet can prevent serious head injuries

Joint investigations by researchers from Graz University of Technology and the ÖAMTC show that the risk of serious head injuries increases when an already damaged helmet or a wrong helmet is worn.

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