When the new SARS-CoV-2 virus began killing thousands of people every week, physicians and scientists around the globe raced to learn why the new pathogen was so deadly. Among many early findings, experts noted that the infection ...
Oct 5, 2023
0
30
Three decades ago, Brazilian researchers began studying a curious side effect from banana spider bites: the toxin left victims with priapism, a painful and persistent erection.
Sep 28, 2023
0
102
It's no secret that our lungs play a vital role in our daily lives—ensuring we can breathe, fend off infections, and adapt to various challenges. Despite their importance, the organs still puzzle many medical experts, especially ...
Sep 26, 2023
0
29
In modern life, many of us spend the majority of our waking hours sitting. A recent review of the research has reiterated the harmful health impacts of prolonged, unbroken periods of sitting.
Sep 12, 2023
4
27
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare Research Institute (PHURI) and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified the genetic causes of Raynaud's ...
Aug 18, 2023
0
111
The lymphatic system has long been considered mysterious.
Aug 3, 2023
0
6
Australians playing sports or working in physical jobs for extended periods in hot weather or environments risk gut damage and blood poisoning that may lead to serious illness.
Jul 28, 2023
0
6
A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic—pdm09—shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation in swine has resulted in ...
Jul 27, 2023
0
41
German police warned Wednesday of a potentially lethal "Blue Punisher" variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug.
Jun 28, 2023
0
4
Published in Nature Microbiology, a study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has delved into the microbiota of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) pathology and identifies the mechanistic interplay ...
