Vaccination
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now the dominant COVID variants. What does that mean?
The virus that causes COVID-19 is bringing more variants our way, requiring a few changes to the fight against it.
Nov 21, 2022
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News tagged with health study
Cardiology
Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure
The human gut contains trillions of bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome, which may have positive and negative effects on human health. When in balance they function as an inner chemistry factory producing numerous ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Association between children conceived via infertility treatments and education and mental health outcomes
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are slightly more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study sheds new light on the link between oral bacteria and diseases
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight ...
Nov 24, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Fasting-like diet lowers risk factors for disease, reduces biological age in humans: Study
Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat in humans, resulting in a lower biological age, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology-led ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Diabetes
Researchers develop non-invasive blood glucose monitoring process
As a child, Maria Valero witnessed her diabetic father prick his finger several times a day to draw blood and check his glucose levels using an electronic monitor. She was concerned about the invasive and painful process ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Hormones linked with sleep apnea, snoring in postmenopausal women
Middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and to report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study published this week in PLoS ONE by Kai Triebner of University ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Diet unlikely to ease progression of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Diet is unlikely to make any difference to the progression of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, finds a review of the existing scientific evidence, published in the open access journal RMD Open.
May 31, 2022
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Health
Study links drinking coffee and tea to increased macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
The next time you're sipping your favorite hot beverage, consider what it might be doing for the long-term health of your brain.
May 4, 2023
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Health
Study finds youth exposed to environmental tobacco smoke had lower wheezing risk when on a higher quality diet
More than four million adolescents in the United States have asthma, and many more youth who have not received official diagnosis of this airway disease still experience wheezing. Adolescence includes a period of important ...
Mar 21, 2022
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