Health
Simulation could help explain nutrients' impact on gut
The human gut is an extraordinarily dynamic place, with millions of interactions between microbes, bodily processes and chemicals taking place every minute.
Feb 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distinct gender norms in descriptions of chronic pain affect medical treatment, says researcher
Sensitive women and stoical men are the prevalent images of people in chronic pain. Unwarranted differences in medical treatment may result, as a University of Gothenburg doctoral thesis emphasizes.
Feb 6, 2023
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Medications
Twin study shows legalizing recreational cannabis does not increase substance abuse
Legalizing recreational cannabis at the state level does not increase substance use disorders or use of other illicit drugs among adults and, in fact, may reduce alcohol-related problems, according to new CU Boulder research.
Jan 26, 2023
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Health
Is your specialist friends with your primary care doctor? You may get better care
Patients might be happier with their care when their physician trained with the specialist they're referred to, a new study suggests.
Jan 8, 2023
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Medications
Study suggests one solution to America's opioid epidemic: Tell doctors their patients fatally overdosed
There are no simple solutions to America's deadly overdose epidemic, which costs 100,000 lives each year and is erasing gains in life expectancy. But a team of USC researchers have found one low-cost intervention can make ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Cardiology
What are the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest? Why Damar Hamlin is defying the odds
Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old NFL player, suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle for the Buffalo Bills as millions of people watched on television Monday night.
Jan 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The US is facing a shortage of infectious disease doctors
The COVID-19 pandemic. Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The current waves of influenza and RSV ripping through schools and workplaces.
Dec 19, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Ceramides found to be key in aging muscle health
During aging, mice, like humans, become inactive and lose muscle mass and strength. A team of scientists led by Johan Auwerx at EPFL have now discovered that when mice age, their muscles become packed with ceramides. Ceramides, ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Could synthetic X-rays solve a gap in medical imaging data?
Medical doctors who specialize in rare disease get only so many opportunities to learn as they go. The lack of diverse health care data to train students is a key challenge in these fields. "When you are working in a setting ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu, RSV and COVID-19: Advice from family doctors on how to get through this winter's 'tripledemic'
As community-based family doctors, we have been attending to patients who showed the early warning signs of the oncoming wave of our viral season. We are now in the middle of that wave: a "tripledemic" of RSV, influenza and ...
Nov 23, 2022
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