A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already start to be applied in primary care to enable…
Category: 5. Health
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More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus
More U.S. adults than ever report having serious trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions.
In 2023, more than 7 percent of adults without depression self-reported this type of cognitive disability. That figure is up…
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Stunning images reveal how antibiotics shatter bacterial defenses
A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how life-saving antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armor of harmful bacteria.
The findings, published in the journal Nature…
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Junk food can scramble memory in just 4 days
Diet impacts the brain a lot more than we think.
A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published in Neuron, reveals a unique look at how junk food rewires the brain’s memory hub – leading to risk of cognitive dysfunction. This new…
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Miscarriages, down syndrome, and infertility all linked to this hidden DNA process
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother’s womb. It depends on the quality of the egg cells that were already…
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Doctors tested a common drug on COVID. The results are stunning
A widely available and affordable drug has been shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study led by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with King’s…
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Fruit might be the surprising key to healthier lungs
Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The study was presented by Pimpika Kaewsri, a PhD student from the…
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New inhaler halves childhood asthma attacks
Findings from a trial comparing the real-world effectiveness of asthma inhalers could reshape how children with asthma are treated.
In the first randomized controlled trial to investigate the use of a 2-in-1 inhaler as the sole reliever therapy…
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A Billion People Need Vision Care. What A New Bloomberg Effort Will Do
The new Vision Initiative, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will help extend Warby Parker’s Pupils Project, which includes providing vision screenings and eyeglasses to young students. (Photo: Courtesy of Warby Parker)
Courtesy of Warby…
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Living with purpose may protect your brain from dementia
Research into Blue Zones — regions of the world where people tend to live longer — shows that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer.
Now, new research from UC Davis shows that having a sense of purpose in life may have…
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