NPR Health
DECEMBER 19, 2024
At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping people make healthier choices in the grocery store.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species counts, telling scientists about the origin, diversification, and extinction of ancient life. With this new study, the chart of life now includes life forms from the Proterozoic Eon, 2,500 million to 539 million years ago.
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NPR Health
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Started during the pandemic, hundreds of hospitals in 39 states deliver acute inpatient care in people's homes. The popular program had a five-year extension in a stopgap spending agreement that is now in doubt.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for understanding the origin of these vents and assessing their global-scale impact on the Earth-Ocean system. The study also has implications for understanding and searching for habitable environments, and potentially even life on other ocean worlds in our outer solar system, according to the study's authors.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Anyone can dance. As you read this comic, follow each step and you'll be moving and grooving in no time.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The pioneering study explores the isotopic signatures of lunar water, revealing a mix of indigenous and cometary sources.
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular communication and functionality.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 19, 2024
"History" can seem big and imposing. But it's always intensely personal it's all of our individual experiences that add up to historical events. Over the next few episodes, we're exploring the personal and how it's changed history: from the story of romantic love, to the man who tried to cure aging, to the contents of our dreams. First up, memory and our sense of smell.
Science Daily - Public Health
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous generations.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Researchers describe TRACeR-I, a protein platform that can be used to engineer immune responses.
Association of Health Care Journalists
DECEMBER 19, 2024
The nation is in the midst of the largest pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in a decade, and it hasnt shown signs of slowing. CDC data from late November show weekly cases at six times the rate seen during the same week in 2023. The nationwide outbreak, topping 28,000 cases as of November 30, reflects a return to pre-pandemic levels , but with enough additional cases to make up for all the ones we didnt have during the main pandemic years.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Research indicates meditation techniques, particularly Transcendental Meditation, significantly alleviate PTSD symptoms, suggesting new avenues for therapy.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the first time, it was possible to identify patient groups that displayed a clinically relevant treatment effect.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
This study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly alters human milk composition, while COVID-19 vaccination causes minimal, transient changes, underscoring the safety of breastfeeding during vaccination.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A new study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur. Joined by its newly discovered relatives, Pterodactylus's 'family' now encompasses tiny flaplings, a host of teenagers, some mums and dads and even a few large old seniors. Fluorescing bones stimulated by powerful LED UV torches, revealed invisible details of the head, hands and feet of Pterodactylus.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
This editorial reviews the impact of phytochemicals on metabolic diseases, emphasizing their potential in reducing inflammation and improving health outcomes.
The Hill
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Frito-Lay said in a Monday announcement it is recalling potato chips over an undeclared allergen. In the announcement on the Food and Drug Administrations website, Frito-Lay said its recall centers on undeclared milk in Lays Classic Potato Chips bags that are labeled 13 ounces. Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product, the announcement reads.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Researchers provide a detailed report of the updated 2024 long COVID research index.
Your Local Epidemiologist
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Welp, I’ve spent the past two days on a couch with my 4-year-old, who has the flu. Who knew a toddler could watch 10,000 Disney princess movies and still have an appetite for more? Respiratory season is here. Apparently so is our princess era. There are many viruses circulating right now, but we aren’t at peak season yet. Here’s the State of Affairs so you feel well-equipped for the holidays.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Probiotics can reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea but don't fully restore gut microbiota. Further studies are essential to evaluate their long-term effects.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in advanced computing. With a processing speed a billion times faster than nature, chip-based laser neuron could help advance AI tasks such as pattern recognition and sequence prediction.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
In Brazil, researchers have identified substances with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperalgesic (against persistent pain) and anti-arthritic activity in the leaves of Annona squamosa, a tree popularly known in the country as fruta-do-conde or pinha.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks -- the heaviest known fundamental particles -- it regularly creates a property known as magic.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
In the first study of its kind, research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) sheds light on the ethical complexities and systemic barriers facing scientists conducting cannabis research funded by the for-profit cannabis industry.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Tamil Nadu requests GoI to add mumps vaccine to UIP due to rising cases, emphasizing need for control and prevention.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
New findings in mice have uncovered a crucial mechanism linking neuronal activity to mitochondrial function, researchers report, revealing a potential pathway to combat age-related cognitive decline. Mitochondria play a pivotal role in meeting the dynamic energy demands of neuronal activity, producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) primarily via oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS).
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have shown.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A recently published, comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis has added to the growing body of evidence showing that beef can be enjoyed in a heart-healthy diet.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations, according to a report published by the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project. The report analyzed wastewater discharges from petrochemical companies that produce plastics across the U.S., finding that a majority of the facilities had violated Clean Water Act permits and few were punished.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting "an urgent need for widespread improvement.
The Hill
DECEMBER 19, 2024
U.S. life expectancy rose last year to its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, while death rates fell for almost all the top causes, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Life expectancy at birth was 78.4 years for the total U.S. population in 2023, according to the report released Thursday, an increase of nearly a full year from 77.5 years in 2022.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Recent results from the Phase III NRG-RTOG 1112 clinical study showed that the addition of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to systemic therapy with sorafenib significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and time-to-progression in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) when compared to sorafenib alone.
NPJ Vaccine
DECEMBER 19, 2024
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News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Teeth are essential for helping people break down the food they eat and are protected by enamel, which helps them withstand the large amount of stress they experience as people chew away. Unlike other materials in the body, enamel has no way to repair damage, which means that as we age, it risks becoming weaker with time.
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