Anxious at the Portland airport? Beni the Llama is here for you, spreading joy
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The gentle animals are part of Portland International Airport's effort to counter travel stress with soothing elements from nature.
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Journey of Resilience: A Mother’s Pursuit of Education
Public Health Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
I stepped off the plane at the crowded airport terminal, clutching my daughter’s hand tightly. My heart raced with anticipation and uncertainty as I looked around at the bustling atmosphere of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It was 2021, and the world was in the grips of a pandemic, yet here I was, embarking on a new chapter of my life in the United States.
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Why dark nights and bright days are good for health
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Too much light at night and not enough daylight is taking years off our lives, according to a new study. The research adds to the evidence that light exposure is fundamental to our wellbeing.
AI-powered ECG model predicts heart disease risk with precision
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
A new AI-enhanced ECG model, AIRE, accurately predicts mortality and heart disease risk, providing clinicians with actionable, patient-specific insights.
Voters to decide whether Massachusetts can legalize certain psychedelic drugs
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Massachusetts is the third state in six years to ask voters whether to legalize plant-based psychedelic drugs for people 21 and older at licensed therapy centers.
AI for real-time, patient-focused insight
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
BiomedGPT is a new a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) designed to support a wide range of medical and scientific tasks. This new study is described in the article as 'the first open-source and lightweight vision -- language foundation model, designed as a generalist capable of performing various biomedical tasks.
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Synthetic genes engineered to mimic how cells build tissues and structures
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Researchers have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds self-assembling structures piece by piece. The discovery offers a path toward using a suite of simple building blocks that can be programmed to make complex biomolecular materials, such as nanoscale tubes from DNA tiles.
Iron and vitamin D reduce depression risk, while selenium and magnesium raise it
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Researchers explore the causality between micronutrient intake and depression using Mendelian randomization.
The secrets of baseball's magic mud
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The unique properties of baseball's famed 'magic' mud, which MLB equipment managers applied to every ball in the World Series, have never been scientifically quantified -- until now. Researchers now reveal what makes the magic mud so special.
Study links stable sleep patterns to successful aging
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Stable sleep patterns boost successful aging, while inconsistent or short sleep reduces healthy aging outcomes among older Chinese adults, a new study finds.
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Evolutionary biologists report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.
Researchers uncover the hidden history of concussion in sports
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.
New trigger proposed for record-smashing 2022 Tonga eruption
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Fifteen minutes before the massive January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, a seismic wave was recorded by two distant seismic stations. The researchers propose that the seismic wave was caused by a fracture in a weak area of oceanic crust beneath the volcano's caldera wall. That fracture allowed seawater and magma to pour into and mix together in the space above the volcano's subsurface magma chamber, explosively kickstarting the eruption.
Childhood overweight is associated with socio-economic vulnerability
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend.
Astronomers discover the fastest-feeding black hole in the early universe
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate -- over 40 times the theoretical limit. While short lived, this black hole's 'feast' could help astronomers explain how supermassive black holes grew so quickly in the early Universe.
Education, wealth, and job type shape aging brains and cognitive health
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Socioeconomic factors, including wealth, education, and occupation, significantly impact cognitive health, influencing transitions to dementia or cognitive impairment and the chance of recovery.
Dance of electrons measured in the glow from exploding neutron-stars
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it possible to measure the microscopic, physical properties in these cosmic events. Simultaneously, it reveals how snapshot observations made in an instant represents an object stretched out across time.
New insights into early Huntington's disease mechanisms
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Researchers uncover a link between impaired glutathione–ascorbate metabolism and early dopamine increases in Huntington's disease, suggesting GSTO2 as a potential therapeutic target to manage motor dysfunction.
Remote medical interpreting is a double-edged sword in healthcare communication, researchers find
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study.
New AI model BiomedGPT set to transform medical and research practices
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but still…they both have a lot of work to do to catch up to BiomedGPT.
Glioblastoma: why immunotherapy may offer hope for brain cancer patients
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Recent trials have shown that immunotherapy can safely be delivered through injections into the cerebrospinal fluid; scientists are now exploring how to adapt these methods to penetrate the tumour more effectively
Space-grown stem cells show promise for accelerating biotherapies
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic researchers say.
Handling the hype: Researcher seeks to improve science communication
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Being a scientist has its challenges. Knowing how to communicate your scientific research in a socially responsible manner can be even more difficult. Thankfully, researchers have identified some of the trade-offs and communication strategies that environmental health scientists can use to communicate more effectively.
Ketogenic diets could be better for menstrual health, period
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Ketogenic diets show promise in affecting menstrual physiology, with increased cycle frequency and intensity observed in pre-menopausal women with obesity.
Against Hyping Civil War and Mass Violence
RAND
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Taking steps to prevent and prepare for violence always makes sense, but it should not be viewed as a suggestion that the United States is on the brink of civil war.
Weight loss drug semaglutide may offer relief for knee arthritis pain
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Semaglutide shows promise in treating knee osteoarthritis by reducing pain and weight, offering a safe alternative to traditional pharmacological interventions.
The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love
Black Health Matters
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Dialysis patients cannot afford to be politically apathetic. Their lives could depend on using their voice to ensure that they have continued access to the medicines and therapies that allow them to continue being the mothers, fathers, caregivers, coworkers, and friends we love. A rapidly changing healthcare landscape is erecting more challenges than ever for people who require ongoing intervention.
Lead exposure still poses health risks for millions worldwide, study finds
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Addressing lead poisoning is vital for public health, as it contributes to cognitive decline and cardiovascular issues, especially in vulnerable populations.
Heartland Virus Infection in Elderly Patient Initially Suspected of Having Ehrlichiosis, North Carolina, USA
Preventing Chronic Disease
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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How calcium and magnesium deficiencies impact cognitive health
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Older hospitalized adults with both magnesium and calcium deficiencies exhibit significantly lower cognitive function, highlighting the need for nutrient monitoring in aging populations.
The Crucial Connection Between Animal Feed and Human Health
Mercola
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
In our modern quest for optimal health, we often focus intensely on what we put on our plates. However, there's a crucial aspect of nutrition that often goes overlooked: the diet of the animals we consume. (What we eat, eats) This oversight can have significant consequences for our health, particularly when it comes to our intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).
Exercise temporarily improves muscle insulin resistance linked to genetic risk for type 2 diabetes
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The study uncovers how acute exercise alleviates insulin resistance in TBC1D4 variant carriers, underscoring the need for personalized diabetes interventions.
Book Review—The Ethical Case Manager: Tools and Tactics
The New Social Worker
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
“.this is first and foremost a book that is grounded on the complicated nature of ethical decision-making.” Book review of The Ethical Case Manager, reviewed by Stephen Cummings.
Unexpected immunotherapy success in rare pancreatic cancer
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
A new case report was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on October 11, 2024, entitled "A case of adenosquamous pancreatic cancer with a KRAS G12C mutation with an exceptional response to immunotherapy"
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