A hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal’s behavior, finds a […]
UTHealth Houston study to examine how eviction protection during the pandemic affects mental health
Reviewed During the COVID-19 pandemic, eviction moratoria prevented or delayed many people from experiencing homelessness. But now that the pandemic is over and the short-term […]
Over 100 dead from cholera, dengue in war-torn Sudan
Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever in war-torn Sudan have left more than 100 people dead since August, the health ministry said on Saturday. A […]
‘Turning point’ reached in fight for assisted dying after Isle of Man vote
Campaigners have hailed a “turning point” in the decades-long fight to legalise assisted dying after an historic vote in the Isle of Man. The island […]
Liver cells age differently depending on where they are in the organ, study shows
Looking around us, we can see that people age at different rates. But what about inside? Do all cells age in the same way? And […]
Texas lab unlocks keys to alcohol withdrawal headache
About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society […]
How Matt Hancock wanted to PLAY GOD during Covid
How Matt Hancock wanted to PLAY GOD during Covid: Ex-NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens sensationally reveals former Health Secretary pushed to ‘ultimately decide who should […]
Asbestos exposure linked to higher incidence of lung cancers in naval personnel
Reviewed A University of Adelaide and Oxford University study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung cancers in British and […]
Researchers develop gel to deliver cancer drugs for solid tumors
Intratumoral therapy—in which cancer drugs are injected directly into tumors—is a promising treatment option for solid cancers but has shown limited success in clinical trials […]
Q&A: Validating an MRI biomarker for early onset Alzheimer’s disease
Alexandra Touroutoglou, Ph.D., and Bradford Dickerson, MD, neuroscientists in the department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, are the lead authors of a new study […]
New Health Secretary promises to get around table to finally end NHS strikes
Hopes were raised of a resolution to months of NHS strikes when the new Health Secretary vowed to “get around the table” with doctors. Victoria […]
Is retroelement-based gene editing a safer alternative to CRISPR-Cas approaches?
Reviewed In a Perspective, Stephen Tang and Samuel Sternberg discuss retroelement-based gene editing as a safer alternative to CRISPR-Cas approaches. Precision genome editing technologies have […]
Study examines racial differences in care among older Americans
Older Black Americans are more likely to receive low-value acute diagnostic tests than older white Americans, while older white Americans were more likely to receive […]
How autistic parents feel about breastfeeding and the support they receive
Surprisingly little is still known about autism and breastfeeding. A few years ago, we reviewed all of the research evidence and found limited information about […]