by Orlando Health Dr. George Eldayrie uses ultrasound to examine Jen Jordon’s knee at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. While many put off addressing an injury for fear of being sidelined or learning they’ll need surgery, there are plenty of non-surgical treatment options that work better the sooner they’re started. Credit: Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic...
by CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and their international collaborators have discovered that a protein critical in the embryonic stages of life is reactivated in certain cases of mesothelioma, offering clues into the origin of this aggressive cancer. The study published today in...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Eating two or more servings of avocado weekly was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and substituting avocado for certain fat-containing foods like butter, cheese or processed meats was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to new research published today in...
by American Chemical Society Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility, Fort Detrick, Maryland. Although SARS-CoV-2 has taken the world by storm, it’s not the only coronavirus that can infect humans. But unlike SARS-CoV-2, common human coronaviruses (HCoVs)...
by University of Oxford Mobile phones can worsen healthcare inequalities. Credit: Shutterstock Longstanding fears that using mobile phones may increase the risk of developing a brain tumor have been reignited recently by the launch of 5G (fifth generation) mobile wireless technologies. Mobile phones emit radiofrequency waves which, if absorbed by tissues, can cause heating and damage....
by Thamarasee Jeewandara, Medical Xpress Flow characteristics of paper microfluidic devices. (A) Photographs of serpentine paperfluidic devices with different paper widths of (i) 1 mm, (ii) 2 mm, (iii) 3 mm, and (iv) 2 mm with integrated plasmonic sensors, showing varying travel distances of 10 μl of water. (B) Travel distance as a function of...
by National University of Singapore Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Influenza is a major global public health concern and a huge economic burden to societies. Seasonal influenza epidemics afflict between 13 to 100 million individuals annually, including three to five million cases of severe illness and 300,000 to 600,000 deaths worldwide. This represents a top global...
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Published19 hours ago IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES We have the technology to start a new era in medicine by precisely matching drugs to people’s genetic code, a major report says. Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how our bodies function. The British...
Donavyn Coffey March 24, 2022 The human body needs a lot of oxygen: about a cup a minute, just to stay alive. If we can’t get the amount we need because of injury or disease, like COVID-19, our bodies quickly start to suffer from oxygen deprivation. After just a few minutes, abnormally low oxygen levels in the...
Marlene Busko, for Medscape March 24, 2022 Researchers published the study covered in this summary on Research Square as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Data from five sequential National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reports using US population samples in 2009-2018 showed each 1-unit increase in serum levels of vitamin D3 (25-hydroxyvitamin...
