By Rich Haridy December 28, 2022 A new study has linked nitrate-containing meat with increased rates of cancer in mice Depositphotos Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are calling for the ban of nitrite-cured meat after a new study found a substantial link with colorectal cancer. The study saw mice fed nitrite-cured meat develop significantly more...
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN | Posted – Dec. 30, 2022 at 12:53 p.m. ATLANTA — The number of people under age 20 with type 2 diabetes in the U.S. may increase nearly 675% by 2060 if trends continue, researchers say, with an increase of up to 65% in young people with type 1 diabetes. Type...
by Jim Wappes, University of Minnesota RNA in situ (RNAscope) detection of SARS-CoV-2 in extrapulmonary tissues. a–h, SARS-CoV-2 virus is localized to the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum, perinuclear in appearance, in the following organs and cell types (×500 magnifications, scale bars, 2 μm, all panels): thyroid of P19, demonstrating the presence of virus in follicular cells...
By Dr. Nicola Williams, Ph.D. Reviewed by Aimee Molineux\ Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative viral agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a devasting and lethal disease that has caused widespread suffering worldwide for almost half a century. We still have no cure for this disease. While those infected can expect to continue treatment...
OCTOBER 17TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS CARDIAC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS, EXCLUSIVE, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, REHAB, THORACIC SURGERY The COVID-19 pandemic has put lung health firmly in our minds. For those with chronic lung diseases, such as asthma and COPD, an important way to keep track of lung health is to use a spirometer to measure how well...
TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP People with perfectionist traits are more susceptible to burnout, according to new research, and it is not just work-related stress that is the cause. Christmas is coming. We have all endured a global pandemic. There are coughs and colds everywhere. Bills are mounting. It is safe to say we are all exhausted...
by Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations, exposing the personal health information (PHI) of nearly 42 million patients, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Health Forum. Hannah T. Neprash, Ph.D., from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and...
by Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter Opioids are frequently prescribed to patients with cirrhosis, often without a pain diagnosis, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Anna H. Lee, M.D., from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study...
by Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease and others don’t? What makes one person’s brain healthier than another’s? And what can be done to improve, or at least slow, a brain’s deterioration? Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a new...
by Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV-1 whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with other available treatments due to resistance, intolerance, or safety considerations. Sunlenca is the first FDA-approved capsid inhibitor for treating HIV-1....
