CAROLINE KEE Bone broth is not new, but it has become increasingly popular in recent years. Many swear by drinking the thick, savory liquid because of the health benefits. But is bone broth really that good for you? Usually marketed to be sipped on its own, bone broth has evolved into a trendy addition to...
BMJPeople with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. The researchers point out that many of the natural causes of death are preventable, suggesting that better surveillance, prevention, and early intervention...
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE What could this line represent? The stock price of some company that made a big splash but failed to live up to expectations? An outbreak curve charting the introduction of a new infectious agent to a population? The performance of a viral tweet? I’ll tell you what it is in...
The drug simnotrelvir shortens symptoms for those with mild infections and is sold at a lower price in China than its main rival. Saima Sidik Boxes of the COVID-19 drug simnotrelvir are displayed at a manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China.Credit: VCG via Getty There’s new hope for the average person seeking relief from COVID-19: a...
by National Institutes of Health Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (red) budding and replicating from a segment of a chronically infected H9 cell (blue). Particles are in various stages of maturity; arc/semi-circles are immature particles that have started to form but are still part of the cell. Immature particles slowly change morphology into mat....
by The Associated Press Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSurgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case,...
by University of Copenhagen (A) Schematic illustration of the study design. Participants visited the laboratory on three separate occasions involving a screening session (session 1), the main experiment (session 2), and a long-term retention test (session 3). During the main experiment, participants practiced the SVAT task. Exercise intervals prior to motor practice were performed at moderate...
by Kitta MacPherson, Rutgers University Study overview. (A) Image of CytoTracker device prototype. (B) An image of the CytoTracker microfluidic impedance cytometer. (C) Schematic of sensing mechanism. (D) A diagram of the proposed user workflow. Drop of blood is obtained from patient, then placed into sample processing tube for lysis of red blood cells. After waiting...
by Erica Jansen, The Conversation Credit: Miriam Alonso from PexelsYou probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe you’ve found yourself still lying awake at 2 a.m. after enjoying a cup of coffee with dessert. But did you know that your eating choices throughout the day may also affect your sleep...
by University of Cologne Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows efficacy and safety of oral antibiotic therapy, in the form of pills, for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. Currently, infusions are the standard treatment. An international clinical trial led by Professor Dr. Achim Kaasch, Head of the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene at the...
