August 9, 2024 by New York University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with overseeing the safety of the U.S. food supply, setting requirements for nutrition labeling, working with companies on food recalls, and responding to outbreaks of foodborne illness. But when it comes to additives already in our...
News Release 8-Aug-2024 Study among first to examine link between alcohol use and severe head trauma Peer-Reviewed PublicationFlorida Atlantic University image: Daily alcohol use was associated with 150% increased odds of a brain bleed in older adults after a head trauma from a fall. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Nationally, falls remain the leading cause of...
August 8, 2024 by F.D. Flam, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNow that the vast majority of Americans don’t smoke, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of cancer cases are preventable. Drinking alcohol is one of the top risk factors—and yet doctors aren’t talking to patients...
August 8, 2024 by Cleveland Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew Cleveland Clinic research shows that consuming foods with erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. The findings, from a new intervention study in healthy volunteers, show erythritol made platelets (a type of blood cell) more...
August 7, 2024 by Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Credit: CC0 Public DomainFamily members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often called a superbug, even if the patient was not diagnosed with the same infection, suggesting hospitals play a role in the community...
August 6, 2024 by Evelina Sterling and Margaret Louisa Stubbs, The Conversation The ovary changes over the menstrual cycle. In this image, 1 is menstruation; 2–3 are the maturing of the follicle; 4 is ovulation; and 5–6 are the growth and deterioration of the corpus luteum. Credit: Shazz/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA“When was your last period?”...
August 2, 2024 by University of Portsmouth Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn England-wide study has found the health of people’s mouths and teeth is often overlooked by home care services. The study, led by the University of Portsmouth in collaboration with King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London, has revealed critical insights that could...
NEWS01 August 2024 US and Chinese firms dominate the list of companies that are producing the most research and patents in artificial intelligence. Google’s parent company Alphabet has published the world’s most highly cited papers in AI.Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty US tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft produce more highly cited research papers on artificial intelligence (AI)...
August 2, 2024 by Anke Maes, Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum In the brain, memories are stored like books in a well-organized library, this study concludes. Credit: RUB, MarquardThe brain is constantly storing new experiences that it has to integrate into the jumble of existing memories. Surprisingly, it does not overwrite previous memory traces in the process. The first...
August 2, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Mass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new research shows. The study was published July 26 in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Outcomes of mass violence incidents in communities extend beyond...
