by Jonel Aleccia A McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday. Cases have been...
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Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma
by NYU Langone Health Researchers believe that using telemedicine for dermatology may also help avoid trips to specialists for lesions that turn out to be benign. Credit: Haley Ricciardi Collecting images of suspicious-looking skin growths and sending them off-site for specialists to analyze is as accurate in identifying skin cancers as having a dermatologist examine them...
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New painkiller precisely targets sites of chronic pain
By Paul McClure November 12, 2024 A non-addictive painkiller remains inactive in the body until it encounters areas of chronic pain DALL-E View 2 Images Researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of chronic pain. Instead of dulling the nerves that send the pain signals like other analgesics, this new...
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Research update: The latest findings on ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a condition involving chronic inflammation of the lining of the large intestine. It leads to the formation of small sores called ulcers that cause digestive symptoms and sometimes complications such as malnutrition. Recent studies have helped scientists develop a better understanding of ulcerative colitis, including its potential causes and treatments. Ongoing research...
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When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows
The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nervesPeer-Reviewed Publication Massachusetts Institute of Technology image: MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster of neurons that grow outward in...
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New device would help those with chronic conditions get timely treatment
Posted Today Husker engineer Eric Markvicka is developing a new approach for detecting acute exacerbations of chronic conditions. A major innovation of the team’s device is that it is multimodal, meaning it measures multiple physiological parameters. Image credit: Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing With support from the National Institutes of Health, Markvicka is leading a project to...
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Switching from smoking to vaping improves respiratory health
Oxford University Press USANov 12 2024 A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people who switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping see improved respiratory health, but people who begin consuming electronic cigarettes while continuing to smoke regular cigarettes do not report improved respiratory symptoms. Adults increasingly use electronic...
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Tirzepatide Slashes Progression From Prediabetes to T2D
SAN ANTONIO – Once-weekly tirzepatide (Zepbound) reduced the risk for progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes (T2D) by more than 90% at 3 years and continued to maintain dramatic levels of weight loss achieved earlier, but these benefits began reversing when the drug was stopped. The findings, from the subset of 1032 individuals with...
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How asthma could relate to kids’ memory function
Asthma is incredibly common among American youths, affecting about five million kids. Research published yesterday in JAMA Network Open found that the condition could have an effect on the development of some children’s episodic memory. In a longitudinal study of 475 kids ages 9-11, those with asthma scored lower on memory tests (in which they are asked...
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1 big thing: Dad jokes
Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios Chip Leighton and I have three things in common: We both love Maine (he lives there; I wish I did), both wrote books, and both love laughing at the dumb-ass things our kids say, Jim writes.We have one big difference: He makes enough money making fun of his kids to quit his corporate job...