Peer-Reviewed Publication FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: ASSOCIATIONS OF SERUM LIPIDS WITH CHOLELITHIASIS FROM MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION. (A) CAUSAL EFFECTS OF GENETICALLY−LOWERED LIPIDS ON CHOLELITHIASIS. (B) RESULTS OF MULTIVARIABLE MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS. (C) RESULTS OF NONLINEAR MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS.view more CREDIT: BY CHEN L, QIU W, SUN X, ET AL. A new study published in...
By Isabella Cueto Nov. 27, 2023 A rusty lead water pipe on the road — coverage from STATSETH WENIG/AP Nearly a decade on, the Flint water crisis still looms large in the minds of environmental toxin researchers. It was — and continues to be — evidence that not all communities in the United States are...
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The heart and mind are strongly connected, with depression, anxiety and chronic stress all increasing the risk for heart and brain health complications, according to two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023, held Nov. 11–13, in Philadelphia. Mental health conditions, including depression,...
Marilynn Larkin October 26, 2023 TOPLINE: Serum vitamin D levels are significantly lower and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is significantly higher in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) compared with controls, although a causal relationship cannot be demonstrated. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: SOURCE: Yan Wang, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an,...
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | MAY 17 If you have or have ever had pain in your jaw, difficulty chewing, or locking of your jaw, you might have what is called a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. About 12 million people in the U.S. have pain in their TMJ joint, and TMJ disorders...
Some research links vitamin D to eczema due to its immune-regulating properties and ability to affect gene expression. Supplementing vitamin D may be helpful for those who are deficient, and a doctor can test and advise about this. Eczema commonly affects infants and children but can persist into adulthood. Vitamin D may be a helpful...
Sweat is a common trigger for people with eczema. It can dry out the skin, and various substances in sweat may irritate skin with eczema and worsen symptoms. In people without eczema, sweat has natural moisturizing properties. However, sweat can irritate and dry out sensitive skin in those with eczema, worsening itching. Sweat can leave...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Fig. 1: Psychological stress promotes the expansion of ileal Enterobacteriaceae. a Schematic representation of the stress protocol and legend of bacterial phylum and family. Taxonomy plots of 16S rRNA sequencing of the ileal (b), cecal (c), or colonic (d), contents of naive (n = 4), starved (food and water deprived, n = 4), and...
CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE FOR THE UNKNOWN IMAGE: FLUORESCENT IMAGE OF A MOUSE BRAIN WITH THE CEREBELLUM HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SHAPE OF A MARIJUANA LEAF. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave. Many people are only aware of the recreational aspect of cannabinoids. But in fact these molecules naturally exist...
