by Impact Journals LLC Figure 4: Representative immunohistochemical slides showing (A) Low protein expression (+) (scale bar 20 μm), (B) Moderate protein expression (++) (scale bar 100 μm), and (C) High protein expression (+++) (scale bar 100 μm) of BORIS protein in Indian female breast cancer cases. Credit: Oncotarget (2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28442 A new research paper titled “Association of...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia is further evidence that the menopause transition is a particularly important time for women and their doctors to pay attention to heart health, in turn protecting their brain health. “It is shocking to know that two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are...
Tue, June 6, 2023 at 9:32 AM MST High blood pressure is very common and treated with lifestyle modifications and medication. Additionally, people may take supplements to lower blood pressure. Here are some that you shouldn’t take, as they can increase blood pressure or interfere with blood pressure medication. Getty Images Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica...
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Jun 6 2023 Currently there are no contraceptives capable of producing permanent sterilization in companion animals. Spaying, the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, is the most widely used strategy to control unwanted reproduction in female cats. For the first time, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding...
by Kaiser Permanente Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children (most of them age 4 and younger) found no indications of serious side effects. The study, published June 6 in Pediatrics, was led by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in partnership with the Centers...
Vanessa EtienneMon, June 5, 2023 at 1:28 PM MST Two Texas women explain how medications like type 2 diabetes drugs Mounjaro and Ozempic have helped alleviate symptoms of PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome Courtesy of Tiffany Groves Two Texas women are opening up about taking the type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro in order to help...
By Julia Landwehr Published on June 5, 2023 Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Drugs that can cause weight loss, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have become increasingly popular in the past year. There are growing concerns over “Ozempic butt” and “Ozempic face”—a potential side effect of the weight loss medications. However, any type of quick and/or significant weight loss—through...
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff Posted Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 12:41 pm Cases of a little-known respiratory illness that is especially dangerous for young children — human metapneumovirus, or HMPV — and mimics the symptoms of other common respiratory diseases spiked this spring in California. (Shutterstock) CALIFORNIA — Cases of a little-known respiratory illness that is...
by Cara Murez It’s tempting to treat little skin bumps on your own, but that delays proper diagnosis and treatment that may work better, federal regulators cautioned. Among the many types of skin conditions a person can contract are a virus called molluscum, which look like white, pink or flesh-colored bumps. Products marketed as treatments...
by Cara Murez Skin cancer can pop up anywhere on your skin, including the soles of your feet and even under your fingernails. That’s what happened to Isabel Lievano, who was diagnosed with melanoma when her dermatologist determined that a persistent black spot under her fingernail was the deadliest form of skin cancer. Lievano, 69, lost...
