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The United States obesity rate is now more than 40%, and physicians are looking for new and more effective ways to treat the problem. In 2013, the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a complex, chronic disease that requires medical attention. However, past research studies showed that the percentage of physicians providing adequate counseling and treatment to patients with obesity […] Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios Scientists are racing to learn more about the damage the novel coronavirus can do to the heart, lungs and brain. Why it matters: It’s becoming increasingly clear that some patients struggle with its health consequences — and costs — far longer than a few weeks. The big picture: The virus can have a severe impact on the lungs, […] A young woman who lost all her hair at 17 has abandoned her wig after bravely celebrating her baldness in a post on Instagram. Jess Newman, 25, has now applied to be a model – thanks to the positive reactions she got when she posted her pictures on social media. When Jess, who lives in Colchester, Essex, first started losing […] Coronavirus passed a sobering milestone yesterday – one million deaths worldwide. With the most optimistic estimates putting the end of 2021 as a plausible deadline for vaccines and Europe currently engulfed in a second wave, governments and the general public must find sustainable ways of living with the constant threat. There are sensible steps we can all take to mitigate […] The pandemic, which has disrupted so much of our lives, has shaken up health benefits, too—and sometimes for the better. Over 150 million Americans, including nearly half the population of Texas, get health coverage through an employer. And next month, many workers will select their health benefits during open enrollment. They’re likely to see a big increase in coverage for […] Proven fact: we remember our altruistic behavior more easily than selfish actions or misdeeds that go against our own moral sense. Described as ‘unethical amnesia’ by scientists, it is generally explained by self-image maintenance. But could these selective oversights, not necessarily conscious, have a more strategic aim? To find out, a team of behavioral economists from the CNRS recruited 1322 […] Sagittal mouse brain view showing the 22 BMI GWAS-enriched cell types. The first two letters in each cell type label denote the developmental compartment (ME, mesencephalon; DE, diencephalon; TE, telencephalon), letters three to five denote the neurotransmitter type (INH, inhibitory; GLU, glutamatergic) and the numerical suffix represents an arbitrary number assigned to the given cell type. Credit: University of Copenhagen […] TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 — For women with chronic pelvic pain, gabapentin treatment does not result in significantly lower pain scores and is associated with more side effects than placebo, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in The Lancet. Andrew W. Horne, Ph.D., from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the efficacy and […] Researchers at Cima and the Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Spain) have led an international study identifying the cardiac cells responsible for repairing the damage to this organ after infarction. These ‘restorative’ cells are a subpopulation of cardiac fibroblasts that play a fundamental role in the creation of the collagen scar needed to avoid the rupture of the ventricular wall. The […] Parkinson’s disease is most commonly treated with levodopa, a drug which alleviates the slowing of bodily movements, called bradykinesia, found in Parkinson’s disease patients. But the benefits of levodopa wear off as the disease progresses. The relationship between its dosage and its effectiveness becomes fuzzy, and high doses can result in dyskinesia, which are involuntary and uncontrollable movements. To better […]
Study finds obesity medicine specialists are using evidence-based care
The coronavirus' alarming impact on the body
Woman with alopecia ditches her wigs and celebrates her bald head
Coronavirus UK: You could be increasing your risk every time you go to the toilet
Another pandemic effect: more virtual care, more mental health help and higher costs for 2021 health plans
Forgetting past misdeeds to justify future ones
Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain
Gabapentin Does Not Lower Pain Scores in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarction
Finding right drug balance for Parkinson’s patients
