Researchers are reporting that women who take estrogen in pill form may have a higher risk of high blood pressure than women who receive the hormone via different methods. Experts note that menopause can produce a number of health issues, including hypertension, for older women. They recommend women’s heart health be monitored as they progress through menopause. Oral estrogen, taken […]

More than 5,000 people are diagnosed annually with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a fatal, neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, gradually robbing people of the ability to speak, move, eat and breathe. To date, only a handful of drugs exist to moderately slow its progression. There is no cure. But CU Boulder researchers have […]

Pre-term and low birthweight infants have fewer fractures in childhood than full-term and normal-weight newborns, according to a new a study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. The register-based cohort study from Finland utilized the nationwide Medical Birth Register, the Care Register for Health Care, and data provided by Statistics Finland. The analysis included data on […]

Foodborne illness outbreaks most commonly involve norovirus, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Erin D. Moritz, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues summarized environmental health data collected during foodborne illness outbreak investigations and reported to the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System […]

Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows. One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy can safely skip the radiation therapy that’s normally provided prior to surgery, researchers reported at the American Society […]

Researchers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China, have developed a new ovarian cancer screening technique. In a paper, “Profiling the metabolome of uterine fluid for early detection of ovarian cancer,” published in Cell Reports Medicine, the research team details the markers and methods used to develop the test. The researchers collected uterine […]

Pizza…for breakfast? Absolutely! There’s never a wrong time of day to eat bread and cheese, and these new Aldi pizzas are made specifically for breakfast time. Made with eggs, sausage, and even a biscuit crust, you’ll soon be craving pizza for dinner, lunch, and for breakfast, and the best part about these pizzas is that they’re both under $5 per […]

The link between quality control during protein synthesis in cells and neurological disorders has been made clear for the first time by RIKEN researchers. This discovery could help to develop new treatments for such cognitive disorders. Complex molecular factories inside cells, ribosomes convert genetic code into protein molecules. This protein synthesis proceeds in fits and starts, and sometimes it grinds […]

Mount Sinai researchers have developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model for electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis that allows for the interpretation of ECGs as language. This approach can enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of ECG-related diagnoses, especially for cardiac conditions where limited data is available on which to train. In a study published in the June 6 online issue of npj […]

The clap claps back! Gonorrhoea cases spiral to a 100-YEAR high in post-Covid boom – amid resurgence of Victorian-era syphilis  Data shows Brits aged between 15 and 24 were the most likely to have an STI Read more:  Men can now get another erection drug without a prescription Gonorrhoea has enjoyed a post-pandemic boom with cases soaring to their highest […]