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Patients who expect their pain to worsen after surgery may be at higher risk of lingering postsurgical pain, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. Factors associated with lingering postsurgical pain remain poorly understood. Researchers retrospectively analyzed a single-center cohort of 3628 postsurgical patients who underwent operations between February 2015 and October 2016 at a US tertiary-care hospital. These patients […]
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Kyndra Nevin recalls with dread having to ask a Montana judge to sign an order documenting that she’d had gender-confirmation surgery so she could change the gender on her birth certificate to female. Nevin, a Bozeman resident and now 55, said the process she went through about a decade ago was humiliating and she continually worried the judge would deny […]
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Genetic mutations indicative of DNA damage were associated with high red meat consumption and increased cancer-related mortality in patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery. “We have known for some time that consumption of processed meat and red meat is a risk factor for colorectal cancer,” said Marios Giannakis, MD, Ph.D., an assistant professor of […]
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Of all the proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the pathogen that causes COVID-19), the spike protein is the one that gets the most attention. This attention is well-deserved – the spike protein is essential for latching on to cells and infecting a host, and the three FDA-authorized vaccines against COVID-19 focus on the spike protein. While the initial invasion of […]
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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have received a $5 million federal grant to pool genomic information from existing and new datasets – predominantly in African and African American populations — in order to calculate the risk of developing specific diseases. They will use sophisticated modeling and genetic datasets to calculate the risk, known as a […]
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(Reuters) -German biotech CureVac NV said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine was only 47% effective in a late-stage trial, missing the study’s main goal and throwing in doubt the potential delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to the European Union.FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech […]
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A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has the ability to remove from the brain a toxin that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The finding could lead to new treatments for the disease that affects nearly 6 million Americans. It was that hope that motivated lead researchers James W. McCormick and Lauren Ammerman to pursue the […]
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RALEIGH, N.C. — When it comes to deciding whether a sperm donor should pay child support, a judge should follow the paternity laws of the state where the child is conceived, a North Carolina appeals court ruled this week. The case involved Anthony Garrelts, a North Carolina man who agreed by a “verbal contract” to provide artificial insemination for Ericka […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The reported higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in African Americans compared to whites is likely not related to biology but rather to uptake of CRC screening, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers did a retrospective, cross-sectional study of U.S. veterans aged 40 to 80 years who had diagnostic or screening colonoscopy between 2002 and 2009 […]
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Heidi Klum, 48, shared a new Instagram photo wearing an almost-NSFW crop top and bikini bottoms. The supermodel’s bod is looking super toned, especially her abs and legs. After turning 40, Heidi says she stays fit by working out daily and avoiding carbs. Fact: At 48, Heidi Klum just may be the fittest she’s ever been. Need proof? Just check […]
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