Between warming cups of mulled wine and flutes filled with bubbly, the Christmas season doesn’t leave many glasses dry. While alcohol is generally pretty bad for you, Dr Michael Mosley has revealed the best alcoholic drink to enjoy this festive season. The health guru took to his Instagram to share that a popular alcoholic drink could improve your blood sugar […]
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Reviewed Researchers at Texas A&M University have already shown that paternal drinking habits prior to conception can have a negative effect on fetal development -; with semen from men who regularly consume alcohol impacting placenta development, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)-associated brain and facial defects, and even IVF outcomes. In an article published this month in Andrology, the lab of Dr. […]
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Breast cancer is a serious cancer type. Researchers are still seeking to understand potential risk factors for breast cancer and ways to modify risk. Data from a recent study involving mice helped note the unique link between the gut microbiome and mammary gland expression of microRNA. Results further found that consuming flaxseed may influence the link between the gut microbiome […]
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Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat, according to a new study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse the adverse process. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may only reduce the effect. The study was conducted in a collaboration between the University of Bristol in the U.K., […]
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Aging is known to be a risk factor for the biological changes that create the dangerous buildup of plaque in arteries called atherosclerosis, and aging also induces a buildup of memory CD8 T cells, a type of immune cell, in mice and humans. While this buildup of plaque leads to the heart attacks and strokes that cause nearly one-third of […]
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Liver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in the U.S. this year, and about 29,000 will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, a Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center oncologist, discusses prevention and treatment. […]
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Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are among the most prevalent and distressing side effects faced by patients undergoing antineoplastic treatments. This condition can lead to complications such as dehydration, tylenol 3 safety breastfeeding metabolic imbalances, anorexia and weakened physical stamina. Notably, highly emetic drugs such as cisplatin are notorious for causing severe nausea and vomiting in approximately 90% of patients. […]
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There appears to be a common understanding that there is a mental health crisis among young people, but has society understood why? As presented at the 2023 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference, Gabriel Rubin from Montclair State University conducted 40 interviews with members of Gen Z (as of publication) in an ongoing study about risk factors that have led […]
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A Cambridge-led study has shown why many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy—and why some women, including the Duchess of Cambridge, become so sick they need to be admitted to hospital. The culprit is a hormone produced by the fetus—a protein known as GDF15. But how sick the mother feels depends on a combination of how much of the […]
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insights from industryJoby JenkinsVice President, Business DevelopmentSPT Labtech In this interview, News Medical speaks with SPT Labtech about utilizing firefly® for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT), specifically for the field of NGS library prep-based LDT. When it comes to automated liquid handling, what are the critical factors for success in high-throughput CLIA-certified laboratories offering Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs), especially in the context of next-generation […]
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