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Thanks to advances in treatment options, a COVID-19 diagnosis is no longer as scary as it once was, at least for most people. A new study, however, suggests that it may now be easier to predict who is most likely to suffer with more serious disease symptoms based on leukocyte (white blood cell) count.

Young people broadly welcome the idea of the government’s smoke-free generation policy and see it as a chance to free their generation from harmful addiction, according to a study led by the University of Nottingham.

When exercising in gyms, women face barriers across various domains, including physical appearance and body image, gym attire, the physical gym environment, and interactions with others, according to a study published in PLOS One by Emma Cowley from the SHE Research Centre, TUS, Ireland, and Jekaterina Schneider from the University of the West of England, U.K.

Communication between oocytes and granulosa cells is essential for oocyte formation, dormancy, reawakening, and maturation. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that a protein complex called the exocyst complex plays a crucial role in this process. Using a mouse model, their investigations revealed that a deficiency in this complex causes female infertility.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have discovered a promising new way to combat therapy-resistant cancers by targeting a specific protein modification, according to a study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences.

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults with newly diagnosed sciatica who initially received chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) were significantly less likely to experience opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) such as overdose and poisoning over a one-year follow-up compared to those receiving usual medical care.

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to maintain organ and system function. Yet over time, or as a result of damage, the number of functioning cells can decrease to a level that causes symptoms or even organ failure.

Every year, more than 100,000 people are treated for heat injury in the U.S., a number that’s been rising as the world rapidly warms. Heatstroke, the most damaging form, can make people lose consciousness, suffer organ injury, and on occasion, even die.

A new meta-analysis evaluating condom use across 249 studies and more than a quarter million U.S. teens finds that simply having knowledge about safer sex practices is not enough to encourage condom use.

In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese authorities issued health advisories and counted on citizens to follow them voluntarily. Now, researchers from Japan have investigated how this approach affected public psychology and health-related behaviors during and after the pandemic.