Cart is empty A new study suggests the number of deaths due to sickle cell disease is 11 times higher than what is indicated from mortality data sources alone. Sickle cell disease is not just underdiagnosed, but it also increases risk of infection and of death from conditions like stroke, heart problems, kidney problems, and pregnancy complications.
Malpractice lawsuits over denied abortion care may be on the horizon
A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians and hospitals in the states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening complications, out of fear they might face criminal prosecution or loss of their medical license.
Methionine restriction observed to reverse old-age obesity in mice
Obesity increases with aging. Methionine restriction affects lipid metabolism and can prevent obesity in mice. In a new study published in the journal Aging, researchers from AntiCancer Inc., University of California San Diego and Showa University School of Medicine observed C57BL/6 mice double their body weight from 4 to 48 weeks of age and become obese. The team then evaluated the efficacy of oral administration of recombinant-methioninase (rMETase)-producing E. coli (E. coli JM109-rMETase) or a methionine-deficient diet to reverse old-age-induced obesity in C57BL/6 mice.
Nurses have had enough, threatening big gaps in US health care
A large swath of American nurses want out of the profession, raising the threat of a mass exodus that would leave gaping holes in health care.
Study investigates genetic and DNA methylation variation in four Chinese ethnic groups
A paper titled “Genome-wide DNA methylation landscape of four Chinese populations and epigenetic variation linked to Tibetan high-altitude adaptation” has been published online in Science China Life Sciences.
Researchers identify neural signature for Borderline Personality Disorder
A new study of a brain region called the rostro-medial prefrontal could potentially advance diagnosis and therapies for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Entitled “Rejection Distress Suppresses Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Borderline Personality Disorder,” the research appears in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
More blue states declare themselves sanctuaries for transgender health care
Democratic governors and state lawmakers across the country are mobilizing against a surge of Republican restrictions on transgender health care by establishing their states as sanctuaries for gender-affirming care.
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler
Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening.
Brain imaging-based biomarker of depression identified
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is not only among the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 8% of Americans, but it is also extremely variable from one person to another. Researchers have recently begun making strides toward understanding the neurophysiology underlying different subtypes of depression, which could speed development of better treatments, but much remains to be discovered.
Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage
Nearly half of parents who relied on formula to feed their babies during the infant formula shortage last year resorted to potentially harmful feeding methods, according to a survey from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study was published in the journal BMC Pediatrics.