Broccoli is known to be beneficial to our health. For example, research has shown that increased consumption of the cruciferous vegetable decreases incidences of cancer and type 2 diabetes. In a recent study, researchers at Penn State found that broccoli contains certain molecules that bind to a receptor within mice and help to protect the lining of the small intestine, thereby inhibiting the development of disease. The findings lend support to the idea that broccoli truly is a “superfood.”
Bushmeat consumption unchanged by COVID-19 in Kenya and Tanzania border towns, new study reveals
The fact that many pandemics, including possibly COVID-19, have had their origins in wild animals might be expected to cause meat consumers to reduce their consumption of risky “bushmeats,” which are derived from wild animals, to avoid illness. But a new study of bushmeat eaters at the Kenya-Tanzania border tells a different story.
Life-threatening childbirth complications among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race, ethnicity
The risk of life-threatening maternal complications from childbirth may be higher depending on where you live, a new study finds.
Physicians should be on alert for group A strep as cases experience historic rise, says study
The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country moves out of the pandemic, according to research published by UTHealth Houston.
Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection has no clear negative effects on human oocyte and early embryo development
Since December 2022, the nationwide control policy on the COVID-19 epidemic has been changed in China. Fertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers are receiving increasing numbers of infected patients. However, there is still a lack of high-quality evidence on the effects of the virus on human oocytes and early-stage embryos. Previous studies have not found the virus in the follicular fluid of infected individuals.
A new frontier: Skin cell study looks at regenerative medicine in space
Human skin cells provided by Marjana Tomic-Canic, Ph.D., director of the Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, were launched to the International Space Station for advanced testing as part of a research voyage by CUTISS, a Swiss life sciences company.
Study approves test for babies’ hearing aids
Parents of the one in 1,000 newborn babies with hearing loss, might soon be able to have the reassurance that their babies are hearing speech through their hearing aids, thanks to a new test.
‘We need to know’: WHO says China has more on COVID origin
The World Health Organization said Thursday it was sure China had far more data that could shed light on the origins of COVID, demanding Beijing immediately share all relevant information.
A virtual post-stroke assistant for rehabilitation
Some years ago, virtual reality (VR) systems were associated only with games and leisure in three-dimensional virtual space, but today, VR is used in a multitude of fields. An innovation created by the team of Lithuanian scientists is a VR-based rehabilitation system, a VR technology without the VR world or glasses, to assist stroke patients.
Does exercise help you lose weight?
It’s no surprise exercise is one of the first things we turn to when we decide it’s time to lose weight.