Cart is empty About 20% of all Germans live alone—and the number is increasing. This trend can also be observed in most other Western countries. However, contrary to prevailing prejudices, living alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness.
A comprehensive approach to ensuring the well-being of cancer health care workers is essential, says study
Three years into the pandemic and as Australia’s case numbers rise, health care providers are still working tirelessly to safeguard vulnerable patients, often at a personal cost.
Multiple endometriosis symptoms can appear a decade before diagnosis, finds study
Australian women with endometriosis can experience symptoms including severe period pain, depression and back pain for around a decade before being diagnosed, a University of Queensland study has revealed.
Study discovers circadian clock regulates axonal regeneration and repair
Scientists from the Department of Brain Sciences have discovered that the circadian clock regulates axonal regeneration and repair.
Treating tumors with engineered dendritic cells
Cancer biologists at EPFL, UNIGE, and the German Cancer Research Center (Heidelberg) have developed a novel immunotherapy that does not require knowledge of a tumor’s antigenic makeup. The new results may pave the way to first-in-kind clinical applications.
A soft supercapacitor that can be used to power implantable devices
A team of bioengineers from Lanzhou University, Dalian University of Technology and Qinghai Normal University, all in China, working with a pair of colleagues from Pennsylvania State University in the U.S., have developed a soft, implantable supercapacitor that can power implantable devices. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how their supercapacitor was made and its performance during testing.
Access to cardiac rehabilitation: Hurdles and hopes for improvement
A new review article, published in Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications offers solutions to improve access to underutilized cardiac rehabilitation.
Diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer: Investigation of causal pathways
A new article published in BIO Integration investigates the association between diabetes mellitus and susceptibility to pancreatic cancer by using Mendelian randomization (MR) methods and an extensive human genome-wide association study (GWAS) dataset.
Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions.
Celebrating the holidays when you have diabetes
OK, Thanksgiving is officially behind us. Let the Christmas carols begin!