Cart is empty Researchers from IBB-UAB have developed a second-generation molecule that significantly improves the stabilization and inhibition of the aggregation of proteins involved in Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR), a group of minority degenerative diseases.
COVID-19 vaccine mandates have come and mostly gone in the US—an ethicist discusses the implications
Ending pandemics is a social decision, not scientific. Governments and organizations rely on social, cultural and political considerations to decide when to officially declare the end of a pandemic. Ideally, leaders try to minimize the social, economic and public health burden of removing emergency restrictions while maximizing potential benefits.
FDA proposes ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners over health dangers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair relaxers over concerns about its link to respiratory problems and certain cancers.
Obesity raises odds for recurrence in breast cancer survivors, finds study
Many breast cancer survivors take a hormonal drug after cancer treatment to stave off a recurrence, but new research suggests thesedrugs may be less effective in women who are obese.
Report: US injuries from e-bikes, e-scooters jumped 21% in one year
E-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards are everywhere—and injuries related to their use are soaring.
Gay and bisexual adolescents found to have twice the risk of binge-eating disorder
A new national study, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more than twice as likely to report binge eating than their heterosexual peers.
Strength training may reduce health risks of a high-protein diet
Progressive strength training using resistance can protect against the detrimental effects of a high-protein diet, according to new research in mice.
MISA calls on journalists to promote ethical reporting
By NATION REPORTER
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has called on journalists to seek for avenues that promote the practice of ethical journalism.
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Experimental drugs could help lung cancer treatment research enter a new era
More people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are likely to benefit from new drugs that target molecular alterations in tumor cells, with less need for chemotherapy, following results of multiple clinical trials reported for the first time in late-breaking presentations at the ESMO Congress 2023.
Anxiety may be contagious, mouse study suggests
Severe instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later in life.