Cart is empty Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more often in drier environments.
We can learn a lot about long COVID from years of diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome
Long COVID reportedly affects about 10% of post-COVID patients, and describes a range of ongoing or new symptoms three months post-infection.
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes
Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Arthritis Care & Research.
Synthesizing squalene to reduce need for shark liver oil
A team of medical researchers from Amyris, Inc. and the Access to Advanced Health Institute has developed a new way to synthesize squalene, a natural terpene used to boost the effectiveness of several vaccines. In their paper published in npj Vaccines, the group describes their new approach and how well it worked.
Should doctors help patients buy drugs overseas?
As the cost of medication rises, do doctors have a responsibility to help people safely source cheaper options?
Almost two-thirds of U.S. doctors, nurses feel burnt out at work: Poll
America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.
Genetic links between migraine and blood sugar levels confirmed
In a study published in Human Genetics, QUT Professor Dale Nyholt and QUT Ph.D. researcher Rafiqul Islam, describe using large-scale genome-wide associations studies (GWAS) summary statistics to analyze hundreds of thousands of human genomes from headache and migraine sufferers and non-sufferers.
Study suggests causative pathway between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which causes painful swelling of the joints, is a form of autoimmune disease where otherwise healthy tissue in a patient’s joint gets mistaken for an intruder and is attacked by the immune system. Past observational studies have confirmed a correlation between patients with RA and higher levels of periodontal disease (gum disease).
Real‐world effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity
A third of U.S. children have been found to be either overweight or obese. Though clinical trials have shown some interventions for childhood obesity to be effective, how these interventions might fare in the real world, outside of controlled trial settings, is less clear.
Gastro or endometriosis? How your GP discusses uncertainty can harm your health
You wake with stomach pain that worsens during the day and decide to see your doctor. You describe your symptoms and your doctor examines you. Then the doctor says, “From what I hear, I think you could just have a stomach bug. Rest and come back in three days.”