Liver disease: Doctor discusses causes and symptoms NAFLD is used to describe a range of conditions caused by a build-up of fat in the liver. It’s usually seen in people who are overweight or obese and often diet related. But a new study has found eating foods popular in Japan, such as rice, miso soup and soy products, could slow […]

Short-terms clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and low-fat diets (LFDs) for weight loss and heart protection. Now a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine looks at the effects of these diets on mortality in middle-aged and older adults. In the study of 371,159 individuals aged 50 to 71 years, 165,698 deaths occurred […]

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have developed a method to synthesize the highly potent antimalarial drug artemisinin, which could lead to a more cost-effective treatment for malaria. The work, recently featured on the cover of the scientific journal Organic Letters, was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as […]

In a Solomonic move, the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) for the first time have taken a position on the type of biopsy men with prostate lesions should undergo, endorsing both transperineal and transrectal biopsy instead of choosing one over the other. The new guidelines, issued at the American Urological Association 2023 Annual Meeting, in […]

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When a tobacco user quits smoking, their household is less likely to experience food insecurity in the following year, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) published in Annals of Epidemiology. Food insecurity and tobacco use both rank as major threats to U.S. public health, and both have an inequitable impact on […]

WASHINGTON – Concerns about negative judgment and lack of inclusive facilities topped the list of barriers to physical activity reported by gender-diverse teens in a poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. Other barriers included body dissatisfaction and discomfort or pain from binding or tucking, based on data from 160 individuals. Previous studies suggest that gender-diverse teens have lower levels of […]

Want a better night’s sleep? Try leaving your window OPEN Fresh air, which better ventilates the room, helps with a good night’s sleep Researchers recruited people willing to have their sleep tracked over two weeks Opening a bedroom window at night could lead to better sleep and thinking skills. Fresh air, which better ventilates the room, helps with a good […]

Physical activity (PA) is a promising intervention for substance use disorder (SUD), new research suggests. Investigators reviewed 43 studies encompassing over 3000 patients with any SUD (excluding tobacco), and 75% reported a decrease in substance use following a PA intervention. In addition, close to three quarters of studies also showed improvements in aerobic capacity, and a little over 25% reported […]

How do you define consciousness? https://youtube.com/watch?v=8ILJrGAfmgA%3Fcolor%3Dwhite Are there levels of consciousness? And if so, is human consciousness somehow superior to that of other species? How do we really know if something is conscious? Will we one day be able to download our consciousness into a machine to live forever? Source: Read Full Article