Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness and is less deadly but naturally infects both mice and humans, making it a useful model for studying its interactions with the immune system. These two pathogens, as well as a third close […]

Every minute of every day, our body adapts to meet the needs of each moment. When we binge on carbs, exercise, or become sick, chemical reactions inside our cells switch on, slow down, or shift strategy so that we have the energy and strength we need. All this happens without us knowing it, perhaps explaining why so little is understood […]

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Hypothyroidism affects 15 in every 1,000 women in the UK. Here’s what a doctor wants you to know about having – and treating – an underactive thyroid. For such a small organ, the thyroid sure has a lot of responsibility. The butterfly-shaped gland, which is located in the neck, manages the body’s metabolic rate by producing hormones including thyroxine (T4) […]

A systematic review of 33 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that yoga improved gait speed and lower extremity strength in inactive older people. However, yoga did not seem to offer a benefit for frailty markers over activities like exercise or tai chi. The review is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Older adults have an increased burden of chronic disease, […]

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers, including the most common type of head and neck cancer, and elevated levels of white blood cells that produce antibodies within tumors. The findings, published in […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Spend two seconds on Catherine McCord’s Instagram grid, and you’ll be bombarded with colorful, delicious-looking recipes — and real-life proof that her kids actually eat healthy food! The former model is the founder of Weelicious, the blog where she […]

A new review paper titled “Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells” has been published in Oncotarget. Cancer therapy is limited by toxicity in normal cells and drug-resistance in cancer cells. In his latest review, Mikhail V. Blagosklonny, M.D., Ph.D., from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the theory that cancer resistance to certain therapies […]

Financial disruption as a result of pandemic containment policies in the United States adversely influenced children’s mental health, according to a new study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University investigators. Mitigating these economic effects may help protect children’s well-being if strict containment policies are needed in the future, according to the investigators. The study, published March 13 in […]

So which celebs ARE on Ozempic? We look at famous names who’ve admitted using weight-loss shot and those who still deny it… after Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars joke about Hollywood’s new obsession TV host Jimmy Kimmel sparked laughter last night with his Ozempic joke Drug has taken Hollywood by storm because of its ability to spur weight loss READ MORE: The […]