When people are injured severely enough to require treatment at the hospital and they are either intoxicated or have an alcohol use disorder, they have a fivefold increased risk of dying in the next year, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Injuries are one of the most immediate hazards of problematic drinking […]

More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something in return: Do they have some particularly worrisome genes? It’s part of a massive project to unravel how people’s genetics, environments and habits interact to determine their overall health. The National Institutes of Health said Tuesday it’s now starting to notify participants about some early […]

‘China’s puppet’ the World Health Organization names Sir Jeremy Farrar – the influential scientist who helped to crush Covid lab leak theory as ‘conspiracy’ – as its new chief scientist Jeremy Farrar originally believed pandemic sparked by ‘Wild West’ experiments But he soon changed his position, dismissing idea the virus originated in the lab  Now, WHO has given him one […]

A fitness tracker is like Santa Claus: It knows when you’re sleeping, when you’re awake, and whether you’ve been bad or good – about meeting your daily step goal, that is. It may not bring you presents, but it could provide important insights to help manage chronic disease.  According to Johns Hopkins researchers, fitness tracker metrics, including heart rate and […]

Oral cancer is the 13th most common type of cancer globally, and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) account for more than 90% of oral cancers. An estimated 300,000 new cases and 145,000 deaths worldwide were attributed to oral cancer in 2012. Since oral cancer occurs in one of the most accessible sites in the body, it can be easily treated […]

A team led by researcher He Xiaosong from the University of Science and Technology (USTC) revealed the correlation between control energy consumption and glucose metabolism in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), providing the biological basis for the application of network control theory (NCT) in the study of brain dynamics. This work was published in Science Advances on November 9. Understanding the […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the impact of bebtelovimab (BEB) monoclonal antibody (MAb) in the treatment of high-risk severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant-infected patients. Study: Lack of effectiveness of Bebtelovimab Monoclonal Antibody Among High-Risk Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Omicron During BA.2, BA.2.12.1 and BA.5 Subvariants Dominated Era. Image Credit: Corona […]

High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of “bad” cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20% higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension, however, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. “High blood pressure is a known cardiovascular disease risk factor, and lipoprotein(a) […]

Females’ propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report. Males of essentially any age have a greater propensity to deposit fat around the major organs in their abdominal […]

Patients diagnosed with depression were less likely to adhere to essential medical therapies following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than those without depression, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. By reviewing claims data, researchers evaluated the connection between patients' depression and their medication adherence over 12 months […]