For many women, having uncomfortable conversations with their mothers or a health care professional about menstruation was a rite of passage. Today, there is a lot of education available for girls, but what still is lacking is education around menopause. Mayo Clinic experts hope to change that. Dr. Stephanie Faubion, a women’s health expert at Mayo Clinic and medical director […]

The PROFITH CTS-977 research group from the University of Granada (UGR) has tested the effects of a multi-ingredient dietary nootropic on concentration levels and cognitive performance. Nootropics are cognitive enhancers that have traditionally been used in the treatment of cognitive pathologies. Leading this study was Lucas Jurado Fasoli—a researcher from the Scientific Unit of Excellence in Exercise, Nutrition and Health […]

Chris Fountain says he ‘felt really stupid’ after mini-stroke We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A stroke describes a life-threatening medical emergency triggered by a cut-off […]

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,000 new HCC diagnoses per year, and almost 8,000 people affected do not survive the disease. Before the tumor develops in the liver, the organ is often already damaged by chronic inflammation. The traditional causes of chronic liver damage include, in particular, infections […]

Rheumatoid Arthritis: NHS on common signs and symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Arthritis affects millions of Britons. Yet, small habits could lead to major […]

Harper Seven Beckham is just 11, but she already looks so grown up! She went to the blue carpet premiere of Save Our Squad With David Beckham yesterday to support her dad David Beckham, and she looked so cute standing next to her older brother Romeo Beckham, 20. The Beckham kids got all dressed up to celebrate their dad’s new […]

Serious kidney-related complications—or major adverse kidney events—are common after hospitalization for various medical problems. Investigators have now developed and validated an artificial intelligence-based algorithm to predict a patient’s risk of major adverse kidney events within 90 days of hospital discharge. The research will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2022 November 3-November 6. The scientists developed and validated their algorithm […]

For those concerned about the public health impacts of alcohol, the government’s recent policy announcement was perhaps a little “glass half empty” to be cause for outright celebration. As Justice Minister Kiri Allan outlined, the government’s review of alcohol laws will start by implementing only one of the reforms proposed in Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick’s Sale and Supply of Alcohol […]

All sweat is not created equal. Some may be far more prone to being sweaty, with different types of sweat affecting different types of the body. Excessive sweating has much to do with a person’s DNA, but there are other factors at play and even different types of sweat. The three different types of sweat include: Body sweat This is […]

Patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy showed clinically meaningful improvements in several measures of renal function after 9 months of treatment with a delayed-release formulation of the oral glucocorticoid budesonide, Nefecon, in a pivotal trial. The newly published findings “support Nefecon as the first disease-modifying therapy approved for patients with primary IgA nephropathy at risk of end-stage kidney disease,” write […]