If a secretion in the lungs’ alveoli is not cleared regularly, breathing difficulties can develop. In a study published in Science Immunology, a team led by Alexander Mildner and Achim Leutz has now explained the pivotal role of the transcription factor C/EBPb in this process. The exchange of gases between the air we breathe and our blood takes place via […]

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While gun violence in the United States continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, it is also taking a quiet toll on the U.S. economy, according to new research by Zirui Song, associate professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2020, according to […]

Ketamine infusions can help reduce symptoms of suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), new research suggests. Results from a retrospective chart review analysis, which included more than 400 participants with TRD, illustrate that ketamine is a safe and rapid treatment in a real-world patient population, lead author Patrick A. Oliver, MD, founder and medical director, […]

Firefighters are the heroes of our society, protecting us around the clock. But those 24-hour shifts are hard on the body and increase the risk of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, as well as cancer. In collaboration with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, scientists from the Salk Institute and UC San Diego Health conducted a clinical trial […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When you get a migraine hits, the world pauses and it seems like no matter what you’re doing, it won’t go away. Per Mayo Clinic, a migraine is defined as “a headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or […]

Potential cancer breakthrough as scientists finally discover how tumours ‘hijack’ healthy cells to spread around the body Cancer cells ‘hijack’ a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body  Metastasis — when cancer spreads — has been incredibly difficult to prevent  Researchers have found it hard to identify key drivers of this process before A breakthrough in understanding […]

Researchers led by Rahel Marti at the University of Basel in Switzerland report that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Published in PLOS ONE on October 5, the study shows that this effect persists after the dogs are no longer present, but is reduced when real […]

Hiring a personal trainer with more than five years’ experience significantly reduces the risk of minor injuries and pain compared to a trainer new to the profession, according to a new study. “One explanation may be that trainers develop as instructors over time and can then more clearly show how to train to avoid injuries,” says Mamunur Rashid, Ph.D. in […]

New European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death contain a variety of updates since the 2015 edition — including 140 new recommendations and 20 changed recommendations, and now tables and algorithms for managing patients with specific cardiovascular diseases.    The changes were presented at the European […]