Hair loss most likely to occur in September – expert explains why 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 Trichologist Firat Siksik emphasised the importance that vitamins […]

According to a new study, the risk of older people developing Alzheimer’s disease over a one-year period nearly doubled following a COVID-19 diagnosis. The highest risk was observed in women ages 85 and older. Researchers aren’t sure whether COVID-19 triggers the development of Alzheimer’s disease or if it quickens its emergence. In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s […]

A neuroscientist has revealed the five things everyone should do to protect their brain. Cody Isabel, 26, from Kansas City, Missouri, regularly posts videos to his TikTok channel where he shares neuroscience tips with over 122,000 followers.  In one video, which has over 1.3million views, Cody shared the five things he would never do as a neuroscientist. He told his followers to ‘prioritise’ five areas […]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GHk5uD56QZI%3Fversion%3D3%26%23038%3Brel%3D1%26%23038%3Bshowsearch%3D0%26%23038%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26%23038%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26%23038%3Bfs%3D1%26%23038%3Bhl%3Den-US%26%23038%3Bautohide%3D2%26%23038%3Bwmode%3Dtransparent In a one-on-one conversation, KHN partnerships editor and senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey talked with American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck Jr. about how the current climate of misinformation affects doctors and their daily efforts to treat patients. This interview, which took place Sept. 29 as part of PolitiFact’s United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking, covered […]

British Heart Foundation: Understanding blood clots 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 Blood clots are gel-like clumps of blood which form in response to an injury […]

In a recent study published in Eurosurveillance, researchers performed assessed the risk of reverse transmission of the monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) of clade IIb or the West African clade from humans to animals in the United Kingdom (UK). Study: The risk of reverse zoonotic transmission to pet animals during the current global monkeypox outbreak, United Kingdom, June to mid-September 2022. […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be transmitted from a dead body. Study: Can SARS-CoV-2 transmit from a dead body? Image Credit: Giannis Papanikos/Shutterstock In July 2020, the federal government of Japan established procedures related to the transportation and performance of the funeral and cremation […]

An experimental combination of two drugs halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, the deadliest form of lung cancer, according to a study in mice from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Grenoble Alpes University in Grenoble, France, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. One of the drugs, cyclophosphamide, is […]

Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that impacts and suppresses the immune system, causing painful and life-affecting symptoms. Often, people with Crohn’s disease will experience abdominal pain, fatigue and unexplained weight loss, with one of the tell-tale signs being bloody and/or mucousy stools. While these symptoms can be alarming and painful, there are treatments available to […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an accelerated approval for a new drug, futibatinib (Lytgobi), to be used for patients with a certain type of biliary tract cancer. Futibatinib was granted priority review and breakthrough designation, the agency said in its announcement. Futibatinib is indicated for use in adult patients with previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced, or […]