Tom and Mary Jo York are a health-conscious couple, going in for annual physicals and periodic colorectal cancer screening tests. Mary Jo, whose mother and aunts had breast cancer, also gets regular mammography tests. The Yorks, who live in New Berlin, Wisconsin, are enrolled in Chorus Community Health Plans, which, like most of the nation's health plans, is required by […]

University of Queensland researchers say metal compounds could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungal infections. Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich, Dr Alysha Elliott and other researchers from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience, together with Dr Angelo Frei from The University of Bern in Switzerland, led a group of collaborators which found one in five metal compounds analyzed […]

New findings by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found cumulative economic losses from cigarette smoking topped $891 billion in 2020, or 4.3% of the United States Gross Domestic Product. The economic loss significantly outpaced the cigarette industry's $92 billion revenue by nearly a ten-to-one ratio. The study was published today in the journal The Lancet Public Health. This economic modeling […]

Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare have conducted a first-of-its-kind survey to identify and stratify antimicrobial stewardship programs into four different groups—a first step toward studying the effectiveness of these models to best enhance patient care and reduce the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are a vital way for hospitals and healthcare systems to ensure that antibiotics are being […]

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and stress to diagnosing and monitoring disease through breath and vital signs. Spun from a new Imperial-developed cotton-based conductive thread called PECOTEX, the sensors cost little to manufacture. Just $0.15 produces a metre of […]

Aug. 31, 2022 — People who lift weights understand they’re playing a long game. Once they get past the “newbie gains” — the quick and exciting increases in muscle strength and size — it takes time, effort, and patience to keep making progress. Whether they know it or not, they’re also playing the longevity game. A growing body of research […]

Professor Hugh Watkins on genetic medicines for heart disease 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 It’s all to do with how the body’s processes change between […]

A novel PET radiotracer can accurately assess the presence of a biomarker that indicates the level of tumor aggressiveness in neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). According to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the detection of the biomarker provides useful information for physicians to provide personalized care for patients with NENs and may also serve as […]

A woman's mercury level during pregnancy is unlikely to have an adverse effect on the development of the child provided that the mother eats fish, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.The findings, which drew together analyses on over 4,131 pregnant mothers from the Children of the 90s study in the UK, with similar detailed studies in the Seychelles, […]

The ancient Greeks were on to something when they referred to olive oil as an “elixir of youth and health.” Centuries later, research offers evidence about the benefits of olive oil in our daily diets. Consuming more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day may lower heart disease risk, a 2020 study found. And earlier this year, researchers […]