Previously reported associations between fluoroquinolone use and risk for hospitalization with aortic aneurysm or dissection may be due to confounding, an observational study using two databases and both cohort and crossover designs suggests. Safety concerns over fluoroquinolones led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning in 2018 of an increased risk for aortic aneurysm or dissection […]

When two, three or four apples are placed in front of us, we are able to recognize the number of apples very quickly. However, we need significantly more time if there are five or more apples and we often also guess the wrong number. In fact, the brain does actually register smaller numbers of things differently than larger ones. This […]

Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools. “A growing number of clinical diagnostic tests are being offered as laboratory developed tests without assurance that they work. The stakes are getting higher as these tests are increasingly being […]

Using a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue in the lab, a University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science research team has developed an analytical tool that could lead to a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, a lung-destroying disease. Fibrosis is chronic scarring of tissue and it can strike nearly every system […]

When breast cancer surgeon Dr Liz O’Riordan is asked to recall a case that that stayed with her throughout her career, she pauses, then says: ‘A young mum who was pregnant and diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. ‘You know you can’t cure her…’ Having a metastatic disease – also known as secondary cancer – meant that the patient’s breast cancer […]

Autumn is the season of change, with green leaves turning color and temperatures cooling. It’s also the season of hay fever, or allergic rhinitis. So how can people with fall allergies get relief? Dr. James Li, a Mayo Clinic allergist has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. “Fall is a very common season for seasonal allergies to kick in,” says […]

Reviewed A new study finds that consanguinity – unions between close relatives – may increase the risk of common diseases such as type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Queen Mary University of London analyzed the genomic data of diverse groups to investigate the relationship between autozygosity – a […]

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Banning junk food won’t stop people eating it, just look at how Prohibition failed! But we DO need new regulations to tackle our poor diet How do you feel about being told what to do, particularly when it comes to decisions around your health? Most of us, I suspect, think we should be left to make our […]

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAS may delay the onset of puberty in girls. The research was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This study is the first longitudinal research that included the component of the role hormones play in the delay, according to Susan Pinney, Ph.D., of the Department of Environmental and Public […]

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