The liver has a unique ability to regenerate after damage. However, it was unknown whether this ability decreases as we age. International scientists led by Dr. Olaf Bergmann at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) at TU Dresden used a technique known as retrospective radiocarbon birth dating to determine the age of the human liver. They showed that no […]

Wrestling is a family tradition, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s oldest daughter, Simone Johnson, 20, is following in her famous dad’s footsteps with a slight twist. Simone, whom The Rock shares with ex Dany Garcia, recently announced her WWE wrestling stage name on Twitter — and it’s a clear break from her dad’s legacy. On May 29, the pro wrestler […]

Why women should exercise in the morning – and men at night: Females can burn fat better in early hours while males benefit from working out in evenings, study suggests A small study has found men could get more benefits exercising in the evening Both morning and evening exercise provided ‘significant’ benefits to women It found that a morning session […]

A postgraduate student from King’s College London School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences has developed a deep learning framework to enhance a novel light emitting diodes (LED) based photoacoustic imaging technique to improve visualization of immersive medical devices during minimally invasive procedures. The paper, published in Photoacoustics demonstrated that the learning-based framework substantially improved the needle visibility in photoacoustic […]

In 2019, a majority of new daily tobacco users aged 14 to 17 years vaped daily, according to a study published online May 30 in Pediatrics. John P. Pierce, Ph.D., from the University of California San Diego, and colleagues examined tobacco use by product and brand among U.S. youth and young adults. Two cohorts aged 14 to 34 years were […]

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious — and possibly underreported — health problem for indigenous people in Canada, data suggest. Ongoing efforts have helped reduce disease incidence, however. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 10 million people had active TB worldwide in 2019. But global initiatives to prevent and treat TB have been impressive. Recently released data from the […]

The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in the body. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show how electrical activation of a specific nerve can promote healing in acute inflammation. The finding, which is published in the journal PNAS, opens new ways to accelerate resolution of inflammation. The way the body regulates […]

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly spread worldwide in 2020, causing over 6.2 million deaths and widespread economic crises. In most cases, the disease causes mild flu-like symptoms, but it can progress to a more serious disease, causing organ failure and long-term damage. Study: Impact of Gestational COVID-19 on Neonatal Outcomes. Image Credit: Onjira Leibe/Shutterstock Severe acute respiratory symptom coronavirus 2 […]

Not sure whether it’s best to work out first thing or exercise at the end of the day? We dug into the science and spoke to expert trainers to discuss when is the best time to strength train.  For some people, jumping out of bed and straight into gym kit is the ideal way to start a new day. But […]

Shanghai authorities say they will take some major steps Wednesday toward reopening China’s largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely bottled up millions of people in their homes. Full bus and subway service will be restored as will basic rail connections with the rest of China, Vice Mayor Zong Ming said Tuesday […]