I’m a dermatologist and this is why you should wear sunscreen on your flight The sun is more intense at higher levels because flyers are closer to the ozone The windows on planes block UVB rays but not UVA, which can cause skin aging READ MORE: Golfing may DOUBLE risk of skin cancer, study indicates If you normally put your […]

With the start of a new school year comes the inevitable battle to get kids back into a healthy bedtime routine. In many cases, this likely means resetting boundaries on screen use, especially late in the evenings. But imposing and enforcing those rules can be easier said than done. A growing body of research is finding strong links between sleep, […]

A pair of public health researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Public Health Sciences Division, in Seattle, Washington, working with two independent colleagues, has found that in the two months after China halted its zero COVID policy at the end of 2022, 1.87 million excess deaths occurred in that country. In their study, reported in JAMA Network Open, […]

Cost of living crisis blamed for babies being stillborn as expectant mothers can’t afford transport to vital appointments, report warns Experts are calling for new funding to prevent mums from losing their babies READ MORE: Food additive could cause health problems if eaten in pregnancy Babies are being stillborn because expectant women cannot afford to attend appointments amid the cost […]

That’s right, you don’t need to be outside to be at risk of sun damage. Flight attendants and dermatologists alike agree people should be wearing SPF on planes – just like they should be wearing it everyday as a matter of routine anyway. But the reason for wearing it while up in the clouds is because UV rays on planes […]

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TOPLINE: Social and environmental factors drive race and ethnicity-associated gut microbiome variation that arise around 3 months of age, which may contribute to adult health and health disparities, new research shows. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from eight cohort studies with 2756 gut microbiome samples from 729 children of diverse race/ethnic backgrounds from birth to 12 years of age. They stratified […]

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a neglected brain region that could play a critical role in how likely a person with drug use disorders is to relapse, even after a long withdrawal period. Their findings were published recently in Biological Psychiatry. “Past studies in the field of addiction research have focused on the medial prefrontal cortex, […]

Reviewers’ Notes Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a neglected brain region that could play a critical role in how likely a person with drug use disorders is to relapse, even after a long withdrawal period. Their findings were published recently in Biological Psychiatry. Past studies in the field of addiction research have focused on the medial […]

Watching your baby go through milestones is fun, but sometimes it can break your heart. Shawn Johnson just reached a particularly bittersweet moment with her 3-year-old daughter Drew, and parents everywhere are sympathizing with her. “When your toddler finally pronounces a word correctly then you realize you’ll never hear the cute, mispronounced version again,” the former Olympic gold medalist wrote […]