Reviewers’ Notes Beachgoers are familiar with the experience of spending hours in the sun, going home, and noticing only hours later that their skin has changed color. A new Tel Aviv University study uncovers the science behind the mystery of why the body's tanning process does not occur immediately after sun exposure, but only after a few hours or even […]

SEATTLE, WA — An 8-mg dose formulation of aflibercept (Eylea, Regeneron) has shown promise in treating macular disease, according to clinical trial findings presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists. Compared with a 2‑mg formulation, the 8-mg formulation provided a fourfold higher molar dose, lengthening the duration of action and allowing the drug to […]

An Oregon State University study has found that in states where recreational cannabis has been legalized, young adults not in college more often became frequent users of the drug than their college-enrolled peers. After state legalization, young adults not in college were also more likely to meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder, meaning they continued to use the drug […]

A study examining the effects of deportation on the health and well-being of noncitizen veterans who served in the United States military has found that this group is a vulnerable and often unrecognized health disparity population. Overseen by Ann Cheney, an associate professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine at the University of California, […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s a massive bubbling pot of Sunday gravy on our stovetop every weekend all winter without fail, but when summer comes around, we usually swap out those hot and cozy pasta dishes for the cooler, fresher flavors of pesto. […]

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher risk for developing aortic stenosis, according to a study published online July 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Tate M. Johnson, M.D., from the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha, and colleagues examined the risk for incident aortic stenosis, aortic valve intervention, aortic stenosis-related death, and risk factors for aortic stenosis […]

In a landmark study of 125 Australian children with high-risk cancer—whose tumor cells were grown in the lab and tested against a suite of potential therapies—Children’s Cancer Institute researchers have found that they can improve the chances of finding the right drug to kill their individual cancer through a new system of rapid drug screening. The children are enrolled in […]

From influencing how our body stores fat to how our brain regulates appetite, hundreds of genes, along with environmental factors, collectively determine our weight and body size. Now, researchers add several genes, which appear to affect obesity risk in certain sexes and ages, to that list. The study, published on August 2 in the journal Cell Genomics, may shed light […]

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers explored gut microbiota composition to evaluate the association between the microbes and diabetic clinical phenotypes, including neuropathy. The study's results indicate that the community composition and abundance of gut microbiota differed significantly between individuals with diabetic neuropathy and patients with diabetes who remained neuropathy free for ten years or […]

British Heart Foundation: Understanding blood clots Clotting of the blood is necessary as it prevents excessive bleeding when we get a cut. However, clots that don’t naturally dissolve by themselves are potentially dangerous. This is because they can travel to vital organs in the body, blocking blood supply. In fact, blood clots are the most common cause of strokes when […]