Reviewers’ Notes Gender-based violence affects between 20% and 30% of women in Europe and North America, and can be a continuous source of stress for the victims that can last for years and decades. An article coordinated by the Parc Taulí Hospital and the UAB analyses the consequences of this sustained stress over time and studies how it affects both […]

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How I turned 4lbs of my saggy, excess skin into human LEATHER: Slimmed-down artist’s ‘bonkers’ idea saw her store it in her freezer – right next to her berries! The Oxford artist wants to display the excess surgery skin in an exhibition   The skin was kept in freezer for nine months before being turned to leather  A student artist who […]

Scientists have reviewed the existing literature to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the low-bacterial diet (LBD) in reducing mortality rates, infection incidence, and improving the quality of life (QoL) in neutropenic cancer patients. This review is available in Nutrients. Study: Low-Bacterial Diet in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock.com Background Cancer is one of the main […]

Reviewers’ Notes Laura-Isobel McCall, Ph.D., and Zhibo Yang, Ph.D., co-principal investigators and associate professors of chemistry and biochemistry in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, have been awarded a prestigious R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for their project, "Novel single-cell mass spectrometry to assess the role of intracellular drug concentration […]

Excessive drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found. Lockdowns made people feel isolated, depressed, and anxious, leading some to increase their alcohol intake. Alcohol sales rose during the pandemic, with especially large jumps in the consumption […]

The effect of the highly touted MIND diet with mild calorie restriction offered no greater protection against cognitive decline than a control diet with mild calorie restriction alone in healthy adults at risk for dementia, results of a new randomized trial show. Given the strong base of evidence from observational studies that demonstrate the benefits of the MIND diet on […]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I’ve noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: […]

Reviewers’ Notes What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight. A new study by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Science Translational Medicine shows that a kind of formatting of the DNA code in one gene that is associated with satiety is implicated in […]

Reviewers’ Notes The discovery of antibiotics in 1928 was a major turning point in the history of medicine. For the first time since the dawn of human civilization, doctors had gained access to an extremely powerful and effective tool to fight against a wide variety of bacterial infections. Today, bacterial diseases that were previously a death sentence can be cured, […]