Today, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) is delighted to renew its support to World Diabetes Day (WDD) for the eleventh consecutive year, joining the call to action from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to highlight the need for better access to quality diabetes education to protect tomorrow. Promoting better access to diabetes education More than half a billion people are currently living with diabetes worldwide and millions more […]

Findings of a collaborative study between the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity and University College Cork, and a former Ph.D. student from Maynooth University indicate that there is a significant gap between human rights, policy and best practice and how these are operationalized within the structures and practices of Irish opiate substitute prescribing services. The study is published […]

Findings from a recent prospective study show promising safety and patient outcomes data for locally advanced and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer treatment using ablative Stereotactic MRI-Guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy, also known as SMART. Approximately 25% of the study’s participants were patients treated at the Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center (HFPCC). Titled “Stereotactic MRI-Guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy (SMART) for […]

We all know exercise is a key component of living well, but is there is a specific type of exercise linked to living a longer and healthier life? Research from the blue zones – places where people live longer – may have the answer.   If you’re unfamiliar with a blue zone, it’s a term coined by Dan Buettner, longevity expert and author […]

Let’s begin by acknowledging what’s at the forefront of everyone’s mind rn: Period cramps are the absolute wooorst. Literally, we need to take a moment of silence for how much pain the lower half of your body is in at this time. But before you pop any old painkiller you can grab from the back of your medicine cabinet or […]

Last year, the FDA gave accelerated approval of the antibody aducanumab (marketed as Aduhelm by Biogen) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The approval was based solely on a presumed reduction in the amount of the protein “amyloid” in the brain as assessed by amyloid-PET scans and without evidence of significant clinical effect. In a Commentary published in the Journal […]

(Reuters) -President Joe Biden would veto a proposed U.S. Senate resolution that would terminate a national emergency declared in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said on Tuesday. Republican U.S. Senator Roger Marshall in September called for a vote to end the emergency declaration after Biden told CBS News in an interview that the pandemic was […]

Myocarditis is a complication that can occur in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Although the adverse event is rare—affecting less than 1% of patients given the immunotherapy—the mortality rate is nearly 50%. Now, researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have identified the mechanism for the deadly heart inflammation. The researchers discovered that T-cells recognizing the cardiac antigen α-myosin are […]

The new Mindfulness in Motion exercise prompting system being researched at Ohio State uses biofeedback to trigger program prompts to smartphones – enabling wearers to engage in mind-body interventions that have proven to reduce healthcare workforce burnout. WHY IT MATTERS The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center a $1.48 million […]

Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus, an approach that could be used to develop a new generation of antiviral drugs. Enzymes are naturally occurring biological catalysts, which enable the chemical transformations required for our bodies to function – from translating the genetic code into […]