Fall is right around the corner, but Los Angeles (as well as most of California) is under an excessive heat warning right now. Gabrielle Union is not happy about it. She recently shared the cutest video with her 3-year-old daughter Kaavia, whom she shares with husband Dwyane Wade, and jokes about having “more meltdowns” than her toddler. “This heatwave is […]

A recent study published in PLOS One and conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston reveals virtual reality use during hand surgery led to significant reductions in intraoperative anesthetic without negatively impacting patient-reported outcomes.  In a small, eight-month randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated 34 patients undergoing hand surgery and the amount of anesthesia administered intraoperatively in conjunction […]

Could this space mission help reverse the ageing process? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Publishing their research in the journal Frontiers in Aging, the researchers […]

If you’ve had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows. Such complications include strokes, cognitive and memory problems, depression, anxiety and migraine headaches, according to a comprehensive analysis of […]

COVID-19 infection increases the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots for at least 49 weeks, according to a new study of health records of 48 million unvaccinated adults from the first wave of the pandemic. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an additional 10,500 cases of heart attacks, strokes and other blood clot complications such […]

The study covered in this summary was published on ResearchSquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway This study reported that patients with visceral adiposity, including patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, were found to have high incidence of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma compared with a control group of patients without neoplastic disease. Why […]

A research team from the University of Cologne and the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg has found that even the single administration of alcohol permanently alters the morphology of neurons. In particular, the structure of the synapses as well as the dynamics of mitochondria are influenced by alcohol. Using the genetic model system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, Professor […]

When it comes to men’s health as they age, a survey from Cleveland Clinic has found that sexual health is a big concern. Of those polled, 44% are worried about erectile dysfunction, 39% with loss of sex drive and 36% with low testosterone. “I think that this is something men realize can change with age, and many men may not […]

National and international organizations to tackle health inequalitiesCommon indicators and methods for monitoring health inequalitiesAssessment of health inequalities based on three diseasesReferences Further reading  Health inequality is associated with measuring and comparing health outcomes of various groups. Some common parameters of measurement are life expectancy, rate of diseases, and disease-free life expectancy of different groups of individuals. These groups are based […]

People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at an increased risk of cancer, according to a large study presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. A second study showed that OSA was also linked to a decline in processing powers in the elderly; in particular, those aged 74 years or more […]