Researchers have succeeded for the first time in adding a highly purified form of curcumin to yogurt in a way that ensures it remains dissolved in the dairy product and preserves it, while tasting good. Their discovery, which is published today (Monday) in Frontiers in Nutrition, makes it possible to create a probiotic yogurt that contains no artificial preservatives but […]

Critically ill COVID-19 patients often have antibodies in their blood that bind to the body’s own structures, so-called autoantibodies. Scientists from the BIH at Charité and the Max Delbrück Center have now discovered that these autoantibodies frequently bind to not just one but multiple targets. This surprising finding calls into question the role of the autoantibodies in determining disease progression. […]

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the cellular and molecular level immunopathology of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lung disease (PCLD), characterized radiographically by inflammation and fibrosis. […]

There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat. Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide. Thousands of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, exist since the first ones were invented in […]

When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in 2021, his pediatrician referred him to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. With in-person visits on hold due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Tessos met with a panel of specialists via video chat. The specialists, some of whom appeared to be calling from their homes, observed Roman speaking, […]

I’m a dermatologist at Yale. Here’s why the bizarre new TikTok beauty trend of smearing PICKLES on your face isn’t totally crazy  The trend involves users rubbing pickle juice and brine on their faces   Pickles are low in acidity and high in vital nutrients, such as antioxidants   Over-the-counter beauty products are better tested on skin than pickles The latest TikTok beauty […]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health technology company Philips expects to reach settlements this year relating to its global recall of respiratory devices, CEO Roy Jakobs said in an interview with Dutch financial daily FD published on Thursday. “I think we can at least reach a settlement on economic damages this year,” Jakobs said without giving details on the expected costs. […]

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. A team of US-based scientists has found a connection between diet, gut microbiota, and mental health in adults. They have shown that while higher fat and protein consumption improves mental well-being, how […]

Although certain core brain regions are involved in the processing of all languages, these regions show distinct activation patterns during the processing of different languages. The different brain activation patterns observed during the processing of specific languages suggest that individuals with different native languages would show structural differences in the brain. A new study found that native Arabic and German […]

DGIST (President: Kook Yang) announced on March 16th that the research team led by Professor Byung-Chang Suh has investigated for the first time the real-time effect of the G-protein cycle, which acts as a switch in our body, on the structural changes in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs are activated by external signals such as smell, light, temperature, neurotransmitters, and […]