Excessive weight can significantly contribute to a woman’s chances of developing womb cancer. A new paper places the increased risk per extra body mass index (BMI) unit at twice that of previous esti… [+4537 chars]
Researchers have identified five types of bacteria that are linked to aggressive prostate cancer. The bacteria were common in urine and tissue samples from men with the condition, according to a new… [+3763 chars]
The Covid-19 pandemic affected health systems worldwide, and its impact is now being felt on the infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The pandemi… [+3108 chars]
Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned, acc… [+2247 chars]
Hay fever and asthma sufferers may have noticed symptoms get worse in recent weeks as pollen levels across the UK rise. The hay fever season starts at different times across the UK and the type of p… [+3900 chars]
According to a new Northwestern Medicine study, there are five separate disorders that affect the language centers in the left hemisphere of the brain, progressively causing progressive language diff… [+4772 chars]
According to a new study, exosomes, or small bubbles that transport molecules from one cell to another, can be effective vehicles for delivering cancer treatments to tumours. The findings of the stud… [+712 chars]
A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth or 3 pounds, 4 ounces. And considering that th… [+5523 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the duration of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Level and dura… [+6083 chars]
