Black lung is a type of lung disease thats caused by long-term inhalation of coal mine dust. The condition is also known as coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) or miners lung. The disease has a long h… [+5403 chars]
IntroductionRisks associated with poor oral hygiene Tooth plaque and its relationship to atherosclerosisHospital susceptible pneumonia and oral hygiene ReferencesFurther reading The general notion o… [+6438 chars]
Much has been said about the long-term effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including neurological side effects. A new study compares the rates of onset of several types of neurological il… [+6003 chars]
Changes in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over the past few decades. These changes have been linked to increased rates of a… [+4386 chars]
Newborns, whose brains, spines or spinal cords do not properly develop in utero, can be born with neural tube defects (NTD), increasing their risk of physical disabilities, intellectual impairments a… [+4090 chars]
University of California, Irvine-led researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer a therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopeci… [+3678 chars]
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the 30 June issue of Cell. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their … [+3995 chars]
In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted environmental sampling for an imported monkeypox virus (MPXV) case in the United Kingdom (UK). Study: Infection-comp… [+6307 chars]
Contrary to popular opinion, tuberculosis (TB) has not been eliminated in Singapore. In fact, TB is an endemic disease, and in 2020, Singapore detected 1,370 cases of active TB. The burden of active … [+7005 chars]
High cholesterol could prove to be deadly and result in sudden death. In most cases of sudden cardiac arrest, arteries become clogged with cholesterol and other deposits that reduces blood flow to th… [+2288 chars]
Summary: Study reveals the how stress can induce sleep in mice, and how this stress-induced sleep can help reduce anxiety the following day. Source: Imperial College London Stress boosts a kind of … [+5229 chars]
Findings of a Henry Ford Health study published in the Journal of American Heart Association from researchers in the Center for Structural Heart Disease (Division of Cardiology and Division of Radiol… [+4158 chars]