Monkeypox has now spread to at least 75 countries with over 5,000 cases in the United States and 442 cases in Florida as of July 31, according to the Florida Department of Health. That's an increase… [+8764 chars]
Inflammation is usually classified into two categories: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation occurs when there is injury, irritation, or infection and the body must fight to repair damaged body tiss… [+4628 chars]
Summary: Those with hereditary hemochromatosis who have two copies of the gene mutation that cause the disorder have an increased risk of developing movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease. … [+7634 chars]
Two more HIV-positive patients have been "cured" of the human immunodeficiency virus, scientists announced at AIDS 2022 this week in Montreal. One person is a cancer patient, and the other is a wom… [+4749 chars]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that those with genital herpes must disclose it. But those who actually harbor the virusa sizable chunk of the population!may bristle under the stigmatizing sta… [+8618 chars]
For people with coronary heart disease, beta blockers can improve survival and quality of life, while aspirin and other anti-platelet medications can reduce the risk of a heart attack. But those pro… [+4427 chars]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak on Monday, the third U.S. state to do so in a matter of days. Newsom said the emergency decla… [+5028 chars]
A single molecule may hold the key to battling male- and female-pattern hair loss, recent research suggests. In mouse experiments, scientists showed that the molecule, dubbed SCUBE3, could spark hai… [+2962 chars]
Comment on this story Heart disease remains Americas leading killer. But medical innovations have made cardiomyopathy, a.k.a. the scary-sounding condition heart failure, less of a threat. Cardiomyo… [+7100 chars]
If theres one thing we know from talking about our collective relationship between food and body image around here is that food is deeply personal. Everyones relationship to it is unique and differen… [+5123 chars]
There appear to be three different types of long COVID, each with their own symptoms, researchers have discovered. One group experiences neurological symptoms including fatigue, brain fog and headac… [+2808 chars]
Summary: A new large-scale genome-wide study has identified 18 new genetic risk factors for opioid use disorder, bringing the number of OUD-associated genes from 1-19. Source: Yale A new human geno… [+6188 chars]
