Its about time that thyroid diseases (TDs) should be included in the official list of non-communicable diseases in the Philippines. This was the resounding chorus of medical experts in a forum dubbed… [+4137 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the risk factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalization or mortality. Study: Risk … [+5117 chars]
The landmark award, valued at up to $170 million, will lead to 18 million doses of the RTS,S vaccine being available over the next three years, potentially saving thousands of young lives annually. … [+3437 chars]
(UPDATE) BEIJING: Chinese researchers have found that increased daytime napping frequency is likely to be a potential causal risk factor for hypertension or ischemic stroke. For middle-aged and elde… [+1436 chars]
In a recent perspective article published in the Frontiers in Nanotechnology journal, researchers examined if the tonsils absorb nanoplastics. Study: The forgotten tonsils—does the immune active org… [+5146 chars]
About 7% of children hospitalized with COVID-19 at major pediatric hospitals in the United States experienced a neurologic complication of some kind, even if they were otherwise healthy, a study in P… [+2508 chars]
<li>Verma, D., Garg, P. K. & Dubey, A. K. Insights into the human oral microbiome. Arch. Microbiol.200, 525540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-018-1505-3 (2018). CAS Article PubMed Googl… [+12479 chars]
by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Findings from a new study at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine show that a thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP) inhibitor … [+3041 chars]
While turmeric root has been used medicinally throughout the world for centuries, science has found that its main chemical component, curcumin, breaks down in the body before its ultimate benefits ca… [+6931 chars]
Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Andren reports no relevant financial disclosures. Pringsheim reports research funding from Alberta Health and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, … [+4341 chars]
ByUniversity of California - Los Angeles Health SciencesAugust 16, 2022 HIV-infected people showed significant age acceleration in four epigenetic clock measurements, ranging from 1.9 to 4.8 years, … [+5866 chars]
For reasons scientists don't fully understand, women in their 20s, 30s and 40s tend to develop cardiovascular-disease risk factors much faster than men of similar ages do. West Virginia University ep… [+4766 chars]
