Disruption of mechanical signaling in brain could be basis for development of Alzheimer's disease, study proposes
A new study from the University of Liverpool represents a significant step forward in scientists' understanding of ...
The role of social media in the stigmatization of persons living with obesity
Through an analysis of posts on Twitter (now rebranded X) relating to obesity published between April 2019 and December 2022, ...
Air pollution linked to longer duration of long-COVID symptoms
Exposure to air pollutants (PM2.5 and PM10) is associated with an increased risk of persistent long-COVID symptoms, partly ...
Women in Scotland do not receive equal treatment to men following a heart attack
New research from the University of Aberdeen shows that women in Scotland were less likely than men to receive preventative ...
Higher sweet beverage tax shows null result in lowing Philadelphia youth obesity
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School ...
Research shows death rates linked to obesity-related heart disease are up, especially among men
The rate of deaths from ischemic heart disease related to obesity nearly tripled in the U.S. over a two-decade span, ...
New study reveals intimidation tactics against researchers by tobacco, ultra-processed food and alcohol sectors
New research from the University of Bath shows researchers in the tobacco, ultra-processed food (UPF) and alcohol sectors are ...
In a first-of-its-kind meeting, doctors discuss how to treat addicts' tranq wounds
Patients addicted to opioids are arriving at ERs with deep wounds that expose their bones. Some have lost multiple limbs. And ...
Is bird flu a risk to people yet?
The term "bird flu" refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit ...
Is it safe to eat turkey this Thanksgiving amid bird flu outbreak? What the experts say
During an avian flu outbreak, "The chance of infected poultry or eggs entering the food chain is low," the FDA said on its website in April, "because of the rapid onset of symptoms in poultry as well ...
Congenital heart defects caused by problems with the placenta
Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them ...