Category: Health News

How sharks could hold the key to our immunity: Researchers have solved puzzle of why sharks’ immune systems are so effective at warding off disease and it could lead to new medicines They have a fearsome reputation, but could sharks soon be helping to save many more human lives than the ten or so they

Gum disease: Dentist explains how you can prevent it We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Plaque is a film of bacteria

Visual acuity (VA) is better when tested in the clinic versus at home, according to a research letter published online Aug. 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Michael D. Crossland, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues compared at-home and in-clinic VA using data from the next clinic visit after the home assessment (mean time, 8.8 months)

What did the fat say to the brain? For years, it was assumed that hormones passively floating through the blood were the way that a person’s fat—called adipose tissue—could send information related to stress and metabolism to the brain. Now, Scripps Research scientists report in Nature that newly identified sensory neurons carry a stream of

COVID-19 affected life expectancy around the world. In the U.S. life expectancy losses were much larger for Hispanic and Black males in the U.S. compared with their White counterparts, according to new research published in PNAS from Oxford’s Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science. The Oxford team found that in 2020 life expectancy for Hispanic and

Prostate cancer: Dr Hilary outlines signs and symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Vitamin and mineral supplements have become a

Ask DR KAYE: Why do foods such as lentils make me feel much calmer? I suffer from anxiety and depression and have noticed that when I eat certain foods – pulses and lentils and some fermented drinks like kefir, I feel much calmer. What is going on and what else will boost my mood? The gut

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is global in nature and induces several liver diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), cirrhosis of the liver (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 882,000 patients died of HBV-related liver diseases in 2019. This large number of deaths and HBV morbidity can be contained if patients with

Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a study published today (Thursday) in the European Respiratory Journal. The study also shows that children's risk of asthma is even higher if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke and went on

Kirstie Allsopp criticises hospitals over visiting policies We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Location, Location, Location presenter’s mother Fiona sadly

Lorraine – Dr Hilary talks about latest findings on statins and diabetes We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to researchers,

A study conducted by scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that reducing one-time sexual partnerships among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men can significantly reduce the transmission of the monkeypox virus. The research is published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Study:

Children learn on their own through observation and experimentation. They also learn from what other people tell them, especially adults and authority figures like their parents and teachers. When children learn something surprising, they seek out additional information by asking questions or by testing claims. Prior research shows that whether children explore adults’ surprising claims

When I first heard Bill Turnbull open up about his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2017, my immediate thought was ‘what a brave man.’  Prostate cancer wasn’t something that I knew anything about, apart from the fact that men certainly did not talk openly about it.  At the time, I was completely ignorant and thought diagnosis of

In a recent research letter published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers analyzed the contact risks for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread to medical professionals in an infection outbreak in a hospital ward. Study: Identifying Contact Risks for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission to Healthcare Workers during Outbreak on COVID-19 Ward. Image Credit: Evgenia.B/Shutterstock Background In

NHS reviews £19,000-a-year pill endorsed by Khloe Kardashian that stops migraines in their tracks The pill, rimegepant, is available in the US where it costs patients £19k a year Health watchdog NICE is considering authorising the new drug for use in spring Experts say the drug is more convenient than the current self-injection regimen   Millions

The number of doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) is enjoying a significant growth pattern. This year alone, 7300 osteopathic physicians are entering the workforce, and they make up more than 25% of the medical student population. The pipeline of future DOs is at an all-time high of 36,500 students, according to the American Osteopathic Association

Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have experienced severe symptoms and poor outcomes with COVID-19. Because the long-term antirejection immunosuppressive drugs that KTRs take could inhibit the development of protective anti-COVID-19 immunity, most hospitals have reduced the drugs’ doses in KTRs with COVID-19. Surprisingly, reported rates of acute rejection have been low despite reduced immunosuppression in these

While some diseases and disorders can be easily attributed to specific genetic mutations, for many diseases—especially neuropsychiatric ones—the causes are much more complicated, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. A new study at the University of Chicago examined data from over 400,000 individuals to better understand how those two factors play into the variations

Does eye contact always attract attention? Not in every case, as a research team at the University of Würzburg’s Institute of Psychology has recently shown. Why not? Because context matters. In a crowd, people notice immediately when someone makes eye contact. In fact, it takes no more than a fraction of a second to register