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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Our eyes hold a lot of tension, from consuming different screens with blue light to dealing with the sun’s harsh rays. In reality, the only time our eyes get to relax is right before

Kerry Katona reveals she’s been diagnosed with arthritis Last week, Kerry Katona revealed that after being bedbound by devastating back and hip pain, she had been diagnosed with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. She updated her fans on Instagram, with an oxygen mask strapped to her face, and explained that she was undergoing

Reviewers’ Notes The American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives for all, is advocating for a shift away from the current health care payment system in the U.S., which is primarily based on fee-for-service, to a value-based payment (VBP) system. A VBP system is person-centered, equitable, coordinated and seeks to improve outcomes

When Carli Henrotay, 27, was just five years old, she was diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) – a rare genetic connective tissue disorder which means she is effectively ‘growing a second skeleton’. When she was seven, her jaw became ‘locked’ and, a few years later, Carli began using a wheelchair after a series of

A recent study published in eLife determines whether immune activation is associated with long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Herein, patients with severe COVID-19 exhibited persistent activation of clusters of differentiation 8 (CD8+) and CD4+ T-cells as compared to patients with mild or moderate COVID-19. Study: Prolonged T-cell activation and long COVID symptoms independently associate with severe

‘Postcode lottery’ in prostate cancer care costs thousands of lives a year as men in the north east of England are SIX TIMES more likely to receive a diagnosis after it has spread, charity warns Men in the North East six times more likely to be diagnosed after cancer spreads Prostate Cancer Research has called

Bowel cancer: Dr Philippa Kaye lists the symptoms The Saturday Night Fever singer was battling cancer, which had spread from his bowel to his liver. In the weeks before his death, on May 20, 2012, The New York Times reported that Robin had pneumonia and had been in a coma. It seems Robin’s tragic loss

Cervical cancer: Expert discusses 'main symptoms' of condition Cervical cancer is often dubbed the “silent killer” cancer as it can develop slowly without many noticeable symptoms. Even if someone does experience symptoms they can then be mistaken for side effects of the menstrual cycle, with vaginal bleeding and tummy pain among the most common signs.

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published in the European Heart Journal. “The gene ACTA2 codes a specific

A study led by a University of Canterbury geospatial and population health expert has uncovered gaps in nationwide data that tracks maternal immunization rates. The study has been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Health Senior Lecturer Dr. Matt Hobbs is also co-director of the GeoHealth Laboratory in the University of Canterbury (UC) Geospatial

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with

Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces. Roboticists at EPFL have combined multi-limb manipulation with advanced shared-control augmentation for an unprecedented advance in the field of laparoscopic surgery. The results, published in The International Journal of Robotics Research, confirm

For the first time, scientists have shown that gut bacteria differences are associated with later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a debilitating rheumatic childhood disease, and that these differences are present years before the disease is diagnosed. The research team, which includes scientists from the University of Florida and researchers in Sweden, made this discovery

A day at the beach can be fun with family and friends, but water pollution can ruin the experience. The problem is more widespread than many might think: In a new report, the Environment America Research & Policy Center, a nonprofit organization, found that half of U.S. beaches had potentially unsafe contamination levels in 2022.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to cooking at home, we know these two things to be true: we’ll always be on the hunt for new one-pan recipes, and we’ll always have at least one bag of

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Lunchtime doesn’t have to be boring, especially when you’ve packed your lunch in one of the $3 bento boxes from Target. These adorable little retro-inspired boxes are the perfect size for packing a light

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Jessica Simpson is contemplating a return to music — and we have one major pop star to thank for it. The fashion designer opened up about how a recent Katy Perry concert inspired her

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that vaping nicotine during pregnancy may be no safer for a developing fetus than smoking cigarettes. The study suggests that vaping nicotine interferes with fetal bone and lung development. The paper was published in Developmental Biology. “Pregnant women are increasingly turning to vaping with

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal,  researchers investigated the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Lausanne, Switzerland — a non-Mediterranean population. Study: Association between Mediterranean Diet and Type 2 Diabetes: Multiple Cross-Sectional Analyses. Image Credit: AntoninaVlasova/Shutterstock.com Background Type 2 diabetes, along with obesity, is a

All cells have their own power plants, called mitochondria. There are often more than 100 mitochondria per cell and each possesses their own genome, which in turn contains genes responsible for energy production. If errors creep into these genes, this can cause problems in the cell and result in diseases. Scientists from the Berlin Institute