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Researchers have completed a successful clinical trial, managing to detect and image radioactive tracers used in PET and in SPECT scans at the same time, with the hope of enabling doctors to scan patients for abnormalities in shorter times while reducing the amount of radiation patients would be exposed to. With today’s technology, patients who

Nothing to hide! Arie Luyendyk Jr. bragged about his wife Lauren Burnham’s post-baby body eight weeks after she delivered their first child, daughter Alessi. The former Bachelor, 37, posted a photo of the 27-year-old reality star wearing a hot pink thong bikini while holding their baby girl. “Proud of you @laurenluyendyk,” he captioned the Thursday,

Women really DO have a ‘mother’s instinct’: Study on female mice reveals their brain cells are activated when exposed to the ‘love hormone’ that helps parents bond with their child Occurred when exposed to oxytocin, which is linked to mother-baby bonding Brain cells found in the area of the organ that regulates maternal behaviour  Could

Officials recall MORE batches of two drugs for Parkinson’s and epilepsy amid fears they were stored wrongly and could be ineffective Neupro and Vimpat are being recalled by the UK’s medicines regulator  There are concerns they were wrongly stored and may not work properly There was a recall of the same drugs from a different

A Mediterranean-style diet in pregnancy does not reduce the risk of overall adverse maternal and offspring complications, but may reduce weight gain during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Shakila Thangaratinam of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues. A Mediterranean-style

The world’s most widely used artificial sweetener has not been adequately proven to be safe for human consumption, argues a newly published paper from University of Sussex researchers. Professor Erik Millstone and Dr. Elisabeth Dawson have forensically detailed serious flaws in the reassurance provided in 2013 by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) about the

Bonding with her boy! Jenni “JWoww” Farley’s boyfriend, Zack Clayton Carpinello, and her son, Greyson, shared a sweet moment on Sunday, July 21. On the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star’s Instagram Story, the professional wrestler, 24, held the 3-year-old in his arms behind a DJ’s turntable. The little one one spoke into a microphone while Carpinello

The pharmaceutical company, Cortexyme, Inc. has outlined a trial of potential Alzheimer’s drug that targets toxic substances released by P. gingivalis, a bacteria linked to gum disease. In a poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference today (Wednesday, July 17), researchers provided an overview of the development of the drug, known as COR388, and

Would hospitals lie? It’s an important question for patients, certainly, but also for insurers, regulators, and policymakers interested in containing medical costs. Mohsen Bayati of Stanford Graduate School of Business has examined a version of that question in recent research on how hospitals report infections for Medicare patients. “Before starting this project, I was reading

Pancakes are one of the greatest foods of all time, but making them at home can leave something to be desired. Like, is there a reason why most pancake recipes make enough to feed a 10 person family? By the time you finally finish ladling batter into your skillet, the pancakes are cold and you’re

Living in a polluted and busy area could raise your risk of old-age depression by a third, study finds People aged 50 and over had worse mental health if they lived in polluted areas They rated pollution and other neighbourhood nuisances in a European study Scientists blame toxic air causing inflammation and noise causing distress 

Baby No. 4! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed their second son, Psalm, on May 9 via surrogate. Although the reality star, who also shares North, Saint and Chicago, with the rapper, revealed the following day that her baby boy “looks just like” Chicago, she waited one week to share a photo of her son.

There’s no shame in loving your body. Thankfully, more Hollywood stars than ever before are preaching that message. Model Iskra Lawrence is an outspoken advocate for body positivity, and she recently opened up to Us Weekly about her journey to self-love. After spending many years “consumed with trying to fit one ideal,” the 28-year old

The annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is estimated to be more than $635 billion in direct medical costs, lost productivity and disability programs. One in five adults—50 million Americans—report living in chronic pain. The increasing number of patients is leading to a major push to develop non-opioid treatments for chronic pain.

A molecular process involved in the action of anti-leukemia drugs has been discovered at Université de Montréal’s Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC). While calling into question a central tenet of oncology, this discovery, published today in the journal Cancer Cell, also holds promise for the development of effective treatments in the near

Briana Culberson and her husband Ryan have collectively lost 107 pounds on the keto diet. Briana and Ryan have been on the keto diet for more than a year. According to Briana, the diet has also “greatly improved” her health. Briana Culberson, daughter of The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Vicki Gunvalson, and her husband

A Florida woman died late last week from flesh-eating bacteria two weeks after cutting her leg while walking along the coast. Carolyn “Lynn” Fleming, 77, lived in Ellenton and visited Coquina Beach, near St. Petersburg, on June 14. While wading in the water, she stumbled and suffered a small cut her on her left shin,

The fourth of July lands on a Thursday this year and if you’re lucky enough to get Thursday and Friday off from work, that means two extra days of patriotic partying. You’ve probably already planned your BBQ menu (if not, we’ve got some ideas for you) but what about the cocktails? It’s easy to pop

Stopping the spread of Shiga toxins released by E. coli bacteria, which are potentially fatal if they reach the kidneys, has been a focus of researchers for years. No treatments for STEC currently exist, and antibiotic therapy cannot be used because it increases release of Shiga toxins from the bacteria. Approved antidotes are also not

Too little sunlight—and specifically UVB exposure—in pregnancy has been linked with a higher risk of learning disabilities. In a new study looking at more than 422,500 school-age children from across Scotland, researchers found that low UVB exposure during pregnancy was associated with risk of learning disabilities. UVB exposure from sunlight is linked to the production