Exposure to flame-retardant chemicals during pregnancy associated with varying childhood obesity risks
Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during ...
Heart transplant patients need more support in managing severe symptoms, researcher says
When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives—the transplantation is deemed a success. However, ...
Brain immune cells amplify damage caused by Alzheimer's risk gene, study finds
In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the ...
Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science
A study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the ...
Investigating the effect of treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists on muscle mass
Recent studies have shown that pharmacological treatment with GLP-1-RA and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...
An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help
It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number ...
Mosquito season in southern Africa: Tonic water and vitamins won't protect you but knowing where the hotspots are will
While the emergence of colorful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an annoying ...
Assessment tool combined with bone mineral density test can reliably predict fracture risk in cancer survivors
University of Alberta-led researchers, including the developers and promoters of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), ...
Human sense of touch consists of 16 unique types of nerve cells: Study challenges notion of one type for each sensation
No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.
Researchers home in on tumor vulnerabilities to improve odds of treating glioblastoma
A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has uncovered new targets that could be the key to effectively ...
Wrist mobility study finds people underestimate their movement limits
When it comes to estimating one's own mobility, the brain turns out to be notoriously pessimistic. People can bend their ...
Open-source AI model can assess biomedical images and text to provide real-time, patient-focused insight
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but they both have a lot of work to do to catch up to BiomedGPT. A Lehigh University ...