Non-antibiotic drugs can also disrupt the microbiome
Credit: Jack Botting, Yale University Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections…
Five things I wish people knew about supplements—by a nutritionist
From collagen powders to immunity gummies, supplements are everywhere—in our Instagram feeds, on supermarket shelves and filling our…
Kids of obese parents more likely to develop obesity due to inheriting related genes
Relationship between mother’s and father’s BMI and offspring BMI by survey sweep estimated by phenotypic linear regression and…
Improved stroke detection in women will save lives and millions in health care costs, new study finds
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A new study has found that improving pre-hospital stroke identification accuracy in women…
New pill technology could replace injections for protein-based medications
Now, scientists at the University of Bath have developed a system that can transport therapeutic proteins across the…
Most US adults have hearts older than their actual age. How old is yours?
Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Most U.S. adults have a “heart age” several years older than their chronological…
Efforts underway to end race-based assessments of lung function
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A multi-institutional team, including physicians and researchers who successfully proposed updates to national guidelines,…
‘Care groups’ help keep women coming back for prenatal visits
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women who attend prenatal care visits in groups are more likely to continue with…
Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app
A, Surface view showing left anterior insula-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex region of interest pair. B, Graph shows association between…
Season of birth shows slight association with depression in men but not women
Credit: Mental Health America (MHA) from Pexels Males born in summer months reported higher depression symptom scores than…
What words in online reviews tell us about hospital visits
A sample negative review from Yelp of a health system that was included in the study. Credit: Penn…
Aging dampens lupus by reducing overactive immune genes in older adults
Credit: CC0 Public Domain UCSF researchers have found that certain antiviral genes become less active over time in…