Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes gain momentum across the globe
One of the challenges public health officials face in reducing diet-related disease is the relatively easy and inexpensive access to…
Longevity medicine: the scientific challenge of adding life and energy to our years
Population ageing is one of the major demographic and health challenges of our time. Spain is at the…
Survey: Many Americans unaware of diet’s impact on cholesterol
On the heels of updated cholesterol management guidance that recommends earlier screening and establishes target goals for LDL “bad” cholesterol…
Review finds vitamin D lacks disease-modifying effect in rheumatic diseases
A new review from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Osteoimmunology Working Group, published in Osteoporosis International, provides a…
Defective HIV copies explain persistent viral traces during treatment
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy…
Researchers develop compound 10 to slow Alzheimer’s disease progression
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an active ingredient that slows down the progression of typical Alzheimer’s symptoms…
Getting an IUD can be very painful. There’s a solution.
When Tove Danovich recalls the first time she got an IUD, one thing stands out: the sheer pain…
Strength training and cardio combo work best together
Following more than 147,000 adults for up to three decades, researchers found that moderate resistance training was linked…
How Turkey Hacked the Hair-Transplant Industry
The astounding growth of the hair-transplant industry in Turkey is not just a medical tourism success story; it’s…
Researchers challenge the traditional understanding of how histone deacetylase inhibitors function
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how cancer drugs…
Researchers identify hidden self-harm histories using machine learning
Important mental health history is often present in medical records but hard to find, especially when it is…
How a diabetes drug became a weight-loss hack, and why doctors are concerned
Dr Kimberly Chew, principal clinical psychologist at AO Psychology, which offers counselling and psychotherapy services, said that the…