PARIS (AP) — Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes held out hope Saturday that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming. The swimming portion of the triathlon and… S..
Microglia rescue neurons through protein removal and mitochondria donation. Credit: University Hospital Bonn / University of Luxembourg The brain contains many cell types, from the prominent… S..
They are genes commonly associated with breast cancer in women, but in fact men who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer themselves. These risks for men traditionally have been under-recognized, but newly developed… S..
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Doctors and others who take care of hospitalized patients may want to sit down for this piece of news. A new study suggests that getting at a patient’s eye level… S..
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People who gain excess weight from their 20s onwards have less healthy hearts by the time they are in their 60s. That’s according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal, which was led by Professor Alun Hughes from University College London. “We know that being overweight is… S..
You’re not fat, you just have ‘cortisol face’.” All over TikTok, women are convinced they have found the solution to facial puffiness – by turning their attention to their levels of cortisol, the natural “stress” hormone, produced by the body. Proudly parading a series of puffy… S..
UNAIDS has launched the 2030 target-setting process that will provide the framework for the next Global AIDS Strategy. A Global Targets Task Team (GTT) composed of 33 experts from governments, civil society and communities, donors, multilateral organizations and academic public health experts… S..
Dilution and removal of exhaled bioaerosols in the indoor environment through ventilation measures. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp2241. Seven lessons learned from the COVID-19… S..
The territory hasn’t had any polio cases for 25 years but this suggests the virus is spreading. Polio experts are scrambling to figure out the origins and whether or not there are active cases. S..