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1+ day, 19+ min ago (12+ words) Supporting therapists' well-being may help clients stay in care longer'Medical Xpress...
Fat shaming doesn't improve human health, it harms it, researchers find
3+ week, 6+ day ago (701+ words) edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Alexander Pol This is where identity threat can take root. As a biological anthropologist and human biologist, Cullin explores how social bias, especially around body weight, shapes a society's ideas of what a "normal…...
Abortion-related laws may affect broader access to maternal health care
3+ week, 6+ day ago (67+ words) A study in Health Economics uncovers a major unintended consequence of abortion-related regulations: a measurable decline in the availability of obstetricians and gynecologists. Since 2010, increasing numbers of states across the U.S. have enacted Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws that…...
Admissions for child maltreatment decreased during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, but ICU admissions increased later
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) by Canadian Medical Association Journal edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Hospital admissions for maltreatment of children under the age of 2 years declined 31% during the 16-week lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, returning to prepandemic levels…...
9/11 study shows how toxic exposures may lead to blood cancers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (733+ words) by Albert Einstein College of Medicine edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan A study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute-designated Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) has found that mutations in blood-forming cells may explain the…...
Introducing the 'human repairome,' a catalog of DNA 'scars' that may help define personalized cancer treatments
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1097+ words) by The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up one of the new advances in basic and biomedical research…...
Topical cream calms chemotherapy side effects on the skin in clinical trial
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) by "ngeles Gallar, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan The study, published in the journal Clinical and Translational Oncology, was conducted in nine hospitals across Spain and Belgium, involving 142 patients with cancer. The…...
Cerebellum found to contribute to symptoms in spinal muscular atrophy
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan In their investigations, the Leipzig researchers were able to show that Purkinje cells'key nerve cells of the cerebellum'are damaged in spinal muscular atrophy. The cause is the activation of a specific signaling…...
Vision therapy reverses concussion-related double and blurred vision, study finds
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (706+ words) by Tracey Regan, New Jersey Institute of Technology edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Nearly half of adolescents and young adults with lingering symptoms of concussion suffer from eye coordination disorders that cause double and blurred vision, headaches…...
Findings on a toxic HIV molecule pave way for clinical drug trial
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (856+ words) by Bruno Geoffroy, University of Montreal edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan What if the presence of a well-known but misunderstood viral protein explains why some people living with HIV (PLWH) never recover their health, even with antiretroviral…...