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Could vitamin D levels be associated with lower back pain?

A study examining U.K. Biobank data found no significant association between vitamin D status or supplement use and the incidence of lower back pain, highlighting the complex nature of pain origins.

13 Mar 2024

Exclusive: Social Security chief vows to fix ‘cruel-hearted’ overpayment clawbacks

The Social Security Administration's new chief is promising to overhaul the agency's system of clawing back billions of dollars it claims was wrongly sent to beneficiaries, saying it “just doesn't seem right or fair."

13 Mar 2024

Obesity in early childhood linked to higher rates of musculoskeletal consultations

The incidence of musculoskeletal consultations in children with obesity in a primary care setting.

13 Mar 2024

Protein Kdm1a plays a crucial role in preserving neuronal identity, study shows

Epigenetic processes allow different cell types to emerge from a single genome. Throughout development, cells differentiate and acquire distinct characteristics by expressing the same genome in different ways.

12 Mar 2024

Study reveals blood markers to predict healthspan and aging trajectories

University of Pittsburgh researchers have uncovered blood-based markers linked with healthy and rapid aging, allowing them to predict a person's biological age -; how fast a person's cells and organs age regardless of their birthdate.

8 Mar 2024

Understanding long COVID: A call for better diagnosis and treatment

A recent review in Nature Reviews Microbiology summarizes the complex mechanisms, significant impacts, and the urgent need for enhanced diagnostics and treatments for long COVID, affecting over 65 million people globally with diverse, debilitating symptoms and systemic health issues.

7 Mar 2024

Advances in the treatment of disorders of consciousness through multidisciplinary approaches

Emerging trends and new developments in the care and management of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) are increasingly focused on a multidisciplinary approach that integrates evidence-based assessment, treatment, and ethical aspects.

7 Mar 2024

Neurological Narratives: A Journey into Women's Brain Health Research

This insightful interview explores the disparities in neurological care and the innovative strategies aimed at transforming research and treatment for better, inclusive health outcomes.

7 Mar 2024

Key gene found to prevent muscle breakdown in muscular dystrophy

A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down in serious muscle diseases, muscular dystrophies.

6 Mar 2024

From China to Uzbekistan - United for Women’s Wellness on IWD

On the occasion of International Women's Day (IWD), BGI Genomics interview Wang Leilei, a trailblazing blind model, and Viktoriya Tsay, an Uzbek advocate of women’s health. Their stories stich a cross-cultural narrative of nurturing the nuance of women’s wellness worldwide.

From BGI Genomics 6 Mar 2024

Harvard's Catherine Brownstein's Multi-Omics Approach: A New Horizon for Understanding Rare Pediatric Disorders

Catherine Brownstein, MPH, PhD, an esteemed Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an investigator at Boston Children's Hospital.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 6 Mar 2024

New hope for binge eating and bulimia: GLP-1 drugs could be the key

GLP-1 receptor agonists show promise in reducing binge eating behaviors in disorders like bulimia nervosa, offering a new avenue for treatment with minimal side effects.

4 Mar 2024

Aging too quickly? Biological clock linked to heart disease and early death

Accelerated biological aging linked to higher risks of cardiometabolic diseases and mortality, underscoring the need for early detection and intervention strategies.

4 Mar 2024

Educational attainment linked to slower aging and increased longevity

Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives as compared to those who did not achieve upward educational mobility, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center.

1 Mar 2024

Study reveals benefits of purposeful walking for total hip replacement patients

A research paper by scientists at Bournemouth University proposed a randomized pilot trial, which aimed to determine the eﬀect of an intervention where outdoor walking distance is used as a goal to increase daily activity of older adults using a commercial activity monitor at 3 to 6 months post total hip replacement (THR).

1 Mar 2024