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Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

More than 1,100 experts have joined the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in boycotting the medical journal Nutrients until it stops publishing egregious animal experiments that could have been ethically conducted in humans.

21 Nov 2023

Autism research needs more high-quality randomized studies, meta-analysis finds

A new meta-analysis led by Micheal Sandbank, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the UNC School of Medicine, found that the field of autism needs more high-quality randomized studies of early interventions to help clinicians understand how to better support children diagnosed with the condition.

21 Nov 2023

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

People with diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) are two-to-three times more likely to have depression than people without, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current treatment includes therapy, medicine, or both.

21 Nov 2023

Call for improved data sharing practices in the pharmaceutical industry

Development of potential or improved anti-cancer treatments are being blocked or slowed down by lack of transparency in data sharing between pharmaceutical companies and research groups, according to cancer clinicians, researchers and consumers.

21 Nov 2023

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about period changes

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about how their periods might change towards the end of their reproductive life, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

21 Nov 2023

New AI system achieves 98.5% accuracy in autism diagnosis

A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes specialized MRIs of the brain accurately diagnosed children between the ages of 24 and 48 months with autism at a 98.5% accuracy rate, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

21 Nov 2023

Researchers discover new option to target the metastatic capacity of melanoma cells

As an extremely aggressive form of skin cancer, cutaneous melanoma is still associated with a high mortality rate. Enormous progress has recently been made in the fight against deadly metastasis, but existing therapeutic measures are still not effective in many cases.

21 Nov 2023

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup.

21 Nov 2023

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.

21 Nov 2023

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments

"You can't inject a horse tranquilizer and think nothing bad is gonna happen" to you, said Ty Sears, 33, a longtime drug user now in recovery.

21 Nov 2023

Is the microbiome linked to post-traumatic stress disorder outcomes?

The potential role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in this interaction.

21 Nov 2023

Revolutionizing liver transplants in pigs with magnetic anastomosis technology

The effectiveness of magnetic anastomosis technology (MAT) in Liver Transplantation.

21 Nov 2023

Breakthrough in HIV treatment: NMN shows promise in reducing CD4+ T cell activation

The impact of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) on Clusters of differentiation 4+ (CD4+ ) Thymus cells (T cells) viz.

21 Nov 2023

Statins may reduce breast cancer mortality rates

The relationship between serological cholesterol levels, statin usage, and breast cancer (BC) mortality.

21 Nov 2023

Association between infertility and autism spectrum disorder risk among children

The relationship between infertility and its treatments on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

21 Nov 2023

Nut consumption linked to improved male fertility, systematic review reveals

A systematic review finds that consuming at least 60 grams of nuts daily significantly enhances male fertility by improving sperm vitality, motility, and morphology, while evidence for nut consumption's impact on female fertility remains limited.

20 Nov 2023

Study shows mother's milk proteins and carbs crucial for infant growth, fat less so

Systematic review examines the impact of human milk macronutrients on infant growth, revealing that digestible carbohydrates increase infant weight and milk proteins correlate with increased infant length, while milk fat shows no consistent relationship with growth outcomes.

20 Nov 2023

Experts recommend genomics for tackling antimicrobial resistance, outline key strategies for effective surveillance

The Lancet Microbe article summarizes discussions by the Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug-resistant Infections Consortium on using genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance, highlighting its benefits and challenges and providing key recommendations for effective implementation.

20 Nov 2023

Sugary drinks linked to higher dementia risk, new study from UK Biobank reveals

The study finds that consuming free sugars, especially through beverages like fruit drinks, sodas, and milk-based drinks, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, while free sugars from solid foods show no significant link to dementia risk.

20 Nov 2023

New study links DNA methylation in GLP1R gene to obesity without metabolic disorders

The study investigates the role of epigenetic changes in GLP1R gene polymorphisms on metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), revealing that apart from genetic variations, DNA methylation significantly influences the occurrence of MHO.

20 Nov 2023

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Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

Autism research needs more high-quality randomized studies, meta-analysis finds

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

Call for improved data sharing practices in the pharmaceutical industry

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about period changes

New AI system achieves 98.5% accuracy in autism diagnosis

Researchers discover new option to target the metastatic capacity of melanoma cells

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments

Is the microbiome linked to post-traumatic stress disorder outcomes?

Revolutionizing liver transplants in pigs with magnetic anastomosis technology

Breakthrough in HIV treatment: NMN shows promise in reducing CD4+ T cell activation

Statins may reduce breast cancer mortality rates

Association between infertility and autism spectrum disorder risk among children

Nut consumption linked to improved male fertility, systematic review reveals

Study shows mother's milk proteins and carbs crucial for infant growth, fat less so

Experts recommend genomics for tackling antimicrobial resistance, outline key strategies for effective surveillance

Sugary drinks linked to higher dementia risk, new study from UK Biobank reveals

New study links DNA methylation in GLP1R gene to obesity without metabolic disorders

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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