KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Biden wins early court test for Medicare drug negotiations
A federal judge in Texas has turned back the first challenge to the nascent Medicare prescription-drug negotiation program.
Ketogenic diet boosts brain’s natural calm to combat epilepsy
A study in Cell Discovery shows the ketogenic diet increases brain GABA levels and the GABA/glutamate ratio through β-hydroxybutyric acid, offering a potential mechanism for its effectiveness in reducing epilepsy…
AI uncovers climate change denial hotspots across the US
A University of Michigan study using AI and Twitter data analysis reveals that approximately 15% of Americans deny climate change, with denialism prevalent in Central and Southern US and influenced…
HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ fungal apocalypse, science fiction, not future reality
Researchers in "Emerging Infectious Diseases" debunk the scenario of a global fungal pandemic as depicted in HBO's 'The Last of Us,' citing slow fungal evolution and current pathologies as barriers…
McGill study unveils potential for precise wound dressing applications
Hydrogels are engineered materials, which absorb and retain water and are currently used in various medical treatments, including dressing wounds.
Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, study shows
Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, a phenomenon that can lead to poor physical function, according to a study led by Stephanie Shiau, an assistant professor in the Department…
New tool can identify early warning signs of burnout
A new tool has been developed to identify the early warning signs of burnout.
TB cases in England spike by 10.7% in 2023
Figures published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in its TB annual report, show that tuberculosis cases in England in 2022 were stable compared to 2021 (4,380 in…
Parenting strategies may mitigate ADHD development in exuberant kids
Parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child's potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a…
Study points to herpes simplex virus as a risk factor for dementia
People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected.