Guinea worm cases near eradication, but animal infections pose new challenge
The CDC's latest report in the MMWR reveals significant progress in the global fight against guinea worm disease, with human cases dropping to 13 in 2022 and only three in…
Study challenges health benefits of artificially sweetened beverages, links to increased health risks
An umbrella review in Advances in Nutrition, examining previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses, reveals that regular consumption of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) is associated with increased risks of obesity, all-cause…
New study highlights urgent need for specific biomarkers in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia diagnosis
A review in Nature Reviews Neurology discusses the pathophysiological processes in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), emphasizing the need for specific biomarkers to differentiate VCID from Alzheimer's disease and…
Does regular cannabis use affect motor skills?
A study in Human Brain Mapping reveals that regular cannabis use alters the neural dynamics of motor control, showing that while cannabis users perform tasks with similar accuracy and reaction…
Fecal microbiota transplantation boosts survival in metastatic colorectal cancer treatment
A recent study in eClinicalMedicine found that fecal microbiota transplantation, combined with fruquintinib and tislelizumab, significantly improved survival rates in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer, showing manageable safety…
Electroconvulsive therapy alleviates depression symptoms by increasing aperiodic activity
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled doses of electricity.
New vaccine promotes immune regulation that treats autoimmunity and prolongs transplant survival
A subtype of CD8 T cells, which are classically known to promote immune system responses, may be in fact regulating the immune system by suppressing immune cells causing self-destructive responses…
Shrinkage in the brain’s hippocampus area associated with cognitive decline
With the rise of new drugs that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, new ways are needed to determine whether…
Study: 1.3 million lives lost every year to cancers caused by smoking tobacco across 7 countries
Every year 1.3 million lives are lost to cancers caused by smoking tobacco across the UK, US and BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), according to a…
Researchers discover genetic mechanism behind pancreatic cancer metastasis
Pancreatic cancer is tricky to manage because it spreads easily and early, and the tumors have a unique biological makeup.