Study calls for change in guidance about eating fish during pregnancy
The findings, which drew together analyses on over 4,131 pregnant mothers from the Children of the 90s study in the UK, with similar detailed studies in the Seychelles, are published in NeuroToxicology. Importantly, the researchers also found that it does not appear to matter which types of fish are eaten because the essential nutrients in […]
Why Has This Young Man Lost the Ability to Squat and Clench His Fists?
Why has this 31-year-old man gradually developed significant stiffness in his joints, which is now preventing him from clenching his fists or squatting? That’s what Yafang Zhou, MD, PhD, of Xiangya Hospital in Hunan, China, and colleagues wanted to figure out. As they reported in JAMA Neurology, the man’s experience began about 6 months previously, […]
Mandy Moore’s Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Actress/singer Mandy Moore is pregnant with her second child, which is due this October. The This is Us co-star recently revealed that she will have an unmedicated birth with this child as she did with her first, a boy named Gus. She is unable to receive epidural anesthesia during delivery because she has immune thrombocytopenic […]
Bictegravir-Based Treatment Wins for HIV/HBV Co-Infections
MONTREAL — For individuals infected by both HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV), the choice of which virus-suppressing therapy to use can make a difference in outcomes, according to 48-week results of the phase III ALLIANCE results reported here. In a head-to-head comparison, fixed doses of either bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide (Biktarvy) or dolutegravir, […]
Fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor under development: Researchers are improving technology to test for the coronavirus at a ‘population scale’ in order to stay on top of shifting variants
As the BA.5 omicron variant continues to spread, health experts are increasingly preparing for a future in which such COVID-19 variants emerge, surge and recede similar to seasonal flu. An important part of staying on top of these changes will be the ability to quickly monitor the virus at a “population scale,” an effort that […]
Competing cells: Cleaning up after yourself brings benefits
When different cell types compete in a confined space, those which remove debris faster have a better chance to dominate their environment. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) showed in their model that not only a higher net proliferation rate, but also the swift removal of dead cells provides a […]
HHS Prepares for Imminent Launch of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
This Saturday marks the official launch for the three-digit 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which officials hope will make the service more accessible and effective than the current 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While not all states are prepared for the launch, HHS officials on a press call sounded excited about and confident in the […]
Opinion | What Comes After Death?
I once attended a funeral during which the guests were invited to take a flower from atop a young mother’s casket as a memento. A little boy, her son, was being held by his father. He had been remarkably quiet throughout the funeral and interment process up to this point. Then, I began watching him, […]
Emotional patterns a factor in children’s food choices
The emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and diet, with studies finding negative emotions predict excessive calorie intake and poor diet quality. A research article featured in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, discusses how children’s unhealthy food choices, especially over weekends, are related […]
How sound reduces pain in mice: Newly identified brain circuits may point to more effective pain therapies
An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which could inform development of safer methods to treat pain, were published in Science. The study was led by researchers at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); the University of Science and Technology […]