Ablating High-Grade Anal Lesions Thwarts Progression to Cancer
A protocol in which high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the anal canal were immediately treated was more effective for preventing incidence of anal cancer in people with HIV, a randomized trial found. In the study involving nearly 4,500 individuals with anal HSIL detected by screening, nine of those assigned to aggressive therapy — mostly […]
What Is an Example of a Personality Disorder? 10 Types, Treatment
10 types of personality disorders Here are ten types of personality disorders, which often affect a person’s personal relationships and functioning in society. Personality disorders are a group of psychological behavioral patterns that are markedly different from what is considered acceptable or healthy behaviors. These disorders often affect a person’s personal relationships and functioning in […]
What Foods Contain Listeria? What Is, Symptoms, Prevention
Listeria is a bacterium that is commonly found in soil and water, which may contaminate the following foods. Foods that contain Listeria include the following: All animals’ meat, while still uncooked or undercooked Well-cooked ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and hot dogs (while they undergo other processes such as slicing) Raw fish and shellfish […]
Psyche, the iron giant of asteroids, may be less iron than researchers thought
The asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy metal and more hard rock than scientists have surmised, according to a new study by researchers from Brown and Purdue universities. Psyche, which orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is the largest […]
What Are 4 Types of Drinkers? 3 Categories of Alcohol Consumption
4 categories of drinkers Generally, motives for drinking alcohol fall into 4 categories, which include social drinking, drinking to conform, drinking for excitement, and drinking to cope. Every person who drinks alcohol may have reasons for doing so. Some may drink to reinstate their social status, whereas others may drink to elevate their depressed mood. […]
Supreme Court Keeps Obamacare Alive Despite GOP Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has rejected the latest constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act, which means that 31 million Americans won’t lose their health insurance and protections for people with preexisting conditions won’t go away. Yes, Obamacare has survived again. This time, the threat was a lawsuit that 20 state Republican officials originally filed in 2018 and […]
Scientists profile FDA-approved drugs to potentially treat hundreds of genetic disorders
Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs, are degraded. By reducing errors in gene expression, it serves as an RNA quality control and gene regulatory mechanism. Its disruption can lead to neurological disorders, immune diseases, cancers, and other pathologies. A team of biomedical […]
What Is an Anxious Person? 9 Symptoms, 7 Types, Treatment
An anxious person typically has the following characteristics, which include a sense of constant fear, dread, and worry, as well as feeling tense or nervous. An anxious person may have characteristics, such as: A sense of constant dread, fear, and worry about impending doom or a misfortune Some may avoid talking to others for the […]
Even dying stars can still give birth to planets
Planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. Take the Sun: it was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth came into the world. But KU Leuven astronomers have discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible. Even if they are near death, some types […]
How the timing of dinner and genetics affect individuals’ blood sugar control: Connections among food intake, melatonin levels and genetics may be important for diabetes risk
Blood sugar control, which is impaired in individuals with diabetes, is affected by various factors — including the timing of meals relative to sleep as well as levels of melatonin, a hormone primarily released at night that helps control sleep-wake cycles. In research published in Diabetes Care, a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General […]