Wedded bliss: Married people are less likely to be depressed, 7-country analysis suggests
Unmarried people may be about 80% more likely to have depressive symptoms than those who are married, suggests an analysis of ...
Exposure to flame-retardant chemicals during pregnancy associated with varying childhood obesity risks
Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during ...
Midwakh pipe smoking poses 'significant' health problems in UAE, scientists find
A traditional type of tobacco smoking locally known as midwakh is causing severe health problems and nicotine dependency ...
Heart transplant patients need more support in managing severe symptoms, researcher says
When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives—the transplantation is deemed a success. However, ...
Human sense of touch consists of 16 unique types of nerve cells: Study challenges notion of one type for each sensation
No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.
Brain immune cells amplify damage caused by Alzheimer's risk gene, study finds
In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the ...
Assessment tool combined with bone mineral density test can reliably predict fracture risk in cancer survivors
University of Alberta-led researchers, including the developers and promoters of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), ...
'Inspect the inspector,' say public health academics
Inspectorates involved in the assessment and regulation of health care, education and other public services should be ...
Antibody-based treatment for the most aggressive type of breast cancer could also treat other cancers
In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from Prof. Idit Shachar's laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...
Researchers home in on tumor vulnerabilities to improve odds of treating glioblastoma
A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has uncovered new targets that could be the key to effectively ...
Investigating the effect of treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists on muscle mass
Recent studies have shown that pharmacological treatment with GLP-1-RA and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...
An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help
It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number ...