US physical inactivity pandemic is a crisis within a crisis, experts say

byElsevierVariables included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index. Source: CDC SVI Document

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

US physical inactivity pandemic is a crisis within a crisis, experts say

byElsevierVariables included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index. Source: CDC SVI Document

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

Researchers locate two compounds in blood that could identify patients at risk of severe dengue

byNanyang Technological University(L-R) Consultant at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), and National Healthca

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

Researchers locate two compounds in blood that could identify patients at risk of severe dengue

byNanyang Technological University(L-R) Consultant at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), and National Healthca

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

by Ione Fine and Woon Ju Park,The ConversationThe middle temporal cortex is involved in processing visual movement. Credit: Gray, vectorized by Mysid, colored by was_a_bee/Wikimedia CommonsAlmos

Neurology December 30,2023

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

by Ione Fine and Woon Ju Park,The ConversationThe middle temporal cortex is involved in processing visual movement. Credit: Gray, vectorized by Mysid, colored by was_a_bee/Wikimedia CommonsAlmos

Neurology December 30,2023

Exercise-induced Pgc-1α expression inhibits fat accumulation in aged skeletal muscles: Study

byMass General BrighamCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1113/JP285349Myosteatosis, or aging-related fat accumulation in skeletal muscles, is a leading cause of declines

Breakthroughs December 30,2023

Exercise-induced Pgc-1α expression inhibits fat accumulation in aged skeletal muscles: Study

byMass General BrighamCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1113/JP285349Myosteatosis, or aging-related fat accumulation in skeletal muscles, is a leading cause of declines

Breakthroughs December 30,2023

Research reveals how a malfunctioning mechanism can lead to Parkinson's disease

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumNEMO is associated with pathological protein aggregates. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-44033-0Researchers have identified a mec

Neurology December 30,2023

Research reveals how a malfunctioning mechanism can lead to Parkinson's disease

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumNEMO is associated with pathological protein aggregates. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-44033-0Researchers have identified a mec

Neurology December 30,2023

COVID likely paralyzed a teen's vocal cords, doctors say

by Dennis ThompsonCOVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.The case suggests thatvo

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

COVID likely paralyzed a teen's vocal cords, doctors say

by Dennis ThompsonCOVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.The case suggests thatvo

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

Cost cutting may be behind high levels of lead in recalled applesauce products

by Physician's Briefing StaffThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating whether or not the cinnamon used in applesauce pouches that have been tied to high lead levels in chil

Breakthroughs December 30,2023

Cost cutting may be behind high levels of lead in recalled applesauce products

by Physician's Briefing StaffThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating whether or not the cinnamon used in applesauce pouches that have been tied to high lead levels in chil

Breakthroughs December 30,2023

Doctor Who festive specials linked to lower death rates

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new "Doctor Who" episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates

World medicine December 30,2023

Doctor Who festive specials linked to lower death rates

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new "Doctor Who" episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates

World medicine December 30,2023

LA County invests big in free virtual mental health therapy for K-12 students

by Molly Castle Work, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLos Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to their 1.3 million K

Psychiatry & Mental Health December 30,2023

LA County invests big in free virtual mental health therapy for K-12 students

by Molly Castle Work, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLos Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to their 1.3 million K

Psychiatry & Mental Health December 30,2023

Zambia's double health battle: cholera and anthrax

Spores of the anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis). Credit: CDCZambia on Tuesday reported more cholera deaths as it battles the bacterial disease as well as its worst outbreak of anthrax in more than

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023

Zambia's double health battle: cholera and anthrax

Spores of the anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis). Credit: CDCZambia on Tuesday reported more cholera deaths as it battles the bacterial disease as well as its worst outbreak of anthrax in more than

Public Health & Prevention December 30,2023