About a quarter of doctors currently in practice were educated in foreign medical schools and the United States faces a growing physician shortage.
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Newly-minted M.D.s are among the thousands of students, trainees, teachers and exchange…
Category: 5. Health
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Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing
To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.
The right combination of certain…
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Molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risks
A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways….
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Pancreatic cancer spreads to liver or lung thanks to this protein
A protein called PCSK9 determines how pancreatic cancer cells metastasize to different parts of the body.
Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct…
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Gene Therapy For Inherited Disease In The Unborn Child
Until recently, even the most advanced gene therapies could only be given after a child was … More
In the first part of this series, we explored how early genetic…
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Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone Could Be Threatened, Again
In this photo illustration, packages of mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning … More
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Fear, Stress, and Immune System Linked
A new study published in Nature has shown that fear and the immune system are linked in previously unknown ways, with the immune system potentially influencing stress and fear behaviors.
The study used a…
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Epilepsy is more common in patients with frontotemporal dementia than expected
According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the symptoms of this memory disorder and emphasises the…
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Tea, berries, dark chocolate and apples could lead to a longer life span, study shows
New research has found that those who consume a diverse range of foods rich in flavonoids, such as tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples, could lower their risk of developing serious health conditions and have the potential to live longer.
The…
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Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition
ing time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown.
The research, published in The Journal of Pain, is…
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