Neurodegenerative diseases—like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s—are complicated, chronic ailments that can present with
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Weight-loss study shows if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again
Gaining back pounds as soon as a diet is over is all too common for people attempting to lose weight
Set up reserve lab capacity now for faster response to the next pandemic, say researchers
Researchers say a “human bottleneck,” due to historical cuts in public health funding, delayed the UK’s scale-up of COVID-19 testing
Blood test could predict who is likely to get long COVID
A blood test taken at the time of COVID-19 infection could predict who is most likely to develop long COVID,
Could greater prescription of medical cannabis be a solution to the opioid crisis?
Medical cannabis could be an important alternative to opioids when managing pain, a new study of thousands of patients concludes.
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said Wednesday, presenting new guidelines
Survey finds alarming number of young women have no plans of getting mammograms
About 42,000 women die of breast cancer each year, and while strides are being made in medical treatments, the best
COVID-19 vaccines, boosters and prior infection provide durable protection against severe outcomes of infection
A new study of more than 10 million North Carolinians, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),
A hydrogel that allows for quick burn dressing changes while minimizing pain
An advanced hydrogel that promotes wound healing for second-degree burns and can be dissolved quickly and easily during dressing changes
Not pursuing your goals during the pandemic is good for your mental health
People who shelved their long-term goals during the pandemic were better able to avoid anxiety and depression, according to a
