Astronauts who spend several months on the International Space Station have significant reductions in the size and density of paraspinal…
Respiratory microbiome may influence your susceptibility to flu
Specific respiratory microbiome communities may be linked to influenza susceptibility, according to a new study.
Medical marketing has skyrocketed in the past two decades, while oversight remains limited
Researchers have reviewed medical marketing (the marketing of prescription drugs, disease awareness, laboratory tests and health services to consumers and…
Worrisome statistics around medical cannabis users operating vehicles
More than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they’ve driven under the influence of cannabis…
Young Adults and Adverse Childhood Events: A Potent Measure of Cardiovascular Risk
While cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, its determinants include unhealthy behaviors and clinical risk factors and are…
Aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer
The study has potential implications for families with members suffering from these types of tumours who are at an increased…
Excessive body fat around the middle linked to smaller brain size, study finds
Carrying extra body fat, especially around the middle, may be linked to brain shrinkage, according to new research. For the…
A Curious Case of Transient Movement Disorder
This patient was a 57-year-old African-American man with past medical history of chronic kidney disease, insulin-dependent diabetes type 2, and…
Where Does the Blame for High Health Care Costs Go? An Empirical Analysis of Newspaper and Journal Articles Criticizing Health Care Costs
Public perception of whom to blame for health care costs varies. Whether there is a mismatch between the causes of…
Dogma of cancer metabolism theory overturned
Scientists have discovered that squamous cell skin cancers do not require increased glucose to power their development and growth, contrary…