Lip color varies from person to person. The lips can become darker for various reasons, and people can use home…
Medical News Today: Cancer more common in females with severe sleep apnea
A new study of 20,000 adults with sleep apnea suggests that the risk of cancer could be 2–3 times higher…
Multi-tasking protein at the root of neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition resulting from nerve injury and is characterized by increased pain sensitivity. Although known to…
Lab-on-a-chip drives search for new drugs to prevent blood clots
The effectiveness of current anti-clotting medication can be limited due to the risk of complications. This is driving a need…
Nicotine-free e-cigarettes can damage blood vessels
A Penn study reveals single instance of vaping immediately leads to reduced vascular function.
More children suffer head injuries playing recreational sport than team sport
An Australian/ New Zealand study examining childhood head injuries has found that children who do recreational sports like horse riding,…
Mini kidneys grown from stem cells give new insights into kidney disease and therapies
Medical researchers have grown ‘miniature kidneys’ in the laboratory that could be used to better understand how kidney diseases develop…
Pluripotency: ‘Butterfly effect’ discovered
Pluripotent cells can give rise to all cells of the body, a power that researchers are eager to control because…
Simple computational models can help predict post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Researchers have developed a method to predict post-traumatic osteoarthritis in patients with ligament ruptures using a simplified computational model. The…
Football scores a health hat-trick for 55- to 70-year-old women with prediabetes
A new study shows that football is a surprisingly efficient type of physical training for female prediabetes patients, with impressive…