[ The study explores how a soy-derived lysolecithin, LPC70, mitigates HSD-induced hypertension and cognitive impairment, by regulating prostaglandin production and signaling mechanisms. Credit: Professor Akihiro Mouri, Fujita Health University, Japan High-salt (HS) intake is a major global health concern, closely linked to hypertension and growing evidence of cognitive and emotional …

[ Big Five personality traits changed about as much as, and often more than, variables like self-esteem, income, and health. Credit: Pexels Personality traits have long been seen as set in stone, with many believing they stop changing once we reach adulthood. A recent study, however, challenges this long-held belief, …

[ A pair of wearable stickers may transform diagnostic sweat testing for cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder that causes problems with digestion and breathing. Source link

[ How does the brain make sense of what we see, hear and feel, and transform these separate signals into a coherent perception of the world? Source link

[ Infants without a recorded injection had about 1.5 times higher odds of any bleeding diagnosis by six months. Credit: Pexels. Newborns receive several routine immunizations shortly after birth. Prophylactic vitamin K is one such recommended shot. It activates several coagulation factors necessary for blood to clot properly, preventing vitamin …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Emergency departments across the country face a common challenge: how to reduce long wait times without adding more beds, hiring more staff or expanding facilities. New research suggests one answer may be hiding in plain sight—making better decisions about where patients receive care. A new …

[ Analysis found an increase in the space between enamel prisms — microscopic structures that organize the mineral composition of the tooth — and a decrease in phosphorus levels in the tooth enamel. Credit: Francisco Wanderley Garcia de Paula-Silva/FORP-USP Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during the first days of life …

[ Skeletal muscle fibers. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / Public domain A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at …

[ Microglia. The image shows the distribution of microglia (green) across the different cortical layers (orange) in the mouse visual cortex. Credit: Siegert group / ISTA During ketamine anesthesia, the brain’s nerve cells fall silent—as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of …

[ Older adults that attended community activities saw reduced cognitive decline. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Community gathering places, where residents lead group activities, have been promoted across Japan as part of long-term care prevention efforts to extend healthy life expectancy. These often involve exercise and social interaction and are meant …

[ Dr. Christian Rodriguez, postdoctoral researcher, and LSU Boyd Professor Dr. Eric Ravussin. Credit: PBRC A new approach to defining obesity could help physicians better determine which patients need more intensive treatment by focusing on the effects of excess adiposity on organs and tissues rather than relying primarily on whether …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Illinois researchers made a breakthrough discovery in the fight against liver cancer. Collaborators Lin-Feng Chen, Susan A. Martinis, and graduate student Xiaodan Lin found that decreasing protein levels of leucyl-tRNA synthetase (LARS) impedes liver cancer cell multiplication. Liver cancer is highly challenging to treat because …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An evidence review of international research suggests widespread misconceptions within the medical community about early milk production, pacifiers and breast pumps may be undermining breastfeeding success in the critical first days after birth. Several common clinical practices and beliefs surrounding breastfeeding in the first days …

[ For children with asthma, exacerbation risk is associated with distinct profiles depending on house dust mite (HDM) sensitization status, according to a study published online July 16 in the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. Katarzyna Gmachowska, M.D., from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland, and …

[ Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is significantly associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a study published online July 22 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Rishi Chowdhary, M.D., from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and colleagues used the TriNetX U.S. Collaborative Network database to identify …

[ For patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the association between liver fibrosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) varies with glycemic status, according to a study published in Hepatology Communications. Jaehong Jeong, M.D., from Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues conducted a retrospective …

[ Vape devices are flooding teens’ bodies with increasingly heavy doses of addictive nicotine, a new study finds. Average urine levels of a key nicotine metabolite, cotinine, nearly tripled among teenagers over a period of a few months in late 2024, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry. Teens’ cotinine levels appeared …

[ A considerable proportion of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) exhibit anxiety symptoms, according to a study published in the Journal of Inflammation Research. Pei-Wen Wu, M.D., from Chang Gung University in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and colleagues examined the associations between severe CRSwNP and anxiety and depression. A …

[ Hyperuricemia independently predicts mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 13 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Rasha Babiker, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University in the United Arab Emirates, and colleagues assessed whether hyperuricemia has prognostic significance …

[ For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS), the combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) shows therapeutic efficacy, according to a study recently published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Cheng-Yu Long, from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues performed LI-ESWT …