Cells ‘Vomit’ Waste to Promote Healing, Mouse Study Reveals
Washington University in St. Louis via Newswise – Newly discovered purging process in gastric cells hints at how injury recovery can go wrong – The researchers dubbed the new purging process…
Scared of Giving Birth? You’re Not Alone, but Stay Positive to Ease the Fear
American Physiological Society (APS) via Newswise – Up to 60% of women experience some fear about giving birth, especially for the first time, but a new study shows why some women…
Regular Exercise May Help Prevent Fatty Liver Disease Through Bile Acid Metabolism
American Physiological Society (APS) via Newswise – Aerobic exercise and a high capacity for exercise may protect against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), also known as fatty liver disease, by…
Eye Cells “Rewire” Themselves When Vision Begins to Fail
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – Mouse study reveals how retinal neurons adapt by forming new connections during early stages of inherited blindness Retinal cells can…
Cancers Can Be Detected in the Bloodstream Three Years Prior to Diagnosis
Johns Hopkins Medicine via Newswise – The study, partly funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published May 22 in Cancer Discovery. Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected…
What Parents Should Know About Newborn Hearing Screenings
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles via Newswise – Early detection of hearing loss in children is imperative. Learn what the result of your kid’s hearing test means—and what you need to do…
Inflammation May Be the Link Between Chronic Pain and Depression
Yale School of Medicine via Newswise – A new study published in Science Advances shows that a person’s risk of depression increases alongside the number of places in the body in…
Brain Imaging + Virtual Reality Shows Promise for Effectively Managing Cancer Pain
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center via Newswise – Roswell Park-led study takes a significant step toward relief without opioids Highlights Advanced brain imaging gauges pain objectively Virtual-reality relaxation program found clinically…
Daily Cannabis Use Linked to Public Health Burden
George Washington University via Newswise – A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (Washington…
A Physical Therapist’s Best Advice on Foot Pain
Tufts University via Newswise – Who’s at risk for sore feet, why foot pain can start, how to prevent it, and what to do if it arises – Foot pain often…
What Is Tech Neck?
University of Miami via Newswise – A University of Miami Doctor of Physical Therapy explains what it is and what we can do to alleviate its symptoms. All the new technologies…
How Do You Treat Rotator-Cuff Tears?
Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan via Newswise – Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common…
Velvet Ant Venom May Yield Answers for Pain-Related Medical Research
Indiana University via Newswise – The Scarlet Velvet Ant, which is actually a type of wasp, has a venomous sting that is described as explosive and akin to “hot oil from…
IVF Pregnancies at Greater Risk of Exposure to Medicines That Can Harm the Baby
University of South Australia via Newswise – Pregnancies achieved through IVF and ICSI have the highest exposure to medicines that can harm the fetus, raising the chances of birth defects. A…
How to Care for a Loved One with Dementia
University of Miami via Newswise – More than 11 million Americans are tasked with the responsibility of taking care of someone with cognitive decline. A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related…
