Health
New polling data from the Legal Action Center shows that more Americans than ever think substance use should be treated as a health issue, rather than a criminal justice issue. … Read More
Sofia Schaeffer Credit: ResearchGate A recent study revealed patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have significant fragmented nocturnal sleep due to their frequent awakenings per night.1 The findings … Read More
This past February, Molly Young’s twin daughters were home sick with the flu. When she started to feel ill herself, she wondered if she had caught it. “I got up … Read More
In 1923, lead was first introduced into gasoline to enhance car engine performance. However, this improvement in automotive health came at a significant cost to human well-being. According to a … Read More
A decline in motor skills is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease, regularly taking the form of slowness, rigidity, and tremors. Yet the condition commonly affects other neurological functions as well, … Read More
Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Neurons are the cells that … Read More
Summary: Adult neurogenesis, the creation of new brain cells, supports verbal learning and memory. Using brain tissue from epilepsy patients, researchers discovered a direct link between fewer immature brain cells … Read More
Reuters More than 85% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking, according to Cancer Research UK More people have died of lung cancer in the Channel Islands than any … Read More
CNN — The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming trajectory of health … Read More
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed ‘Disease X’ that’s sickened hundreds of people and … Read More
