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Hourly movement breaks of just 5 minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, study finds
One third of the world's population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite, which can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that can damage the retina and result in permanent vision loss.
Blood metabolome profiling in dementia-free middle-aged adults linked 14 metabolites to cognition and 22 metabolites to MRI markers of brain health. Lifestyle, clinical factors, medication use and gut microbiota appeared to shape many of these metabolites, with ergothioneine emerging as a notable cognition-linked signal.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal, to strengthen public health surveillance at Points of Entry in response to the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak. The launch follows the WHO’s declaration of the Ebola/Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic […]
Neurodegenerative diseases affect tens of millions of people worldwide. Among these, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are the most common; in the United States alone, the Alzheimer's Disease Association and Parkinson's Foundation report roughly 7 million people with Alzheimer's and another million with Parkinson's.
Finerenone is currently approved in Australia only for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. Finerenone lowers the risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney events even in patients without diabetes, Australian research shows, It is the first
Infected wounds pose a significant medical challenge, often leading to delayed healing and complications due to bacterial biofilms and excessive
For thirty years the search for autism medicines has hit the same wall, and a new peer-reviewed Perspective in Genomic Psychiatry suggests that the way around it has been sleeping at our feet the entire time.
A comprehensive review recently published in Current Molecular Pharmacology illuminates the pivotal, multifaceted roles of lactate and its downstream protein modification, lactylation, in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
A comprehensive study links low dietary fibre intake to cancer-associated gut microbiomes, revealing a potential pathway for colorectal cancer prevention. Key findings show that increased fibre intake correlates with reduced colorectal cancer microbiome scores, suggesting dietary changes could influence cancer risk.