Reproductive care company carafem launched a new process that aims to provide faster access to abortion pills. Patients living in Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico and Maryland can be evaluated for the medications without a mandatory telephone or video call. After completing a form on carafem’s website, medical staff members review…
Spike in excess deaths sparks calls for an 'urgent investigation'
Massive spike in excess deaths sparks calls for an ‘urgent investigation’: NHS crisis blamed for nearly 3,000 more Brits than usual dying each week 17,381 deaths registered in England and Wales in the seven days to January 13 This is the highest number of excess deaths since the UK’s second…
New research reveals clues about the development of epilepsy
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that affects around 50 million people. A research team led by Bret Smith, professor and head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, discovered specific neuronal processes that could help advance future preventative treatments…
Video Game Addiction: Noticing Warning Signs, Getting Help
Tomer Shaked, an 18-year-old high school senior in Florida, started gaming around age 9. “I began spending more and more time playing video games in what I now know was a gaming addiction,” he says in an interview. “At first, I didn’t play all that much, and still put school…
Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases
Many cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, or 'hardening of the arteries,' correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment in the tissues of the heart and blood vessels. Despite a significant improvement in therapies to treat cardiovascular disease, there is an unmet need to investigate mitochondria as a therapeutic target. A…
Cochlear implants can bring the experience of sound to those with hearing loss, but results may vary—here’s why
Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either regain access to the sounds around them or experience the sense of hearing for the first time. However, the effectiveness…
Does Appendectomy Raise the Risk for Colorectal Cancer?
Appendectomy may lead to harmful changes in the gut microbiome that contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC), a new report from China suggests. In one part of a three-part analysis, researchers observed a 73% increase in CRC risk among appendectomy cases compared with controls over a 20-year follow-up. The study, published…
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Olivia Munn Shares a Delicious Lunar New Year Tradition with Son Malcolm
The first day of the Lunar New Year was Sunday, Jan. 22, and Olivia Munn celebrated in the most delicious way. The Newsroom star shared a video of the noodles she made for the holiday, which she shared with her 1-year-old son Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney. “Longevity noodles for Lunar New…
One in four dementia patients taking harmful antidepressants
Why are one in four of Britain’s nearly one million dementia patients taking antidepressants – when scientists say they do more harm than good? Around one in four British dementia patients are prescribed antidepressants But experts have warned the pills are ‘dangerous and futile’ for these patients Dementia patient Tracey Lane,…
