Reviewed Finland has a strong public health care system; nevertheless, personal wealth is associated with the costs of hospital care and medication in people with Alzheimer's disease. Higher levels of wealth were associated with greater costs of hospital care before the diagnosis, a new study from the University of Eastern…
ASTRO Updates on Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Cancer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued an updated clinical practice guideline on partial breast irradiation for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The 2023 guideline, which replaces the 2017 recommendations, factors in new clinical trial data that consistently show no significant…
Study finds fat cells help repair damaged nerves
Damage to the body’s peripheral nerves can cause pain and movement disorders. Researchers at the Leipzig University have recently investigated how damaged nerves can regenerate better. They found that fat tissue strongly supports the Schwann cells needed for repair during the healing process. The results were published in the journal…
Doctor warns winter bug ‘worse’ than common cold sweeping UK can last weeks
Doctor explains how to prepare for the upcoming flu season A doctor has warned that people infected with a mystery winter bug currently “sweeping” the UK could experience frustrating symptoms for as long as three weeks. As previously reported by Express.co.uk, some people have taken to social media to complain…
DRILL These Must Know Dos and Donts If You Want Healthy Skin
Everybody desires great skin. But flawless and blemish-free skin is worth a lot. Everyone wants to feel comfortable in their own skin without having unwanted spots and putting on too much makeup to hide them. Our skin is the largest organ in our body, yet one of the least appreciated….
No smoking gun mental health harm from internet: Study
Links between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effects of internet technologies and platforms, according to a major international study published by the Oxford Internet Institute. The study examined data from two million individuals aged 15 to 89 in 168…
Seeing cancers spread through a computational window
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New study reveals why we value things more when they cost us more
Ahab hunting down Moby Dick. Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Learning Latin. Walking over hot coals. Standing in a long line for boba tea or entrance to a small, overpriced clothing retail store. Forking up for luxury nonsense. What do these activities have in common? They’re all examples…
Scientists analyze antibody responses to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 infections
After the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in 2020, vaccines, antibodies (Abs), small molecule drugs, and other interventions needed to be researched, and such a rapid development is partly due to the accumulation of scientific research on severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS virus, SARS-CoV-1), MERS-CoV, and other coronaviruses that…
South Africa AIDS epidemic eases: survey
South Africa has recorded its first significant fall in the number of people suffering from HIV but remains in the grip of a sexually transmitted epidemic, according to a survey released on Monday. The country has been one of the worst hit in the global epidemic of the past four…