When Katherine O’Neill noticed her 12 week old daughter’s eye was red, medics suggested treating her for eczema. But at six months old, baby Amelia was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – a rare eye cancer. After six rounds of chemotherapy, she had surgery to remove her eye. Now, after going through…
Is the Concept of BMI Flawed?
BMI was invented because of the need to review the risk factors of obesity and the state of being overweight. The federal government also uses BMI research as a means to keep track of the statistics of people’s weight condition nationwide. And while the aforementioned might seem like an exciting…
Scientists reclassify 200 rare immune system disorders using network-based approach
Reviewers’ Notes Scientists at CeMM, Max Perutz Labs, and St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute in Vienna have achieved a significant advancement in the research of rare immune system disorders. Through a network-based approach, they have reclassified approximately 200 rare diseases. Initial comparisons with clinical data already demonstrate how this…
Five plants that could reduce your cholesterol levels, according to nutritionist
High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips Cholesterol isn’t all bad. For example, the waxy substance helps to build the structure of cell membranes and make hormones. However, having high levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as the “bad” type, presents a grave health problem because it clogs up the…
BREAKFAST and WEIGHT LOSS Why A Healthy Breakfast Should Be A Part Of Your Weight Loss Plan
People have complained that it is relatively hard to lose weight during particular seasons and relatively easy to lose weight during others. This is not just a matter of Christmas, New Year’s, and other traditional holidays, although the grouping of these days hardly helps. This period comes with a lot…
Machine-Learning Tool Sorts Tics From Non-Tics on Video
COPENHAGEN — A novel machine-learning tool that can distinguish between tics in patients with tic disorders and non-tic movements in healthy controls could potentially save clinicians time and improve the accuracy of tic identification, German researchers suggest. Videos of more than 60 people with tic disorders were assessed manually to…
Sepsis Too Often Neglected in Hospitals
More than 1400 hospitals in the United States do not have a sepsis program to lead the intervention for a medical emergency that affects at least 1.7 million people, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the hospitals that do have sepsis…
New Uses Emerge for Obesity and Diabetes Drugs
SAN DIEGO ― The introduction of new, highly potent incretin-based drugs for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes is being greeted with great excitement, although there have been a few notes of caution. Agents that target two or three incretin receptors have been shown to produce far greater weight loss…
Patrick & Brittany Mahomes’ Son Bronze Looks Like a Little Angel During the Pesky Sleep Training
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes’ son Bronze is a little angel as he and their family navigate the ever-so-stressful sleep training phase! On Sept 1, Brittany posted a series…
Study finds potential HIV cure using existing cancer drug
Reviewers’ Notes An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing 'silent' HIV cells and delaying reinfections – a significant pre-clinical discovery that could lead to a future cure for the disease. Hidden HIV cells, known as latent infection, are responsible for the virus permanently remaining in the body…