The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and grizzly bears – but, surprisingly, not monkeys.
While it had been thought these ridge and valley-like skin…
Category: 8. Health
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This Surprising Exercise May Be Better Than Running for Diabetes Prevention
Resistance training improves insulin sensitivity more effectively than endurance exercise in diabetes models. Running is well known for burning calories, but new preclinical research suggests that resistance training may be even more effective…
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Brain computer interfaces decode imagined speech in paralyzed patients
Last summer, a team of researchers reported using a brain-computer interface to detect words people with paralysis imagined saying, even without them physically attempting to speak. They also found they could differentiate between…
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New nasal vaccine shows strong protection against H5N1 bird flu
H5N1 avian influenza, often called bird flu, was first identified in the United States in 2014. Since then, the virus has moved beyond wild birds, spreading into farm animals and eventually infecting people. More than 70 human cases have been…
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Scientists Find New Immune Clue Behind Long COVID’s Lingering Symptoms
A detailed analysis of immune cells in Long COVID patients has revealed a previously unknown molecular signature linked to lingering symptoms. In Germany, Long COVID develops in up to about one in ten people after an infection with the SARS-CoV-2…
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Scientists May Have Found the True Source of Parkinson’s Disease
A newly identified brain network may be the real driver of Parkinson’s—and precisely targeting it just delivered a major boost in symptom relief. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects more than 1 million…
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The overlooked nutrition risk of Ozempic and Wegovy
Experts from UCL and the University of Cambridge warn that many people prescribed newer weight loss medications may not be receiving enough nutrition guidance to support safe, long-term weight loss. As a result, some users could face preventable…
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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia
A major long-term study from Sweden found that middle-aged and older adults who ate more full-fat cheese and cream had a lower risk of developing dementia. While the results may sound encouraging, researchers emphasize that they should be…
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Beyond Standard Replacement: How a Rare Elbow Megaprosthesis Restored a Life After 27 Years
Vinmec International Healthcare System’s landmark procedures exemplify its patient-centered philosophy, where multidisciplinary expertise converges to confront the most complex conditions.
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The Dangerous Tick-Borne “American Malaria” Causing Fever and Hemolytic Anemia in Older Adults
Babesiosis, often called the tick-borne “American malaria,” is an emerging parasitic disease spreading rapidly across the United States, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest regions. Like malaria, babesiosis is caused by a blood…
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