Health and Fitness

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence among females. The research also found that cancer mortality was significantly lower among female surgical patients compared to non-surgical subjects, according to a new study …

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain For the first time, researchers have discovered that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain—a key structure involved in motivation and reward appreciation—has altered connectivity patterns with specific brain regions in patients with obesity. Individuals with obesity have hyper-connectivity of the VTA with part of the ventral occipitotemporal cortex (visual …

Novel research reveals existence of altered mesocortical connectivity in obesity Read More »

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in their babies. The Pfizer shot, which was already approved for use in older adults, has now been greenlighted for use as a single injection …

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new analysis in the BMJ argues that UK government opposition to drug consumption rooms is rooted in societal stigma Dr. Andrew Guise has led on the publication in the British Medical Journal arguing that the UK government’s opposition to drug consumption rooms is rooted in long running and societal-wide stigma …

New analysis finds stigma stopping evidence-based response to drug overdoses in UK Read More »

10 August 2023 | 12:59 PM Europe/Amsterdam Not intended for U.S. and UK Media – Two-year topline results from the pivotal study PULSAR: Summary Results from PULSAR demonstrate long term efficacy of aflibercept 8 mg with extended dosing intervals reaching up to 24 weeks and vision improvements comparable to Eylea™ (aflibercept 2 mg) at fixed …

Aflibercept 8 mg first to achieve sustained vision gains with more than 70% of patients extended to intervals between 16 and 24 weeks in wet age-related macular degeneration at two years Read More »

Leverkusen, August 8, 2023 – Bayer published detailed results for the second quarter of 2023 on Tuesday, after having already communicated key figures for the three-month period and lowering its outlook for full-year 2023 in a July 24 news release. The revised guidance was mainly due to a significant further decline in sales of glyphosate-based …

Second quarter impacted by declines in glyphosate business Read More »

WHEN I switched from a traditional razor to an electric shaver, my life completely changed. I had been struggling with ingrown hair issues for years and despite trying nearly every type of razor and shaving product under the sun, nothing seemed to really help keep those bumps away. Nothing, that is, until I switched to …

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World-class strongman Brian Shaw has officially retired after winning his last ever competition and securing the newly-minted title of “Strongest Man on Earth” at the Shaw Classic. Shaw had previously announced that 2023 would be his last year competing in strength sports, finishing seventh at the World’s Strongest Man in April, and confirming that he …

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Melatonin and its derivatives enhance long-term object recognition memory in male mice by modulating the phosphorylation of memory-related proteins through receptor and non-receptor signaling pathways. Credit: Atsuhiko Chiba from Sophia University Multiple studies have demonstrated the memory-enhancing effects of melatonin and its derivatives in animal models. It is also known that the formation of both …

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The fingers of the N protein in SARS-CoV-2: Like fingers, protrusions of the N-terminal domain of the viral N protein explore the RNA (black) in search of specific viral RNA motifs and then bind tightly to them. Credit: Andreas Schlundt, Goethe University Frankfurt Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, …

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