Category: 6. Health

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not improve long-term outcomes overall,…

Cuts in sulfur emissions from oceangoing vessels have been tied to a reduction in lightning stroke density along heavily trafficked shipping routes in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, according to new…

Analysis of more than two decades’ worth of data from 70 countries indicates that gender inequalities influence antibiotic consumption patterns, researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Antimicrobial…

Posters, coloring sheets and more highlight the everyday importance of good oral health

People who have experienced traumatic stress are more likely to develop persistent symptoms after a COVID-19 infection, according to a recent study in Chronic Stress. This finding may suggest new approaches in treating long COVID and other…

A multidisciplinary team from Harvard Medical School, Duke University, and Massachusetts General Hospital has developed the dual-scale Capillary-Cell (CapCell) microscope, a revolutionary tool for visualizing tumor metabolism and…

SHOULDER joint range of motion fell markedly 1 month after breast cancer surgery in Japan despite routine inpatient rehabilitation.

Shoulder Joint Range of Motion Limits Common at 1 Month

Early reductions in shoulder joint range of motion can…

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka nutrition experts are calling for dietary fiber to be officially recognised internationally as an essential nutrient – the first ‘new’ essential nutrient in more than 50 years.

The researchers say fiber should…