Findings from a randomized clinical trial determined that preterm infants who received higher-volume feedings improved postnatal growth as compared to those who did not. Published in the Journal of Pediatrics, higher-volume feedings increased growth velocity, weight, head circumference, length and…
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4 Essential Oils That'll Help Soothe Your Sunburn
It’s a no-brainer that sunburn is not good. It messes with your cells and raises your risk of skin cancer, it predisposes you to wrinkles, and if you got it today or yesterday, it just plain hurts. If your whole…
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What motivates people to use psychedelics: New criteria may help provide the answer
To understand why some drugs are likely to be abused, researchers in the past had identified effects on the brain and behavior shared among the most abused drugs. These common effects include feelings of euphoria that “hijack” the system leading…
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A sugar hit to help destroy cancer cells
Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar—namely glucose—to fuel cell proliferation and growth. Cancer cells in particular metabolize glucose at a much higher rate than normal cells. However researchers from USC Viterbi’s Mork Family Department of Chemical…
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Bouillon fortified with a new iron compound could help reduce iron deficiency
Iron fortification of food is a cost-effective method of preventing iron deficiency. But finding iron compounds that are easily absorbed by the intestine without compromising food quality is a major challenge. Now, studies from Chalmers University of Technology, ETH Zurich…
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Proteins in the blood of COVID-19 patients could help predict how ill they will become
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified 27 protein biomarkers that could be used to predict whether a patient with COVID-19 is likely to become severely ill with the disease. People infected with SARS-CoV-2,…
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Biomarkers may help us understand recovery time after concussion
A blood test may help researchers understand which people may take years to recover from concussion, according to a study published in the May 27, 2020 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The…
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Plasma from recovered coronavirus patients DOES help those suffering
Coronavirus patients treated with plasma from people who recovered from the infection are nearly TWICE as likely to survive than those who didn’t get the experimental treatment, study finds Convalescent plasma therapy is when the liquid portion of blood is…
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Youth who understand mental illness more likely to ask for help later
Stigma associated with mental illness hinders many people from seeking help when they need it most. Because attitudes toward mental illness are typically formed early in life, ensuring youth receive education about mental illness and stigma could also be key…
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What we can’t see can help us find things
Anyone who’s ever tried to find something in a hurry knows how helpful it is to think about the lost item’s color, size and shape. But surprisingly, traits of an object that you can’t see also come into play during…
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