For anyone who has periods there are times you might simply wish you could expel the blood from your body and not have to deal with the mess and discomfort. That seems to be the thinking behind a product called…
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Inspiring Celebs Who Have Shared Their Health Issues to End Stigma
While it’s true that all celebrities deserve privacy and respect from the public, it’s also true that being famous comes with a unique platform — a platform that allows celebs to speak up and actually be heard and seen by…
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New findings about the development of brain tumors could lead to more effective treatment
For the first time, an international study team with substantial participation from researchers from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna University Hospital, has identified the molecular differences between individual tumor cells in ependymomas, which are an…
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Woman compares face mask to a bra in video showing how to properly wear one
You wouldn’t wear a bra with one boob uncovered? So why are people wearing their masks not covering their full face? This is the point Denise Mejia is trying to get across in a now-viral TikTok video, comparing the two…
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Time to make masks mandatory? It’s not just a US debate
Amid pervasive backsliding on social distancing, Britain and France are weighing whether to require people to wear masks in public places. Scientists say the two countries’ governments should have done so ever since they started easing lockdowns—like many other European…
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When you have your period, this is what happens to your body
Whether you dread your period’s arrival each month or celebrate it and what your menstrual cycle means for your health, it’s a tricky little thing to deal with and keep track of. But no matter how you feel about your…
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Prescription to fight cancer: Exercise
Sally Morgan strides to the top of a treadmill, swinging her arms. She wears a head piece that anchors a plastic tube that snakes from her mouth. A sensor inside the tube measures the oxygen she takes in and the…
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Adults with obesity more likely to develop H1N1 influenza
Adults with obesity are more susceptible to influenza A/H1N1pdm—the swine flu virus, according to a new study that did not, however, find a similar association with the seasonal flu. The results could be relevant in understanding the mechanisms by which…
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Spectrum of neurological disorders linked to SARS-CoV-2
(HealthDay)—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a spectrum of neurological disorders, according to a study published online July 8 in Brain. Ross W. Paterson, Ph.D., from the University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology,…
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Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in new study
UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human disease-causing gene. Details of the treatment, which targeted the mutant…
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