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Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Previous research suggests that poor oral hygiene leads to bacteria in the blood, causing inflammation in the body. Inflammation increases … Read more
The “Habsburg jaw”, a facial condition of the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives, can be attributed to inbreeding, according to new results published in the Annals of Human Biology. The new study combined diagnosis of facial deformities using historical portraits with genetic analysis of the degree of relatedness to determine whether … Read more
1.7 million That’s how many people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year worldwide – 1.7 million people condemned to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) or who risk developing fatal AIDS. Out of the 37.9 million people living with HIV (PLWH), 22.3 million have access to ART, allowing them to have an almost … Read more
Air pollution – even at levels below national and international air quality guidelines – is associated with an increased risk of deaths in Canada, according to new UBC research. The study, published in a Health Effects Institute (HEI) report, is the largest and most comprehensive so far to look at the relationship between air pollution … Read more
As smoke haze hangs over Sydney, a leading environmental health expert warns toxic air from extreme bushfires, exacerbated by very dry conditions due to climate change, is a growing public health emergency. Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis, from The Australian National University (ANU), says breathing in fine particles from bushfires has serious health effects. He also says … Read more
The Australian National University (ANU) will today return over 200 blood samples to the Galiwin’ku community of Elcho Island in East Arnhem Land. The blood, or manggu in the Yolgnu language, comes from local Indigenous Australians and was collected after a typhoid outbreak on Elcho Island in 1968 and 1969. Many of the original study … Read more
In the riddle about the origin of scar tissue, researchers have reached an important next step. A team led by Helmholtz Zentrum München found that scars are made from a tissue beneath the skin: fascia. This new knowledge led to further discoveries about scarring mechanisms and the fascia matrix which are crucial for the research … Read more
Scientists have been investigating how to make better use of nanoparticles in medicine for several decades. Significantly smaller than an average cell, nanoparticles are more similar in size to proteins. This makes them good at interacting with biomolecules and transporting drug molecules attached to their surface across cell membranes. To date, however, only a handful … Read more
A procedure that applies pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). … Read more
The buildup of scar tissue makes recovery from torn rotator cuffs, jumper’s knee, and other tendon injuries a painful, challenging process, often leading to secondary tendon ruptures. New research led by Carnegie’s Chen-Ming Fan and published in Nature Cell Biology reveals the existence of tendon stem cells that could potentially be harnessed to improve tendon healing and … Read more