The link between headache disorders and suicide—a 25-year Danish cohort study
New evidence from a large population-based cohort analysis indicates an increased risk of both attempted and completed ...
Choking during sex: Many young people mistakenly believe it can be done safely, our study shows
Around 50% of Australian young people have engaged in choking, or strangulation, during sex. This practice involves one ...
Long COVID: Women at greater risk compared to men—could immune system differences be the cause?
About 5% of people who catch COVID have long-lasting symptoms. In these people, loss of smell, dizziness, fatigue and other hallmark COVID symptoms can persist for months after the initial illness.
Scientists peel away the mystery of JAK enzymes, which play roles in everything from eczema to ulcerative colitis
Pharmaceutical ads are difficult to avoid in American television programming and a growing number of them promote a class of ...
Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—but it's not so simple
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to clear the final hurdles in his confirmation as President Donald Trump's health ...
High levels of BTMPS detected in fentanyl, raising health concerns
A UCLA research team has found that drugs being sold as fentanyl contain high amounts of the industrial chemical ...
Clot-busting meds may be effective up to 24 hours after initial stroke symptoms
The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...
Removing large brain artery clot, chased with clot-buster shot may improve stroke outcomes
Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...
Human breast milk found to enhance corneal healing in new research
Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of ...
Mitochondria's role in diabetes: Could reversing damage offer a cure?
Regardless of the cell type, the researchers found that damage to the mitochondria did not cause cell death. This observation ...
Brain cells mimic muscle signaling to enhance learning and memory
This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...
An unexpected mechanism regulates the immune response during parasitic infections
Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune ...