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”Cells can reprogramme these functions to support tumour growth and withstand stress, which helps them resist treatments that would otherwise eliminate them,” said Emma Kerr, senior lecturer at QUB’s Johnston…
The vagus nerve, which has long been known to control digestion and hunger pangs, carries signals from the gut to the hippocampus - “a part of the brain critical for…
In a paper published in the journal Cancer Research, the team said an analysis of digital health records pointed to “significantly improved survival among sildenafil users, with a dose-dependent additive…
The resultant loss in productivity could be costing the country $2 trillion a year, Gallup asserted - around the same as the gross domestic products of Spain or South Korea,…
“High doses of caffeine, such as those found in energy drinks including energy shots, may have harmful effects on the heart and should be avoided,” said Gregory Marcus, professor of…
“Human judgement and oversight remain essential, particularly in politically, diplomatically, and culturally sensitive settings,” the researchers claimed.
The University of Cambridge has some bad news for diabetics: some “commonly-used sweeteners” likely stall the growth of gut bacteria that are vital for overall health, including one germ variant…
57 per cent of 18-29 year-old women claim to get health and “wellness” information from so-called influencers, 10 percentage points more than boys and men of the same age group.
“The most common reason chosen for limiting use is concern about data privacy, security and compliance, and the second most common reason is a preference to keep doing work the…
According to researchers based at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, there is a “potential biological explanation” for what the team said were “previously observed associations.”