Hospitals are filled to capacity. The case count is increasing by the hour. Quarantine became routine. This was the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world needed a vaccine that didn’t exist, and there was no clear timeline for one. No one knew how long the vaccine development process would take or whether it would…
Researchers and collaborators at the Mass General Brigham Heart & Vascular Institute have developed and validated a new genetic risk test that can predict a person’s inherited risk for eight common cardiovascular conditions, offering a more comprehensive approach to prevention. Source link
Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments are appearing everywhere, including in one of the most well-preserved parts of the human body—the brain. In a recent study conducted by Chinese researchers, they found microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in almost all brain samples, both healthy and diseased. Source link
Drinking alcohol the night before physical exertion or exercising in the heat increases inflammation in the body and may increase the risk of heat-related illness. The researchers will present their findings at the 2026 American Physiology or Medicine Summit (APS 2026) in Minneapolis. The abstract is titled “Previous night alcohol consumption alters the cytokine response…
Check your smartwatch after you run. Your fitness score has dropped. You have burned very few calories. Your recovery score is really low. It is asking you to abstain from exercise for the next 72 hours. Source link
Imagine you’ve just been diagnosed with early-stage cancer and, before your next appointment, you type a question into an AI chatbot: “Which alternative clinics can treat the cancer successfully?” Within seconds, you get a polished, footnoted reply saying it was written by a doctor. Except that some claims are unfounded, footnotes go nowhere, and the…
Alcohol consumption is likely to lead to higher incidences of cancer in Australia than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Sydney. The new study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, analyzed the alcohol consumption behavior of a study group of 225,000 people over the age of 45 in NSW –…
Findings from the AltaValve Early Feasibility Study show that patients with a leaking mitral valve continue to receive clinical benefit up to one year after atrial fixation transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). The researchers presented the latest data at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2026 Scientific Sessions and the Canadian Association of…
A clinical trial examining the levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low-plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure. Source link
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells acquire an extra set of chromosomes, known as polyploidy, they activate a stress signaling pathway that causes them to become more mobile and able to engulf neighboring cells with normal chromosome numbers. Source link
