Category: 4. Health

Some microbes can be quite clingy.

Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto human skin with one of the strongest biological bonds ever recorded, researchers report in the Sept. 5 Science Advances. This powerful grasp is strengthened by the mineral calcium, preventing bacterial cells from being washed or brushed away from skin.

An influx of calcium to damaged skin, such as a cut or a condition like eczema, is “a way of growing…

Developing robust, reproducible antibody pair-based immunoassays is critical for guiding drug development, facilitating data-driven decision-making, and projects that continue to future stages. However, assay development is time-consuming, expensive, and complex. Significant time and money is wasted on unreliable solutions, inconsistent…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will add an indication to leucovorin for treating speech-related deficits associated with autism, RFK announced Monday. This announcement will allow state medicaid plans to cover leucovorin, making the therapeutic available to treat cerebral folate deficiency in autism. But what is leucovorin and how does it work in autism? Here’s what you need to know.

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Some people who take weight loss drug semaglutide- an active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy, , and Moungjaro- report food tasting sweeter or saltier, something linked to lower appetite and fewer cravings. The corresponding study was published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

“Incretin-based therapies such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are widely used for weight management but their effect on taste perception has been unclear,” lead author of the…

The study was published recently in BMC Environmental Health. Andrea Baccarelli, dean of the faculty at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and professor of environmental health, was senior author. The study was led by the Icahn School of…

Yesterday, President Trump told the American public that Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism, a claim that contradicts established science. This morning, I asked a community of women physician experts for their reflections on this announcement. Shortly after, I received over 100 responses. Their reflections highlight a serious concern: when political leaders promote medical conclusions that deviate from those of frontline clinicians and governing health…

Just six months ago, the Trump administration promised to find the cause of autism. On September 22, top U.S. health officials announced both a cause and a treatment — though neither is on solid scientific footing, and no data were presented to back up the claims.

In an hour-long news briefing filled with inaccuracies, President Donald Trump claimed that acetaminophen, commonly sold in the United States as Tylenol, can cause autism, and repeatedly told pregnant people not to…

Nearly everyone will carry cytomegalovirus at some point in life, but while it stays dormant and harmless in many people, it can be deadly for vulnerable groups. Current drugs only…

A survey conducted by the American Heart Association has shown that very few Americans are using salt substitutes, even though they are a cheap and effective way to lower high blood pressure.

The survey included over 37,000 American adults who were surveyed between 2003 and 2020. The survey participants were divided into four groups depending on their blood pressure status: (1) high blood pressure that was treated and under control, (2) high blood…