Category: 4. Health

In the rapidly evolving field of drug discovery, single-cell analysis has become an invaluable tool for understanding cellular heterogeneity and molecular pathways. However, traditional single-cell technologies primarily rely on genomic and transcriptomic data, which only infer cellular function. A function-focused approach offers a transformative shift by enabling the direct measurement of functional outputs early in the discovery process, providing a…

When people think about maintaining their fitness, they sometimes imagine high-tech workout routines or carefully crafted diet plans. But what if the key to better mobility, speed and even longevity was something as simple as skipping?

That’s the surprising…

The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, found more than 40 per cent who received care in the home following a complex appendectomy recovered faster and had fewer complications.

More than 300 patients present with appendicitis to The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) every year,…

Two new studies suggest that people who regularly use cannabis have a substantially higher risk of having a heart attack compared to people who do not use cannabis.

The two studies were a retrospective study of over 4.6 million people and a meta-analysis of twelve previously published studies that collectively included over 75 million people. The first study used electronic health records to compare the risk of heart conditions including heart attack,…

How can smartwatch data help identify long COVID risks? This is what a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine hopes to address as a team of researchers from Germany and Austria investigated how fitness data obtained from smartwatches could help track long COVID patients. This study has the potential to help researchers, medical professionals, and the public better understand the risks of long COVID and the steps that can be taken to mitigate…

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has shown that watching TV for two or more hours per day is associated with a greater risk of developing heart and blood vessel disease.

The study included nearly 350,000 participants from the UK Biobank. Participants self-reported how much time they spent watching TV per day. The participants were then divided into two groups: those who watched TV for an hour or less per day and…

Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are among the most common illnesses affecting children, often leading to fever, discomfort, and missed school days. While probiotics have been studied for their role in preventing infections, their potential as a treatment has remained unclear. A new clinical trial with results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association provides strong evidence that a probiotic mixture can significantly shorten…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that middle-aged…

The discovery, published on March 12 in Science Advances, not only showcases the critical need to understand how sex chromosomes influence disease progression, but it also paves the way for treatments…