Study finds more microplastic in the feces of people with IBD
Photo Cred: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Researchers found increased levels of microplastics in the feces of patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared to the feces of healthy individuals,...
Read MoreStudy creates model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Avery St. Onge The first risk prediction model for lifetime risk of heart failure was developed and validated in a new study published in the journal,...
Read MoreSelf-compassion decreases risk of cardiovascular disease in women
Photo Cred: Giulia Bertelli/Unsplash By Liz Gold Middle-aged women who practice self-compassion have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, even if they have high blood pressure, insulin resistance and...
Read MoreStudy indicates bacteria-fighting viruses have potential to reduce antibiotic resistance
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study published in the journal Cell Host Microbe furthered research on the effectiveness of phage therapy and what antibiotics can...
Read MorePfizer vaccine for young children back in clinical trial
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Liz Gold Following a routine review by an external committee, Pfizer announced that the vaccine company will amend the clinical study of the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus...
Read MorePreadolescent phone usage during day not associated with decreased sleep, study finds
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phones during the day do not cause sleep disturbances in preadolescent children, however nighttime phone usage may effect...
Read MoreNew research finds cannabis decreases frequency of seizures in children
Photo Cred: Alesia Kozik/Unsplash By Liz Gold Using medical cannabis to treat epileptic seizures in children is not a new discovery, but scientists in the United Kingdom recently studied 10...
Read MoreGene mutation that traffics iron in the brain linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Photo Cred: Geralt/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Mutations in the LRRK2 gene, which cause some forms of Parkinson’s disease, were found to misdirect iron in activated microglia in a new...
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