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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More people working from home these days often means more hours looking at computer screens and mobile devices. And eye experts at Mayo Clinic say that …

How staring at screens can affect your vision Read More

Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Psoriasis may be underdiagnosed in UK primary care settings, according to research led by researchers from The University of Manchester. The findings, published in the …

Psoriasis diagnoses in primary care may be delayed by up to five years Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the immune responses in patients who develop severe COVID-19, with an enormous effort aimed at defining where …

How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it Read More

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Trinity College Dublin researchers collaborating with University College London have demonstrated for the first time the low environmental footprint of water fluoridation compared to other preventive …

Water fluoridation is effective prevention for tooth decay and a win for the environment Read More

In vitro human models allow researchers to examine the impact of heart attacks and treatment of the fibrotic tissue. Credit: Gozde Basara (created with BioRender.com) A heart attack, or myocardial …

Treating, preventing heart attacks with human tissue models Read More

Credit: Shutterstock Arthritis is a disease that affects body joints. There are more than 100 types of arthritis, with more than 350 million people affected around the globe, including about …

Can supplements or diet reduce symptoms of arthritis? Here’s what the evidence says Read More

Regenerated meniscus-like tissue at 8 weeks after transplantation in a rat model. Toluidine blue staining shows the formation of a cartilage matrix in the parathyroid hormone treated graft (right) creating …

Tendon tissue plus parathyroid hormone reproduces a normal meniscus Read More

Brazilian researchers observed an increase in production of endocannabinoid, a natural anti-inflammatory neurotransmitter, in COVID-19 patients given glucocorticoids. The discovery points to possibilities of novel treatments for various inflammatory and …

Study reveals novel action mechanism of corticosteroids in combating inflammation caused by COVID-19 Read More

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Going for a walk is always a good idea. Perhaps, if you are lucky enough, this might be a hike along ragged cliffs or trudge along …

Going for a walk wasn’t really a thing 300 years ago—the Victorians turned it into a popular pastime Read More

Study lead author Dr Alex Sweetman with COMISA patient Allan Smith. Credit: Flinders University People reporting symptoms of both insomnia and a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea are at …

People reporting symptoms of both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea at an increased risk of death Read More