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Patients with Cushing disease have an increased risk for new-onset autoimmune disease in the 3 years after surgical remission, according to a new retrospective study published on February 20 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Outcomes for patients with Cushing disease were compared against those with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs). New-onset autoimmune disease occurred in 10.4% […]

An innovative computer model of a human lung is helping scientists simulate, for the first time, how a burst of radiation interacts with the organ on a cell-by-cell level. This research, carried out at the University of Surrey and GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, could lead to more targeted treatments for cancer and reduce the […]

Loneliness is no longer just a personal struggle; it’s a silent epidemic. The US surgeon general has compared it with smoking, claiming it’s as harmful as up to 15 cigarettes a day. The toll on health is staggering, from cardiovascular risks to mental health struggles. It’s time to face the brutal truth: Loneliness isn’t just […]

In order to monitor and operationalize food system shifts, it is essential to understand how diets affect health and the environment. A recent Nature Food study put forward a health–environment efficiency indicator to evaluate how diets have historically supported healthy lives, environmental pollution, and resource consumption across 195 countries. Study: Health–environment efficiency of diets shows nonlinear trends over […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lifileucel (Amtagvi, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.) for the treatment of certain adults with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, marking the first approval of a cellular therapy in the solid tumor setting. Specifically, the tumor-derived autologous T-cell immunotherapy is indicated for adult patients previously treated with a programmed cell […]

In an article published in the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers based in Brazil describe the case of a nine-year-old boy admitted to hospital with multiple symptoms and overlapping conditions that made diagnosis difficult, such as short stature, thin tooth enamel (dental enamel hypoplasia), moderate mental deficiency, speech delay, asthma, mildly altered blood sugar, and a history of recurring […]

Launched in 2005, YouTube now stands as the second largest search engine after Google. Almost 2.7 billion people use YouTube worldwide every month and 87.7% of those users access it on their mobile phones. Owing to the large number of video content available on the platform, you want to ensure that yours stands out. To […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved omalizumab (Xolair, Genentech) for reducing allergic reactions to foods in adults and most children. The drug is meant to be taken regularly by patients with food allergies to reduce the risk for reactions, including anaphylaxis, in case of accidental exposure to one or more allergens. The […]

Food or nutrition-related New Year’s resolutions were more popular among consumers going into 2024 compared to last year, according to the January Consumer Food Insights Report. This year 25% of consumers responded “yes” when asked if they had any food or nutrition-related New Year’s resolutions, up 6 percentage points from the response to the same question last […]

The Brand Revolution Begins Here Imagine if a single shift in your approach could revolutionize your brand’s impact. That’s the power ofa meticulously crafted brand strategy. I’m Adrian Boysel, and over the last 17 years, I’ve mastered theart of brand storytelling, transforming businesses into iconic brands. In this article, I’ll share insights from my own […]