Did you know your liver health can affect your heart? Let's dive into metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD for short. It's the most common chronic liver condition, where fat builds up in the liver, along with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. People with MASLD f
Ever wondered what the long-term effects of weight-loss surgery, also known as Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (MBS), are? A recent study took on the challenge of figuring this out. Researchers used a method called the Delphi technique to gather experts' opinions and create a list of key outcomes to mea
The world is seeing a huge rise in type 2 diabetes, just like the obesity epidemic and lifestyle that promotes sitting around a lot and munching on unhealthy foods. Scientists are looking closely at ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as a key factor here. These foods are everywhere now, with people in ric
Did you know that the food choices of Norwegian youth can greatly impact their nutritional health? A recent study explored how different plant-based diets stack up against a traditional omnivorous diet among 16-to-24-year-olds. The focus was on comparing food groups, macronutrient intake, and actual
The United States government is putting a big chunk of money, about $590 million, into developing a bird flu vaccine. The company Moderna will use this money to keep working on a vaccine that protects against the H5 and H7 types of bird flu. This isn't the first time they're getting help; earlier th
In the heat of bird flu outbreaks across the United States, Maryland and Delaware have joined forces to tackle the problem. This partnership comes after Maryland found bird flu in three different poultry flocks over the past week, marking the state's first outbreak in over a year. The deadly bird fl
Imagine this: a sunny day at the Astun ski resort in Spain’s Pyrenees mountains. Suddenly, around noon, disaster strikes. A ski lift, standing tall at 15 meters, collapses. How did this happen? One of its pulleys gave way, causing part of the structure to crumble. As the lift fell, the chairs tipped
Imagine you're having surgery to remove a tumor from your pancreas. Doctors want to know how many nearby lymph nodes to take out. Why? Because it can affect your chances of recovery. In a recent study, doctors looked into the best way to remove lymph nodes during this type of surgery for a specific
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed healthcare into the digital age, but not everyone is equally tech-savvy. While tools like eHeals help measure eHealth literacy, newer tests are popping up. A recent study in Greece validated both the original eHeals and a revised version, eHeals-Extended, to see how they
Scientists sought to improve the way medicine, like methotrexate, passes through human skin. They used tiny needles called Dr. Pen microneedles and tiny, biodegradable beads called poly(d, l-lactide-co-glycolide) acid microparticles. These beads came in eight different forms. The team studied the be
