CHICAGO: Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation. Some hospitals are ditching the ritual of covering reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging exams after…

A new study suggests that Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may reduce the risk for gout among adults with type 2 diabetes. The study involves more than 200,000 individuals from a US commercial insurance database. The glycosuria produced by SGLT2 inhibitors results in secretion of uric acid into the urine and a reduction in serum uric…

Sometimes our immune systems can destroy cancer. Now more light has been shed on how this happens with the discovery of tiny clumps of immune tissue that form within tumours. The structures, dubbed immune outposts, seem to improve people’s chances of surviving cancer – and may be turned into a new treatment if they can…

Allergic reactions in the skin can be caused by many different chemical compounds found in creams, cosmetics, and other topical consumer products, but how they trigger the reaction has remained somewhat mysterious. A new study suggests the way some chemicals displace natural fat-like molecules (called lipids) in skin cells may explain how many common ingredients…

Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented. This includes lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etc. But for others there is less scientific evidence. Such is the case of bone health. Now, a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la…

A study recently might explain how fruit and vegetables reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer. The study delves into flavonoids, which occur in a range of fruit and veg. Worldwide, more than 1 million people receive a diagnosis of colorectal cancer each year. It is also the third most common cause of cancer death…

According to a recent research publication, cumulative exposure to obesity and earlier development of obesity could be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).The study was published in the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. It was conducted by Dr Juhua Luo, Indiana University, USA and colleagues. The…

According to recent study, researchers from Iowa State have found that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as we become older, and changes in parts of the immune system could be responsible. These findings could lead to new treatments that help maintain mental flexibility in aging adults with…

In a recent study, researchers look at participants’ brain activity, as they compare their own opinions to others, to find out why it can be so very difficult to change someone’s mind. Each one of us is liable to exhibit confirmation bias. This means that we are more likely to seek those people and information…

According to new research, impulsivity, or responding without thinking about the consequences of an action, had been linked to excessive food intake, binge eating, weight gain and obesity, along with several psychiatric disorders including drug addiction and excessive gambling. A team of researchers that included a faculty member at the University of Georgia had now…