by Lynn Nazareth, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain When you’re sick you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm—also called mucus, snot, sputum, catarrh and booger—really tell us about our health? […]
by Brian N. Chin, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She’d been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before. She was a small gray tabby with delicate paws who, even during chemotherapy, climbed her favorite dresser perch—Mount Murphy—with steady
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by Leipzig University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Constitutive Gpr133/Adgrd1 deficiency in male mice results in trabecular and cortical bone loss. Credit: Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41392-025-02291-y Osteoblasts are specialized bone cells responsible for building and regenerating bone tissue. Researchers at Leipzig University have shown that a specific receptor plays a key role in
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by Adam Taylor, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Alesia Kozik from Pexels Would you dab perfume on a six-month-old? Paint their tiny nails with polish that contains formaldehyde? Dust bronzer onto their cheeks? An investigation by the Times has found that babies and toddlers are routinely exposed to adult cosmetic products, including fragranced sprays,
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by Sarah C.p. Williams, Gladstone Institutes edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin By studying postmortem human brain tissue with a technology they developed, Gladstone scientists uncovered new opportunities to protect the brain from disease. Credit: Gladstone Institutes The brain’s health depends on more than just its neurons. A complex network of blood vessels and immune cells
by British Heart Foundation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Using a vagus nerve stimulator for 30 minutes a day, over just one week, increased oxygen uptake during exercise,
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by Queen Mary, University of London edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a health care professional as part of routine GP appointments, according to a new study led by
by American Academy of Family Physicians edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Prescribing Cascades Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Application of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis to a National Database in Ireland. Credit: American Academy of Family Physicians “Prescribing cascades” occur when one medication is used to treat or prevent a side effect of another medication. An unintentional
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by University of California – Santa Cruz edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c05004 Cortisol is a crucial hormone that regulates many important bodily functions like blood pressure and metabolism, and imbalances of this stress hormone can lead to health problems. Traditionally, cortisol levels must be measured
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by University of California, San Francisco edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain UCSF researchers have found that certain antiviral genes become less active over time in lupus, revealing why some patients see their symptoms fade as they age. Lupus, an autoimmune disease, causes the immune system’s first-line viral defenses—known as interferons—to attack
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