Diet Drinks Equal Water for Weight Loss, SWITCH Trial Finds
A 104-week clinical trial published in the British Journal of Nutrition reveals that non-nutritive sweetened soft drinks perform equivalently to water for long-term weight…
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UK Research and Innovation Launches £80m Dementia Challenge for NHS
UK Research and Innovation has launched an up-to-£80 million Dementia Challenge to test nine medical technologies within the NHS.
Stanford Researchers Develop Urine Test to Accurately Diagnose Bladder Cancer
Researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System have developed a non-invasive urine test called uRARE-seq that measures cell-free RNA to diagnose bladder…
King’s College London and ZOE Seek 250,000 Volunteers for Bowel Cancer Study
Researchers at King’s College London and ZOE are recruiting 250,000 UK volunteers for the PROSPECT-UK study to investigate surging early-onset bowel cancer rates in adults under…
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia Linked to Duodenal Ascariasis in Elderly Male
Profound iron deficiency anemia can occasionally stem from parasitic infections such as hookworm or ascariasis rather than typical gastrointestinal bleeding or dietary factors.
Online Nutritional Counseling Reduces Alcohol Intake in Adults With MCI
Structured nutritional counseling delivered online in group sessions significantly reduces alcohol intake among older adults living with mild cognitive impairment, even without an…
Uganda Launches Nationwide Measles Vaccination Campaign for Children
Uganda launched a five-day nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign on Thursday targeting nearly 7.9 million children aged nine months to 59 months across all 146 districts.
New Enzyme Research May Stop Fatty Liver Disease Progression
An estimated 100 million people in the United States suffer from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly called nonalcoholic fatty liver…
Defra Records Record 2,201 Bluetongue Cases on British Farms
British farming is facing its worst bluetongue season on record, with Defra recording 2,201 cases by early autumn.
Stanford Researchers Develop uRARE-seq Urine Test for Bladder Cancer
Researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System have developed a non-invasive urine test called uRARE-seq that identifies bladder cancer by measuring…
MSF Doctor Evacuated to Netherlands After Testing Positive for Ebola
An Médecins Sans Frontières staff member working on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the Ebola Bundibugyo virus and is being…
Study Links Early Smartphone Use to Eating Disorders in Teens
“When a child whose brain is not yet capable of mature impulse control is pitted against an algorithm designed to be behaviorally addictive, they aren’t entertained.