Scientists recently conducted a new study whose findings led them to conclude that Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), otherwise known as severe morning sickness, might be linked to depression. According to the research, roughly 1 to 2 percent of pregnant women experience severe morning sickness in the UK. It is so severe compared to regular morning sickness …
A team of researchers from the University of Georgia recently discovered through a study that girls that go through abuse or maltreatment have a higher likelihood of experiencing more inflammation than boys who also go through abuse. The researchers believe that the results of the study can be used by medical practitioners to predict chronic …
The immune system is designed to fight infections and restore the boy’s natural balance. For the most part, it entails clearing away viruses or harmful bacteria with just the right amount of immune cells. The balance is important because releasing too many immune cells causes damage to the body. Immune cells called macrophages are largely …
Scientists have been exploring the use of AI in a variety of fields, including medicine. A particular group of researchers has been exploring the use of AI to develop wearables that will help brain injury patients to recover their motor functions. Scientists from the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital have been conducting a study through which they …
A recent study whose findings have been published in the journal eLife claims that it is possible for individuals that have degenerative retinal disease to retain night vision for a long time. Visual signals from the retina are relayed by second-order neurons that send the signal to retinal ganglion cells that project the perceived image …
Treatments such as artemisinin that target malaria parasites have been quite useful in combatting the disease, but scientists have observed that such treatments have been losing their effectiveness over time. Researchers from the Whitehead Institute have published a paper containing the findings of a study that sought to explore the reasons behind the seemingly increasing …
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A new study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital might pave the way for new and more efficient treatments for diabetes patients. The study evaluated a drug called ertugliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor that is usually prescribed to patients who have type 2 diabetes to help keep their blood sugar in control. The study …
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Trauma can be deeply rooted in the human brain that it ends up causing dissociative symptoms such as emotional numbness and amnesia, among others. Interestingly, these disorders are aimed at helping humans to cope with the pressures of life. The problem comes when the dissociative symptoms start to affect the subject’s ability to function normally …
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Sexual orientation has been highly debated in our modern culture and, of course, something that scientists have been interested in. Migraines are also an interesting phenomenon that scientists have been tracking, and it would be absurd to think that there might be a link between the two, but scientific research suggests that there might be. …
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Scientists have suspected that Alzheimer’s disease and sleep apnea might be related, but it wasn’t until recently that they were able to confirm those suspicions. A team of Icelandic and Australian researchers, together with the RMIT University, recently published the recently concluded study results in a sleep journal. The new research indicated that the two …
