Category: 5. Health

  • Researchers employ microfluidic diffusional sizing characterize neutralizing antibody affinity to SARS-CoV-2

    Researchers employ microfluidic diffusional sizing characterize neutralizing antibody affinity to SARS-CoV-2

    Schematic depict of the principles of the neutralizing antibody detection by microfluidic diffusional sizing. Credit: Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03478-0 SARS-CoV-2 has rampantly spread around the globe and continues to cause unprecedented loss through ongoing waves of (re)infection. Increasing our understanding of the protection against infection with SARS-CoV-2 is critical to ending the…

  • Supreme Court Suggests Abortion Pill Mifepristone Won’t Be Restricted

    Supreme Court Suggests Abortion Pill Mifepristone Won’t Be Restricted

    Topline Supreme Court justices suggested Tuesday they’re unlikely to roll back federal approvals of abortion drug mifepristone, with even conservative justices expressing skepticism that the anti-abortion rights advocates who brought a case challenging the drug’s legality have standing to sue as the court heard its most consequential abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade…

  • Use of medication abortion rose after Dobbs decision

    Use of medication abortion rose after Dobbs decision

    As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system surged after Roe v. Wade was overturned. … Continue Reading News Source: medicalxpress.com

  • The Era Of Healthier Produce Thanks To Science Is Just Getting Started

    The Era Of Healthier Produce Thanks To Science Is Just Getting Started

    Bioengineering techniques can increase the nutritional content of foods like rice and produce and … [+] keep them fresher longer. getty Fruits and veggies are nature’s gift to humanity. Chock full of vitamins, delicious and colorful, they deserve a starring role in our diets. But some things tend to get in our way, like seasonality,…

  • Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests

    Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests

    Most parents, educators and policymakers agree that children should eat healthy foods. However, our peer-reviewed paper suggests the strategy adults often use to achieve that can sometimes backfire. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. We, along with fellow marketing scholars Lingrui Zhou and Gavan Fitzsimons, conducted five experiments with over 3,800 parents as well as 10…

  • What To Know About The Drug As Supreme Court Hears Challenge

    What To Know About The Drug As Supreme Court Hears Challenge

    Topline The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in two cases concerning the approval of abortion drug mifepristone, potentially limiting access to the medication as it’s become a more prominent abortion method in the wake of the high court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The abortion-inducing drug mifepristone can now be dispensed…

  • U.K. Cancer Searches Up By 373% After Kate Middleton Diagnosis

    U.K. Cancer Searches Up By 373% After Kate Middleton Diagnosis

    A view of breaking news on television is announced that Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton is … [+] diagnosed with cancer and receive treatment in London, United Kingdom on March 22, 2024. (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Visits to the cancer pages of England’s public health system website…

  • Amazon Rolls Out Same-Day Prescription Delivery With Help From AI

    Amazon Rolls Out Same-Day Prescription Delivery With Help From AI

    Amazon Pharmacy is launching same day prescription delivery in New York and Los Angeles with the … [+] help of artificial intelligence and machine learning as the prescription business of the giant online retailer adds more features to its pharmacy operation, the company announced March 26, 2024. Amazon Pharmacy Amazon Pharmacy is launching same-day prescription…

  • Molecule Found In Coffee Helps Aging Muscles, New Study Says

    Molecule Found In Coffee Helps Aging Muscles, New Study Says

    A molecule found in high concentrations in coffee may help keep muscles young, according to a new … [+] study led by researchers in Switzerland and Singapore. getty A natural compound found in some plants can help to improve muscle health and function, according to new research. The compound, trigonelline, is found in high levels…

  • Supreme Court Hearing Abortion Pill Mifepristone Case Today—What To Know

    Supreme Court Hearing Abortion Pill Mifepristone Case Today—What To Know

    Topline The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in two cases challenging the legality of medication abortion, as justices consider whether to roll back approvals of abortion drug mifepristone that have broadened access—the most consequential abortion case the court has heard since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Supreme Court will hear…