1+ year, 2+ day ago   (1559+ words) Medical research shapes healthcare every day, but not all studies are created equal. Knowing the differences can help you feel more confident reading health information online and understanding what it might mean for your own health. Different types of medical…...

25+ min ago   (155+ words) A microbiologist’s look at the hidden architecture behind infections that just won’t heal. A patient comes in …...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (35+ words) SEX Why I Believe It’s More Than an Emotional Reaction Enhanced with AI tools, written from human experience You can read for free here. We live in a highly sexualized world where many believe sex …...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1628+ words) Treatment goals for Crohn’s disease are shifting from simply controlling symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea to suppressing intestinal inflammation as much as possible and achieving deeper remission, including endoscopic remission, or “mucosal healing.” The stakes are particularly high…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (700+ words) What if a person who needs a pacemaker no longer had to undergo surgery to have one implanted? Imagine having no wires threaded into the heart, no pulse generator implanted under the skin and, potentially, no repeat procedures to deal…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (260+ words) Six patients who had lived with binge eating disorder for as long as two decades sat down for two infusions of an experimental psychedelic drug. Three months later, all of them were still doing better. Half of them had not…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (545+ words) Since constipation and other gastrointestinal symptoms may precede Parkinson’s by decades, researchers began to suspect that some cases of the disease originate in the gut. The body-first explanation is supported by research from Swedish and Danish health records. Individuals who…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1475+ words) By David Stephen “neurons and nerves — via a variety of mechanisms that researchers are still teasing apart — seem to regulate almost everything about cancer, from tumor initiation in many cases to tumor growth, tumor invasion and metastasis, probably resistance to…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (291+ words) Loneliness among the elderly is emerging as a serious but often overlooked concern, doctors have warned. Older adults can feel isolated even while living with their families, and prolonged social disconnection can take a toll on both their mental and…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1159+ words) Every night, countless people turn to sleeping pills in the hope of finally getting the rest they crave. On the surface, the solution seems simple: take a pill, drift off faster, and wake up refreshed. But the reality is more…...