Among young women without an eating disorder diagnosis, those who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control had higher…
Dissecting connections between chronic stress, inflammation and depression
Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result in depression, scientists say.
Some hyper-realistic masks more believable than human faces, study suggests
Researchers asked participants to look at pairs of photographs and decide which showed a normal face and which showed a…
Fighting opioids with an unlikely supplemental painkiller: Anti-itch medicine
Researchers are investigating whether an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells can make morphine —…
Medical News Today: What to know about fissured tongue
Fissured tongue causes a person to develop one or multiple grooves on their tongue. It is not usually a serious…
Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia
Researchers have used a novel and first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model to study the effect of high oxygen concentrations, or hyperoxia,…
Medical News Today: Pink eye in toddlers: Everything you need to know
Pink eye is a common eye problem in toddlers. Infections, eye irritation, and allergies can all cause pink eye. Here…
Genetic studies reveal how rat lungworm evolves
Rat lungworm is a parasitic disease, spread through contaminated food, which affects the brain and spinal cord. Now, researchers report…
Who is left behind in Mass Drug Administration?
Ensuring equity in the prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to reach NTD elimination goals as well as…
Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking
Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet,…