Nerve growth factor (NGF) has been shown to be upregulated in joints affected by osteoarthritis, many cell types in the joint express NGF receptors, and an important NGF effect is to increase pain receptor density. In view of those findings, it was understood that NGF plays a role in osteoarthritis-associated pain, but the potential for…
This week’s collection might seem like a random assortment of odds and ends, but there’s a throughline: vibes and absurdism over logic and order. Slang words like 7×7=49 and lowkenuinely don’t make logical sense, but they are intuitively perfect. The Sea Lion is a purely absurdist anti “dance-craze” taking over TikTok, and Pizza Movie takes…
On 6 April, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew in a loop around the far side of the moon. They travelled more than 406,700 kilometres from Earth, further than any humans have travelled before. The four crew members – Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen – alternated shifts at the…
Mason Josh, principal stylist at Josh Wood Atelier, is a fan of updos for fine hair. “Thinner strands can sometimes struggle to maintain shape for long periods, particularly from morning preparation through to late evening celebrations,” he says. “Choosing an up-do can help prevent the style from dropping, while padded buns or softly structured shapes…
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “Community Minor Injury and Illness Units and GP practices across the county will continue to provide services and if people have an urgent care need, but are not sure which service to use, they are asked to visit 111.nhs.uk in the first instance or call 111 for advice.” Source:…
A national analysis of claims data found that only 1.6% of at-risk youth filled a prescription for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from 2018 to 2022. Minors, young women, and those living in the South faced larger disparities. Tailored and more effective interventions are needed to improve PrEP access and use in this population, the researchers…
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El médico de familia Eric Boose ha estado usando una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (IA) para volver a lo que él llama la “medicina a la antigua”: hablar con los pacientes cara a cara, sin tener que escribir en una computadora al mismo tiempo. “Realmente puedo sentarme, interactuar, concentrarme en ellos y escuchar”, dijo Boose,…
Novel approaches are edging us closer to relieving the agonising pain of migraines for all affected Sergey Khakimullin/Getty Images One-third of people with migraines don’t respond to current treatments, but harnessing the brain’s cleaning system could open up a new treatment option. A drug that ordinarily treats high blood pressure helped this system more effectively…
Women with left-sided breast tumors historically have had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to use of radiation therapy. In a retrospective study, there was no difference in the 15-year cumulative incidence of first heart disease hospitalization between women with left- and right-sided breast cancer. Among women with pre-existing heart disease, new diagnoses of…
