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Do any non-drug treatments help back pain? Here’s what the evidence says

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Jason, a 42-year-old father of two, has been battling back pain for weeks. Scrolling through his phone, he sees ad after ad promising relief: chiropractic alignments, acupuncture, back braces, vibrating massage guns and herbal patches.

Beyond money: The hidden drivers fueling child food insecurity

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

New Curtin University research has revealed child food insecurity in developed countries is not solely driven by poverty but is also strongly influenced by factors such as housing instability, parental mental health and social isolation.

Coffee enemas probably won’t detox your system. They’re more likely to cause you serious damage

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

What do King Charles and Gwyneth Paltrow have in common? Give up? They’ve both at one point or another caused coffee colonic-related controversies.

Scientists discover immune cell networks driving deadly lung disease

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, potentially opening a path to new treatments for a condition that kills 80% of patients within a decade.

Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies.

Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia: New research

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

People with dementia can enjoy productive and rewarding working lives in the digital era, contrary to the widespread stereotype that dementia is incompatible with the use of modern technology, according to new research from the University of Bath.

Five top CDC leaders step down amid wave of departures

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing major changes, with five senior leaders stepping down Tuesday.

Underfunding may contribute to higher mortality for patients in Latin America receiving surgery

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Professor Rupert Pearse, NIHR Professor of Intensive Care Medicine from Queen Mary’s William Harvey Research Institute, and an international group of colleagues examined the records of 22,000 patients undergoing inpatient surgery across 17 Latin American countries. Their study found that 1 in 7 people developed complications after surgery, with 1 in 7 of those dying without ever leaving the hospital.

Long-haul truckers face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

They’re on our highways and our state roads. We see them at rest stops and service plazas. They move our economy. Literally. They’re tractor-trailer trucks, and they’re a vital part of the U.S. economy, hauling 70% of consumer and industrial goods and logging about 200 billion miles annually in the United States. Trucks, and the men and women who drive them, play an indispensable role in U.S. society. But truck driving is a high-stress, high-risk profession.

Solving a mystery in vision science: Zebrafish study shows how retinal cells maintain spacing needed for optimal vision

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns known as the “cone mosaic.” Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered that a protein called Dscamb acts as a “self-avoidance enforcer” for color-detecting cells in the retinas of zebrafish, ensuring they maintain perfect spacing for optimal vision.

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Do any non-drug treatments help back pain? Here’s what the evidence says

Beyond money: The hidden drivers fueling child food insecurity

Coffee enemas probably won’t detox your system. They’re more likely to cause you serious damage

Scientists discover immune cell networks driving deadly lung disease

Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm

Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia: New research

Five top CDC leaders step down amid wave of departures

Underfunding may contribute to higher mortality for patients in Latin America receiving surgery

Long-haul truckers face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

Solving a mystery in vision science: Zebrafish study shows how retinal cells maintain spacing needed for optimal vision

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