Americans borrowed an estimated $88 billion over the last year to pay for health care, according to a survey released on Tuesday by Gallup and the nonprofit West Health. The survey also found that one in four Americans have skipped treatment because of the cost, and that nearly half fear bankruptcy in the event of…
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We are all familiar with the Epiphany. You know what it is: that moment in therapy when you finally realize exactly why it is you do whatever crazy thing you do. Chalk it up to the warm, loving therapist, plus your own innate genius. Right? Not so fast. “Insight is the booby prize of therapy,”…
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IMAGE: Overall notification rates were mostly higher in northern and western European countries than in southern European countries. view more Credit: ECDC European surveillance data show a 10% decrease in newly reported hepatitis C cases between 2016 and 2017. However, with more than 31 000 recorded cases in 2017, diagnoses remain at a high level in…
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Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the brain function of children aged between four months and four years in rural India. They found that children from lower-income backgrounds, where mothers also had a low level of education,…
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Recognising the need for cohesive and collaborative communication plans around published content, Future Science Group (FSG; London, UK) is delighted to announce the launch of a new arm of its business, PharmaPlatforms. Taking published content from FSG’s journals, knowledge networks and content hubs, PharmaPlatforms will provide a range of solutions that enrich the information presented,…
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A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women affected by anxiety and depression in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan. Many women are affected by anxiety and depression after armed conflict in the world. In many communities there are few options for…
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Patients with colorectal cancer have the same consistent changes in the gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and diets — a team of international researchers, from University of Copenhagen among others, find in a new study. The hope is the results in the future can be used to develop a new method of diagnosing colorectal cancer.…
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More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance in 2018, according to a new report published today in Brussels. The 2019 Global Report on Food Crises, a product of the Global Network against Food Crises, was presented jointly by the European Union, the Food and…
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IMAGE: Analysis of self-organization of MSCs, Hela, and PBMCs after 72 h of co-culture. Arrows indicate fused cells. (A) Alexa Fluor 647 (MSCs), (B) PE (HeLa), (C) FITC (PBMCs), (D, D1,… view more Credit: Kazan Federal University It was shown that co-culturing HeLa adenocarcinoma cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and mesenchymal stromal cells results in changes…
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IMAGE: Healthy tendon tissue (left panel) in contrast to tendinotic tissue (right) that causes pain. Researchers found that the cellular processes leading to tendinosis begin with a lack of oxygen in… view more Credit: Rowena McBeath, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA — When tendons get irritated it can lead to a serious condition called tendinosis…
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