Coverage of rising U.S. measles cases is often coupled with news about Americans’ declining confidence in vaccines. Scientists are quick to differentiate between correlation — when two things are related but not necessarily dependent on one another — and causation, when one thing causes another. But when it comes to vaccine trust and vaccination rates, data … Read more
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — People evacuated from an apartment building near the South Bend and Mishawaka border Wednesday morning because of a gas leak are now being told they can return home.First responders worked to keep people back from the area of Hickory Road and Sorin Street, right next to the Pin Oak Apartments.Emergency dispatch … Read more
When you have blood drawn in a routine doctor’s visit, some of the markers that get tested could hold unexpected clues to how likely you are to develop colorectal cancer at a young age, new research suggests. Adults younger than 45 who had lower levels of two liver enzymes – aspartate transaminase, or AST, and … Read more
Dr. Felix Liauw remembers the first time he held his son, Obelix. “He looked perfect. He was our little miracle,” the pediatrician, 40, told CNN. After seven years of trying to conceive, Liauw and his wife were overjoyed to welcome their firstborn. But their happiness was soon overshadowed when his tiny body rejected food, with … Read more
One of the world’s most popular foods may be quietly changing how our brains function.Red tomatoes contain a bright pigment called lycopene, a potent antioxidant that can cross the blood-brain barrier and may help reduce neuroinflammation.But does that impact the function of our brains?A new randomized clinical trial suggests it might.Researchers in Spain have now … Read more
Lancaster County coroner identifies two infants in Lancaster County measles-associated deathsLANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. —The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has identified two infants who recently died either from measles or in connection with the disease, following a right-to-know request filed by News 8. Coroner identifies infants in measles-related deathsIvan S. Miller died on August 14 in … Read more
A new study found that some girls born to mothers who took acetaminophen during pregnancy developed reproductive organ changes that could affect fertility later in life. It’s a finding the study authors say should drive future research but shouldn’t yet change how certain symptoms are treated during pregnancy. The new research doesn’t show that acetaminophen, … Read more
Flushing toilets release particles into the “breathing zone” of adults and can remain suspended in the air for at least 20 seconds, a new study has found.And closing the lid might not be enough to avoid a “plume” of potential pathogens.Meanwhile, previous research has shown public toilets are an inescapable hotbed of microbes.Flinders University researchers … Read more
Cancer cases are set to soar globally over the coming decades as the world’s population grows and people live longer. A major new analysis led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, estimates that annual global cancer cases could … Read more
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