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Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, University of Louisville researchers said in a new study. File Photo by Stephanie Lecocq/EPA Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, a new study says. Such bleeding increased more than eightfold the odds of a colon cancer …

An October meeting of a key federal vaccine advisory committee has been canceled without explanation, sparing the evidence-based childhood vaccination schedule from more erosion—at least for now. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was planning to meet on October 22 and 23, which would have been the committee’s fourth meeting this …

Colton Haynes, Joel Kim Booster and Adam Lambert have something to say about PrEP  Queerty Tatianna to headline National PrEP Day event at Crush  washingtonblade.com MISTR & SISTR Launch First-Ever National PrEP Day to End HIV in AmericaLet’s Get 10,000 New People on PrEP by 10/10  Atlanta Daily World Source link

32 Moments Patients Swore Everything Was Fine, But Doctors Instantly Knew Something Wasn’t Right  AOL.com Source link

It has been suggested that an ‘unusual’ new side effect of weight-loss jabs is on the rise. While drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro may have been used in Hollywood and A-list celebrity circles for a number of years, they have absolutely soared in popularity this year among us mere common folk. Far more people are using the treatments for weight-loss, …

Cachexia is a complex and multi-organ syndrome that is associated with cancer and affects quality of life. It is characterized by progressive and often severe weight loss, mainly due to the loss of skeletal muscle and, often, fat tissue. Unlike the weight loss that arises from starvation, cachexia cannot be fully reversed by nutritional interventions, and the condition is often …

Justin Clapp’s introspection about his own impact on mountain lions is partly what sparked a scientific examination of how the big cats respond to being bumped off carcasses mid-feast. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s large carnivore biologist, along with colleagues and fellow researchers, repeatedly displaced feeding cats — 26 individual research animals — while trying to answer questions about …

Common opioid is not that effective for easing chronic pain, study finds  WCVBView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Experimental model and subject details Mice were group-housed on a 12 h light:12 h dark cycle with ad libitum access to food (Purina Rodent Chow, 5001) and water unless otherwise noted. Temperature (21.5–22.3 °C) and humidity (50 ± 15%) were controlled. Group-housed adult male and female mice (at least eight weeks old) were used for experiments. Npy1r-cre (Jackson Laboratory 030544, B6.Cg-Npy1rtm1.1(cre/GFP)Rpa/J (ref. 46), Npy-Flp (Jackson …

Instead of studying why some people age faster, a University of Minnesota researcher has received $2.2 million to figure out why others stay youthful longer. Brain activity appears different in so-called “SuperAgers,” people 75 and older with no cognitive declines who walk and run as easily as people in their 40s, said Jacqueline Palmer, the U physical therapist leading the …