Most transgender women can safely continue their estrogen treatments during gender-affirming surgery, a new study finds. Estrogen therapy and surgery can increase the risk of blood clots, so experts have…
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Vision problems? Here’s a guide to which specialist is right for you
If you're having eye problems, you may not know which type of specialist to consult. Here's some help from experts who explain the roles of an optometrist, ophthalmologist, pediatric ophthalmologist,…
Snap freezing reveals a truer structure of brain connections
Scientists at EPFL have used a snap-freezing method to reveal the true structure of the connections that join neurons together in the adult brain. Most synaptic connections in the adult…
Quinn on Nutrition: What to like about those new dietary guidelines
They're here … the long awaited and debated 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). What's the big deal? This document—updated every five years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and…
Am I OK? How to do a mental health check
How am I doing? It's a question most of us have likely asked ourselves, especially during the pandemic, which has distressed us, upended us, disconnected us. Maybe you asked it…
Personalized brain stimulation alleviates severe depression symptoms
Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists at UC San…
New discovery in breast cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.…