Detecting single molecules and diagnosing diseases with a smartphone
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers show that the light emitted by a single molecule can be detected with a low-cost optical setup. Their prototype could facilitate medical diagnostics.
Breakfast products featured in advertising targeting children contain triple the amount of sugar of those advertised for adults
The study, published in the open access journal, Children, analysed a total of 355 advertisements from 117 different products between 2015 and 2019, and specifically concluded that the…
New Cochrane Review shows chloroquine doesn’t help people with COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce deaths from COVID-19, and probably does not reduce the number of people needing mechanical ventilation, state the authors of a new Cochrane Review. In…
Plant-based diets can pose a risk to bone health if adequate calcium and vitamin D intakes are not ensured
In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, 136 adults adhered to one of three study diets for 12 weeks. One of them corresponded to the average…
Heart failure cases soar globally
The number of patients with heart failure worldwide nearly doubled from 33.5 million in 1990 to 64.3 million in 2017. That’s the finding of a study published in…