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By Ana Espino | Published on June 12, 2026 | 4 min read
Social media now occupies a central place in the lives of adolescents. While these platforms encourage communication and self-expression, they also expose young people to a constant stream of images promoting often unrealistic beauty standards. During a stage of life when identity and self-esteem are still developing, this continuo...
Social media now occupies a central place in the lives of adolescents. While these platforms encourage communication and self-expression, they also expose young people to a constant stream of images promoting often unrealistic beauty standards. During a stage of life when identity and self-esteem are still developing, this continuo...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 11, 2026 | 4 min read
Present in the environment as a result of industrial activities, certain agricultural fertilizers, and tobacco smoke, cadmium is a heavy metal of significant concern for human health. A recent review published in iScience examines the mechanisms through which this contaminant disrupts hepatic lipid metabolism and may contribute to...
Present in the environment as a result of industrial activities, certain agricultural fertilizers, and tobacco smoke, cadmium is a heavy metal of significant concern for human health. A recent review published in iScience examines the mechanisms through which this contaminant disrupts hepatic lipid metabolism and may contribute to...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 09, 2026 | 4 min read
More frequent heatwaves, record-breaking temperatures, prolonged periods of extreme heat… Climate change is gradually turning extreme heat into a major public health challenge. While heatstroke is one of the most visible consequences of these events, the health effects of high temperatures extend far beyond acute heat-related illne...
More frequent heatwaves, record-breaking temperatures, prolonged periods of extreme heat… Climate change is gradually turning extreme heat into a major public health challenge. While heatstroke is one of the most visible consequences of these events, the health effects of high temperatures extend far beyond acute heat-related illne...
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2026-06-09
What If Female Immunity Should Be Studied Across the Entire Lifespan?
Allergology and Immunology
By Ana Espino | Published on June 09, 2026 | 4 min read
Differences between women and men in their responses to infections, autoimmune diseases, and vaccines have long been recognized. Women generally develop stronger immune responses than men, which may provide better protection against certain infections but also increase their susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.
However, mo...
Differences between women and men in their responses to infections, autoimmune diseases, and vaccines have long been recognized. Women generally develop stronger immune responses than men, which may provide better protection against certain infections but also increase their susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.
However, mo...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 08, 2026 | 4 min read
Long considered a rare infection confined to certain regions of South America, Andes hantavirus (ANDV) is now attracting increasing attention from the medical community. Like other hantaviruses, it is primarily transmitted through the inhalation of contaminated particles originating from the excreta of infected rodents. However...
Long considered a rare infection confined to certain regions of South America, Andes hantavirus (ANDV) is now attracting increasing attention from the medical community. Like other hantaviruses, it is primarily transmitted through the inhalation of contaminated particles originating from the excreta of infected rodents. However...
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2026-06-08
GLP-1 Analogues and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A New Approach Beyond Weight Loss?
Gynecology
By Ana Espino | Published on June 08, 2026 | 4 min read
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age. Affecting approximately 12% of women worldwide, it is characterized by a variable combination of hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, and metabolic abnormalities. Obesity and insulin resistance, which are freq...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age. Affecting approximately 12% of women worldwide, it is characterized by a variable combination of hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, and metabolic abnormalities. Obesity and insulin resistance, which are freq...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 05, 2026 | 4 min read
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation remains one of the leading risk factors for skin cancer, premature skin aging, and sunburn. To reduce these risks, the regular use of sunscreen is widely recommended by healthcare professionals as a key preventive measure.
However, despite their proven effectiveness, cu...
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation remains one of the leading risk factors for skin cancer, premature skin aging, and sunburn. To reduce these risks, the regular use of sunscreen is widely recommended by healthcare professionals as a key preventive measure.
However, despite their proven effectiveness, cu...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 03, 2026 | 4 min read
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely recognized as the primary cause of cervical cancer. However, not all women infected with high-risk HPV develop precancerous lesions or cancer. This observation has intrigued researchers for years. A review published in Frontiers in Medicine provides new insight: the cervicovaginal microbiome...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely recognized as the primary cause of cervical cancer. However, not all women infected with high-risk HPV develop precancerous lesions or cancer. This observation has intrigued researchers for years. A review published in Frontiers in Medicine provides new insight: the cervicovaginal microbiome...
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2026-06-03
Hantavirus: Why Does This Rare Virus Continue to Concern Intensive Care Specialists?
Infectiology
By Ana Espino | Published on June 03, 2026 | 4 min read
Little known to the general public, hantavirus is nevertheless responsible for one of the most feared viral infections in intensive care medicine. It is mainly transmitted through the inhalation of contaminated particles from the excreta of infected rodents and can cause a severe Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) chara...
Little known to the general public, hantavirus is nevertheless responsible for one of the most feared viral infections in intensive care medicine. It is mainly transmitted through the inhalation of contaminated particles from the excreta of infected rodents and can cause a severe Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) chara...
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2026-06-02
Could Handgrip Strength Help Identify Children at Cardiovascular Risk?
Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
By Ana Espino | Published on June 02, 2026 | 4 min read
Abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, and insulin resistance are appearing increasingly early in life. These cardiometabolic risk factors, once considered primarily adult health concerns, now affect a growing proportion of children and adolescents. Early detection is essential to help prevent the...
Abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, and insulin resistance are appearing increasingly early in life. These cardiometabolic risk factors, once considered primarily adult health concerns, now affect a growing proportion of children and adolescents. Early detection is essential to help prevent the...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 02, 2026 | 4 min read
Long regarded as one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide, cervical cancer could become the first cancer to be eliminated as a public health problem in some countries. Australia is now on track to become the first country in the world to achieve this goal through a strategy built on three pillars: human papillom...
Long regarded as one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide, cervical cancer could become the first cancer to be eliminated as a public health problem in some countries. Australia is now on track to become the first country in the world to achieve this goal through a strategy built on three pillars: human papillom...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 01, 2026 | 4 min read
Ebola virus disease remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Despite significant advances in supportive care and the recent introduction of targeted therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, its mortality rate remains high and varies considerably from one outbreak to another. This variability can be partly explained by...
Ebola virus disease remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Despite significant advances in supportive care and the recent introduction of targeted therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, its mortality rate remains high and varies considerably from one outbreak to another. This variability can be partly explained by...
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By Ana Espino | Published on June 01, 2026 | 4 min read
When human papillomavirus (HPV) is mentioned, cervical cancer is usually the first condition that comes to mind. For decades, prevention campaigns, screening programs, and vaccination strategies have primarily focused on women. Yet men are also affected by this extremely common sexually transmitted infection.
Today,...
When human papillomavirus (HPV) is mentioned, cervical cancer is usually the first condition that comes to mind. For decades, prevention campaigns, screening programs, and vaccination strategies have primarily focused on women. Yet men are also affected by this extremely common sexually transmitted infection.
Today,...
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By Elodie Vaz | Published on May 21,
2026 | 4 min read
Depression remains one of the major challenges of contemporary psychiatry. Despite the proven effectiveness of certain treatments, the precise biological mechanisms that allow the brain to recover from a depressive state remain largely unclear. A team from UCLA Health now claims to have reached a major milestone. In a study pu...
Depression remains one of the major challenges of contemporary psychiatry. Despite the proven effectiveness of certain treatments, the precise biological mechanisms that allow the brain to recover from a depressive state remain largely unclear. A team from UCLA Health now claims to have reached a major milestone. In a study pu...
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By Elodie Vaz | Published on May 20,
2026 | 4 min read
For decades, metformin has been regarded as a drug that acts primarily on the liver to reduce glucose production. But a new study conducted by Northwestern University and published on May 8 in Nature Metabolism challenges this paradigm: the true site of its action may actually be the intestine. In mice, resea...
For decades, metformin has been regarded as a drug that acts primarily on the liver to reduce glucose production. But a new study conducted by Northwestern University and published on May 8 in Nature Metabolism challenges this paradigm: the true site of its action may actually be the intestine. In mice, resea...
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