By tinkering with some of life's oldest components, astrobiologists hope to find clues about how life emerged. In a recent article researchers report an unexpected discovery, hinting at an effect that prevents organisms from ever reaching ... [Continue Reading]
Pandemic letter from America: how the US handling of COVID-19 provides the starkest warning for us all
ShutterstockThis is one of our occasional Essays on Health, this time from an Australian visiting fellow in Washington, DC. Adam Elshaug, professor of health policy, asks how one of the world’s most inequitable health-care systems has coped with ... [Continue Reading]
Yale Researchers Seek FDA Approval For Coronavirus Saliva Test
Researchers at Yale University are seeking emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a coronavirus saliva test. This streamlined test can offer results faster and easier. SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Loss of a specific enzyme boosts fat metabolism and exercise endurance in mice
Blocking the activity of a fat-regulating enzyme in the muscles of mice leads to an increased capacity for endurance exercise, according to the results of a new study. SOURCE: Top Health News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Busting Up the Infection Cycle of Hepatitis B
Researchers have gained new understanding of the virus that causes hepatitis B and the 'spiky ball' that encloses its genetic blueprint. They looked at how the capsid -- a protein shell that protects the blueprint and also drives the delivery of it ... [Continue Reading]
Everyone Needs A Buddy. Even Sharks
Contrary to the image of sharks as lone predators, new research has found evidence that some species are social creatures who return repeatedly to the same fellow sharks, often for years.(Image credit: Bernard Radvaner/Corbis/Getty Images) SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Why You Should Start A Journal Right Now (And How To Stick With It)
Journaling can help you deal with stress and anxiety, while also documenting life during the coronavirus pandemic. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on Health
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly named running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, doesn’t have a lot of background in health policy. But ... [Continue Reading]
Free Guide to Intermittent Fasting
Hello Friends!!! Summer is sadly almost over and I know many of you are thinking about that September detox. I’ve been there… many, many time. Let me help you and tell you to STOP with the restrictive diets like Whole30 and Keto. You do ... [Continue Reading]
Ask a Health Coach: Why Pain Doesn’t Equal Gain
Hi Folks! This week, Erin is navigating the age-old pain versus gain debate, providing strategies for injury-free workouts, ditching the restrictive diet mentality, and the real reason you’re not seeing results. Keep your questions coming over in the ... [Continue Reading]
NIH names Dr. Rena D’Souza as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
She is expected to begin her new role later this year. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Stroke: Researchers Identify Way to Predict Patients’ Risk
Doctors can use free-scoring tool to assess risk, help patients avoid strokes The post Stroke: Researchers Identify Way to Predict Patients’ Risk appeared first on Healthy Aging ®. SOURCE: Healthy Aging ® - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The importance of associate contracts
David Lauder discusses some of the most frequently asked associate contract questions. It is clear that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on dentistry for some time to come. There is currently a great deal of uncertainty regarding how associate ... [Continue Reading]
Better collaboration means better care for long-term care residents
By Elaine Mitropoulos As COVID-19 continues to highlight the need for strong collaboration and clear communication among healthcare providers, particularly when it comes to vulnerable older adults, a unique partnership is creating a digital link ... [Continue Reading]
Mapping tool highlights NIH-funded small business successes
Over $1 billion in annual investments drive critical biomedical innovation and discovery SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Exercise May Aid in Resisting Frailty and Cognitive Decline in Part via Effects on the Gut Microbiome
The gut microbiome is influential on long-term health, and its quality declines with age. Microbial populations that produce beneficial metabolites such as butyrate or propionate decline in number, replaced by microbial populations that invade tissue ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — The Many Factors in School Reopening
This is not the place for tracing the history of all the fallacious assumptions about COVID-19, but there certainly seem to be a lot of them. People used to think that its contagious droplets would not travel very far, or linger in the air for very ... [Continue Reading]
When Nurses And Other Health Care Workers Die Young From COVID-19 : Shots – Health News – NPR
When Nurses And Other Health Care Workers Die Young From COVID-19 : Shots - Health News NPR SOURCE: "health news" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes
Ever since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a “terrific,” “phenomenal” and “fantastic” new health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. But, in ... [Continue Reading]
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
As the coronavirus swept into Detroit this spring, Wayne State University junior Skye Taylor noticed something striking. On social media, many of her fellow Black classmates who live or grew up in the city were “posting about death, like, ‘Oh, ... [Continue Reading]
Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here’s Why.
It’s a familiar moment. The kids want their cereal and the coffee’s brewing, but you’re out of milk. No problem, you think — the corner store is just a couple of minutes away. But if you have COVID-19 or have been exposed to the ... [Continue Reading]
Dying Young: The Health Care Workers in Their 20s Killed by COVID-19
Jasmine Obra believed that if it wasn’t for her brother Joshua, she wouldn’t exist. When 7-year-old Josh realized that his parents weren’t going to live forever, he asked for a sibling so he would never be alone. By spring 2020, at ... [Continue Reading]
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