Title: As Olympics Begin, Tokyo Posts Highest Number of New COVID Cases in Six MonthsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
AHA News: 7-Day-Old’s Skin Felt Cold, She Wouldn’t Eat and Cried in Agony. It Was Her Heart.
Title: AHA News: 7-Day-Old's Skin Felt Cold, She Wouldn't Eat and Cried in Agony. It Was Her Heart.Category: Health NewsCreated: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
There are many reasons that an intranasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus would be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 infections, immunologists write in a new article. SOURCE: Top Health News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Americans with higher net worth at midlife tend to live longer
In a wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, researchers analyzed the midlife net worth of adults (mean age 46.7 years) and their mortality rates 24 years later. They discovered those with greater wealth at midlife ... [Continue Reading]
Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Study
Title: Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Eradicating smallpox: the global vaccination push that brought the world ‘arm-to-arm’
Edward Jenner vaccinating his son, held by Mrs Jenner; a maid rolls up her sleeve, a man stands outside holding a cow. Coloured engraving by C. Manigaud after E Hamman. The Wellcome Collection.As the roll-out of COVID vaccines proceeds, it’s worth ... [Continue Reading]
‘Missing self’ contributes to organ rejection after transplantation
After kidney transplantation, natural killer cells of the recipient become active because they miss 'self' proteins on donor cells. These cells contribute to organ rejection, in addition to traditional modes of rejection involving T cells and ... [Continue Reading]
Is Delta defeating us? Here’s why the variant makes contact tracing so much harder
Joel Carrett/AAPThe Greater Sydney lockdown began on June 26 and almost a month later, New South Wales is recording around 100 new COVID cases a day. We are also seeing the virus spread well beyond the initial eastern suburbs cluster. The virus then ... [Continue Reading]
Scientists discover gene therapy provides neuroprotection to prevent glaucoma vision loss
An NIH-funded research project found that calcium modulator CaMKII protects the optic nerve in mice, opening the door to new sight-saving therapy. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID’s Spread
Title: Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's SpreadCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
A major ivermectin study has been withdrawn, so what now for the controversial drug?
from www.shutterstock.comIvermectin, an existing drug against parasites including head lice, has had a chequered history when it comes to treating COVID-19. The bulk of studies so far show there’s not enough evidence ivermectin is useful in treating ... [Continue Reading]
How did I catch a cold in lockdown?
ShutterstockMore than half of Australia is in lockdown in an effort to stem the current Delta strain COVID outbreak, with vast numbers of us steering clear of workplaces, school, retail shops, public transport and other busy places. If, despite all ... [Continue Reading]
New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health
In a new study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions, nontoxic emissions and people's vulnerability to them, researchers found a strong and statistically significant relationship between the spatial distribution of global climate ... [Continue Reading]
AHA News: Pregnant Mom’s Diet May Influence Baby’s Cardiovascular Health
Title: AHA News: Pregnant Mom's Diet May Influence Baby's Cardiovascular HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Gender-specific health programs address important issues, but risk creating new biases
Shutterstock/elenavolfGone are the days when health programmes were designed to simply punish or reward people to encourage behaviour change. We now know lasting behaviour change is more complex and nuanced, and this has prompted a proliferation of ... [Continue Reading]
Novel method for glucagon delivery
A chemical and biomolecular engineer is rethinking the traditional use of glucagon as an emergency response by administering it as a preventive measure. SOURCE: Top Health News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
NIH expands biomedical research in the cloud with Microsoft Azure
To date, researchers have used more than 83 million hours of computational resources to access and analyze more than 115 petabytes of high-value biomedical data in the cloud. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
FDA to Prioritize Full Approval for Pfizer COVID Vaccine
Title: FDA to Prioritize Full Approval for Pfizer COVID VaccineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Understanding how African-Australians think about COVID can help tailor public health messaging
CDCNew South Wales reported 98 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Twenty of those were infectious while in the community, a number which needs to get close to zero before the lockdown can end. To reduce the spread of COVID-19 across Sydney, ... [Continue Reading]
New study examines commuter characteristics and traffic pollution exposure among commuters
New research examines commuter characteristics to better understand how factors such as departure time, frequency, and commute length are associated with exposure to air pollution. Using personal air pollution monitors, the research clustered ... [Continue Reading]
NIH-funded study shows imaging after mild brain injury may predict outcomes
Presence of certain features on CT scans may guide follow up treatment. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Words matter: language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma, NIH leaders say
More than a decade of research has shown that stigma contributes significantly to negative health outcomes. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
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