University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - ... [Continue Reading]
Androgens play a critical role in regulating stomach inflammation in mice
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health determined that stomach inflammation is regulated differently in male and female mice after finding that androgens, or male sex hormones, play a critical role in preventing inflammation in the ... [Continue Reading]
What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?
Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19, helping to build a vaccinated population closer to herd ... [Continue Reading]
Study suggests potential role for probiotics in preventing respiratory infections
Daily probiotic use was associated with fewer upper respiratory symptoms in overweight and older people, according to a study that suggests a potential role for probiotics in preventing respiratory infections. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire ... [Continue Reading]
Yoga and breathing exercises have a positive effect on children with ADHD
Yoga and breathing exercises have a positive effect on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Season 2 of Netflix’s Halston Is Not Likely
Five episodes is all Ewan McGregor and company need to tell this story. SOURCE: Latest Content - Men's Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
In Search of Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease in the Lymphatic System of the Brain
That the brain has a lymphatic system that drains into the body is a comparatively recently discovery, a development of the last decade of research. It isn't the only way in which fluids drain from the brain - see, for example, the work on the ... [Continue Reading]
Delayed 2nd Pfizer/BioNTech shot boosts antibodies in elderly; COVID-19 obesity risk higher for men – Reuters
Delayed 2nd Pfizer/BioNTech shot boosts antibodies in elderly; COVID-19 obesity risk higher for men Reuters SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Los latinos son los que más quieren vacunarse, y los que más obstáculos enfrentan
Una nueva encuesta revela que los hispanos tienen el doble de interés en vacunarse “lo antes posible” que los blancos no hispanos o personas de raza negra no hispanas. Los datos muestran que los problemas de acceso siguen siendo ... [Continue Reading]
New research optimizes body’s own immune system to fight cancer
A new study shows how engineered immune cells move faster to attack tumors. SOURCE: Top Health News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New pre-clinical model could hold the key to better HIV treatments
Researchers have developed a unique pre-clinical model that enables the study of long-term HIV infection, and the testing of new therapies aimed at curing the disease. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers develop first-in-class inhibitors against key leukemia protein
The protein made by the ASH1L gene plays a key role in the development of acute leukemia, along with other diseases. The ASH1L protein, however, has been challenging to target therapeutically. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health Research, ... [Continue Reading]
New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week — Edition 130
Research of the Week Top men and women are hard at work trying to convince you to go on a plant-based diet. Ivermectin combined with doxycycline looks to be an effective, inexpensive COVID treatment. Neanderthals ate some starchy foods. At least ... [Continue Reading]
Do naturally high testosterone levels equal stronger female athletic performance?
Over the past few years, controversy has surrounded the World Athletics ruling that female hyperandrogenic athletes—female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone—are banned from competing in certain track events. SOURCE: Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Ireland’s health service shuts down IT systems over ransomware attack by ‘international criminals’ – Sky News
Ireland's health service shuts down IT systems over ransomware attack by 'international criminals' Sky News'We will not be paying any ransom' over cyber attack - Taoiseach RTE.ieIreland's health service hit by “significant ransomware attack” ... [Continue Reading]
Male hormones regulate stomach inflammation in mice
NIH research could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach cancer. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Transforming lung cells critical for pulmonary fibrosis
The failure of lung epithelial cells to complete transition from a stem cell-like state into a fully differentiated state causes lung fibrosis, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of the ... [Continue Reading]
Meet Nursing Hero Christina Mueller, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
I would like to nominate Christina Mueller, Nurse Practitioner at C606 (CMH) for the “Nursing Hero” contest. As a current ALL patient, I can tell you that her care over the last year and a half has been integral to my healing. Every week when I ... [Continue Reading]
Mixed Results in Animal Studies of Gene Therapy Targeting Axonal Regrowth
Researchers here attempted a combination gene therapy using BDNF and TrkB in order to provoke growth of axons in the mouse optic nerve and brain. The hope is to produce enough repair and regrowth to outpace for a time the disease process that causes ... [Continue Reading]
What’s Up With Energy?
Inactivity or overeating? For the young, which is the bigger obesity villain? This question, in the words of journalist Gretchen Reynolds, […] remains murky and matters, as obesity researchers point out, because we cannot effectively respond to ... [Continue Reading]
4 Myths About What It Means For A Vaccine To Be ‘FDA Approved’
Yes, there's a difference between authorization and approval. No, it shouldn't stop anyone from getting COVID-19 shots. SOURCE: Wellness - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Listen: Exploring Controversial Efforts to Waive Drugmakers’ Vaccine Patent Rights
President Joe Biden has thrown his support to an international effort to waive drugmakers’ patent rights on the covid vaccines, but the pharmaceutical industry vows to fight back. Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, joins ... [Continue Reading]
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