Category: Health News

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers revealed the co-infection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron variants in two epidemiologically unrelated patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and requiring hemodialysis. Both the variants were co-circulating locally in Sydney at the time of detection. Study: Co-infection

High school junior Nicolas Montero stays busy. He runs track, works night and weekend shifts at Burger King, and keeps on top of his schoolwork at Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. But Nicolas’ packed schedule is also strategic: It’s a way to stay out of the house. Nicolas and his parents are separated

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Each year, more than 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack according to the American Heart Association, and another 795,000 suffer a stroke based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These statistics, along with the fact that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the nation, have many individuals looking

A new study from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles reports good news about socioeconomically disadvantaged communities and their response to the pandemic. The study found that—compared to other communities—parents in disadvantaged communities are talking to their kids more about the risks associated with COVID-19. As a result, the young people are incorporating more disease-preventing behaviors, reducing

Seizure phobia occurs in nearly one-third of people with epilepsy (PWE), but was mainly associated with variables not related to epilepsy, based on data from 69 adults. Anxiety and depression are known to affect quality of life in epilepsy patients, and previous studies have shown that anticipatory anxiety of epileptic seizures (AAS) was present in

Alzheimer’s disease is the world’s most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting the memory, thinking and behavior of over 40 million people worldwide. It accounts for 60 to 70 percent of dementia cases and is known to affect more women than men. A joint study by NTU Singapore and National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists sought to

Lung cancer: Dr Amir describes the symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Finding ways to stop cancerous cells from sprouting

An important task of the human immune system is to maintain the critical balance between efficient defense against a pathogen on the one hand and protection of affected tissues on the other. Disease patterns of viral infections are often characterized by “too much” defense, an excessively strong inflammation that damages the tissue. The resulting damage

Florida lawmakers are again grappling with a state law aimed at parents of adult children who have died as the result of medical malpractice, says a story by CBS Miami, among other news sites. Currently, state law forbids such parents from seeking noneconomic damages — including pain-and-suffering awards — in cases in which the adult

New research shows that men in their 20s and 30s have worse survival from many different types of brain tumors than women of the same age. And, researchers say, it’s not exactly clear why. Differences in treatment may mediate some of the association, but biologic sex itself appears to be a stronger risk factor for

Fetal abnormalities in the urinary system, heart, brain and elsewhere, detected via prenatal ultrasound, may signal autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research suggests. Results of a retrospective study showed ultrasound in the second trimester identified ASD at a rate more than three times higher than in typically developing children. Dr Idan Menashe “This study shows

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania identified a combination of antiviral drugs they believe to be effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The combination includes the experimental drug brequinar with either the approved drug remdesivir or the approved drug molnupiravir. The research group has so far only tested the drug combination in human respiratory cells and

The risk for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in patients with COVID-19 appears to be significantly elevated in the first 3 days after the infection, new research shows. The study, among Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19, also showed that stroke risk is higher for relatively young older adults, those aged 65 to 74 years, and those without

In the first HIV prevention study to incorporate the concept of informed choice into its design, nearly all of the adolescent girls and young women who took part in the study accepted one of the two prevention products that were offered: the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring and Truvada as daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Only

Researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have found a potential new strategy to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis, a metastatic form of intra-abdominal cancer, where patients are presented with limited treatment options and poor overall survival. Published in Cell Reports Medicine on 15 February 2022, the findings provide a way to identify more effective treatments

BEIJING/MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The turmoil engulfing a 15-year-old Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned substance has thrust her eminent coach and a doctor with past doping offences into the spotlight at the Beijing Games. Teen skater Kamila Valieva was cleared on Monday to compete in her remaining event. But the drug

The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world. Our study, published today, found people with dementia experienced worse symptoms after the pandemic began. Carers reported their loved ones were more disoriented, restless and withdrawn. They also reported poorer mental health themselves as a

Expert explains why enjoying exercise is important We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Never heard of reverse running? This trend has

Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Loneliness can have detrimental consequences on physical and mental health, yet there are currently few behavioral interventions for loneliness like there are for other conditions. Lieberz et al. explored the basis for these two conditions