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Several common regions of DNA are linked to an increased risk of developing essential tremor (ET), new research shows. Investigators studied more than 480,000 adults and found five genetic loci that were significantly associated with ET risk, particularly in the cerebellum and neuronal axons. Loci are physical locations of a gene or DNA polymorphism. Results

Ophthalmologist Gladys Atto has vowed to leave no one behind when it comes to eye health. As head of ophthalmology in Uganda’s remote Karamoja district, Atto has restored the sight of thousands of farmers and nomadic herders who would be unable to survive without their vision. While her friends in the capital Kampala tell her

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. United Airlines is responding to the surge in COVID cases by cutting an unspecified number of flights to “make sure we have the staffing and resources to take care of our customers,” company CEO Scott Kirby said in a memo to

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. With a record number of COVID-19 cases being reported, two top U.S. health officials made a stark prediction on Tuesday: Most Americans eventually will be infected with the virus. “I think it’s hard to process what’s actually happening right now, which

A new study published in the Journal of Natural Products of the American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy has shown that isolated cannabinoids or those in hemp extracts have the potential to prevent and treat the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) – primarily by blocking viral cell entry.

Metabolic differences could explain why some metastatic breast cancer cells rapidly generate tumors after migrating from primary tumors to the brain, while others linger for months or years before forming these secondary tumors, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study. The findings, published in Cell Metabolism, highlight metabolic vulnerabilities in malignant cells that could

As the pandemic stretches into its third year, people around the globe have benefitted from cutting-edge vaccines that have prevented infection with COVID-19 or mitigated its impact. Yet, vaccine access has not been distributed evenly across populations. In the United States, data show significant disparities in vaccine adoption among more vulnerable populations. A new study

(HealthDay)—The record-breaking numbers surrounding the Omicron surge are dizzying, with so many Americans falling prey to the highly infectious COVID-19 variant. The United States reported more than 1.3 million COVID cases on Monday, the highest daily total recorded for any country in the world. The seven-day case average has tripled in two weeks, reaching more

The new year rode in on a wave of omicron cases, but will this be the last of the variants, or will a brand-new “variant of concern” emerge in 2022? Experts told Live Science that they wouldn’t be surprised if a troublesome new coronavirus variant crops up this year — but that it’s difficult to

Back around Thanksgiving, many families—older members newly boosted and young children freshly vaccinated—felt comfortable gathering to celebrate. Fast forward a month, and some of those winter celebrations took on a decidedly more 2020 look, owing to a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 with a name straight out of a sci-fi novel: omicron. Despite being brand new

For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic’s march across the world. But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics, forcing news organizations to rethink the way they report such figures. “It’s just a data disaster,” said Katherine Wu, staff writer who covers

Indonesia kicked off a COVID-19 booster campaign for the general public on Wednesday, prioritizing third shots for the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. The government hopes to provide 21 million booster shots in January to people who received their second jabs at least six months ago. Some 117 million people in Indonesia have

An osteopath has taken to TikTok to share the signs of a backed-up lymphatic system and how to help it. If you’re suffering from fatigue, headaches, constipation, inflammation and/or brain fog, Brendon Talbot says your lymphatic system could be in need of a good drain. Brendon, of Toronto, Canada, shared a clip of himself demonstrating

The Gas Addition Module II (GAM II) from Uniqsis is a coil reactor that permits gas to be introduced 'on-demand' to reactions performed under flow-through conditions by diffusion through gas-permeable membrane tubing. Image Credit: Uniqsis Ltd Using a GAM II – your gas and liquid phases do not come into direct contact with each other

To monitor the presence of enteric pathogens in imported seafood, the authors of this paper collected a total of 140 seafood samples imported from eight overseas countries from Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Wuhan seafood markets from June to November 2019. Additionally, 116 viral, environmental swab samples were also collected from the Wuhan and Guangzhou

The global burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a group of common lung conditions that affects more than 300 million people, could be significantly reduced with a simple health assessment, concludes a large-scale international study led by UCL researchers. COPD includes serious lung conditions, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and is the world's

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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. By accelerating the rate of booster vaccinations, the United States could significantly “flatten the curve” of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, according to a new blog post written by researchers at the Commonwealth Fund. Currently, they note, about 770,000 booster shots

As health experts learn more about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines, guidance for individuals who test positive for the disease has evolved. Federal health officials say the precautions people should take if they become infected with COVID-19 depends on their symptoms and vaccination status. Here’s what you need to know. Quarantine vs. isolation Whether

Tertiary lymphoid structures are formations that occur outside of the lymphatic system. They contain immune cells and are similar in structure and function to lymph nodes and other lymphoid structures. However, little is known about how tertiary lymphoid structures form. In a new article published in Immunity, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers report on the molecular