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Past neuroscience studies have consistently showed that sleep plays an important role in memory consolidation. For instance, some neuroimaging research showed that the brain regions that are activated while humans are encoding waking experiences can later be reactivated during sleep, particularly during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Interestingly, the same brain regions are also associated

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. New Zealand officials reported the country’s first death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.  In a release, the Ministry of Health wrote to “ensure that health care professionals and consumers remain vigilant

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A Michigan nurse practitioner pled guilty and three doctors settled civil suits as part of a Medicare fraud sting dubbed Operation Happy Clickers. The medical professionals illegally signed off on orders for unnecessary medical braces and cancer genetic testing promoted by telemarketers. The series of criminal and civil actions were part of an ongoing national

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League said on Thursday it has made clear it wanted to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for players, as it reported a nearly 93% inoculation rate, despite assertions from the players’ union the league had not proposed such a step. NFLPA President JC Tretter, who plays for the Cleveland Browns,

It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives there were still some 384,000 deaths and 188 million malaria cases in 2019. Malaria prevention in African countries heavily depends on using insecticide treated bed nets and

Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021. “To our knowledge, this is the largest study to systematically assess the cardiovascular effects of regular coffee consumption in a population without diagnosed heart disease,” said study

The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management department said Saturday. So far, Tillamook County, on Oregon’s northwest coast, and Josephine County, in the southwest,

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers adjust medical equipment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in France, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) – The number of people in French hospital intensive care units due to COVID-19 dipped on

Weekly consumption of ultra-processed food is linked with an increased risk of heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021. Ultra-processed food refers to a wide range of products such as mass produced bread, ready meals, fast foods, sweets and desserts, salty snacks, breakfast cereals, reconstituted meat including chicken and fish nuggets, instant

This week marks the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, and the thousands of scientists attending this year's virtual conference will hear from PETA scientists on matters ranging from scientific and ethical concerns regarding inflicting permanent brain damage on primates to toxicity testing in rabbits. PETA has more scientists

A pooled analysis of two randomized trials has demonstrated the beneficial effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure with a reduced and preserved ejection fraction. The late breaking study is presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The EMPEROR-Reduced trial previously

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 children showed that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between 5 and 11 years old. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “When we compared the weight gain among children from 2019 to 2020, we found that there was

The use of novel, chemotherapy-free regimens in Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) is poised to become the new standard of care, according to a review assessment by Nicholas Short, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, and colleagues. Since the introduction of highly potent BCR-ABL–mutation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), Ph+

BRUSSELS/TOKYO (Reuters) -Production of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a plant in Spain can continue, the European Union drugs regulator said on Friday, while it carries out its investigation of a suspected metallic contamination incident. Japan on Thursday suspended the use of 1.63 million doses here shipped to 863 vaccination centres nationwide, more than a week

Davina McCall discusses menopause symptoms on Loose Women 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 Menopause is a natural part of ageing

I held my breath as I walked through the door to the Intensive Care Unit for the first time. I remember looking around the wards and thinking: ‘Oh my god, all these patients have got Covid.’ Then I told myself I had to breathe, that I had to trust my personal protective equipment (PPE). This

Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on covid-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just as the dangerous delta variant was taking hold. Data has been disappearing recently in other states as well. Florida, for example, now reports covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations once a week, instead of daily, as

Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, appears to be more common after COVID-19 than after vaccination, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Based in Israel, the study showed that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis, with about 1 to 5 cases

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has announced positive topline results from the phase 3 RISE-PD trial evaluating a novel formulation of carbidopa/levodopa for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who have motor fluctuations. “IPX-203 was developed with an innovative formulation that contains immediate-release and extended-release granules, and mucoadhesive polymers, to provide rapid absorption and maximize levodopa absorption,” the company