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The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North, a worrisome sign of what could be ahead this winter in the U.S. While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other Southern states that bore the worst of the summer surge, it’s clear that

Early sign of arthritis that’s a pain in the backside: Too often lower backache is put down to sciatica – and the long delay in diagnosis can lead to permanent damage As a hotel chef often on his feet for ten hours a day, and a keen rugby player, Gareth Dwyer put the constant ache

When it comes to understanding your Zodiac, you need to know more than just your sun sign. According to Harper’s Bazaar, while your sun sign may be the most reflective of your actual personality, it’s your moon sign that can tell you a lot of your inner emotions. Your sun sign is easily determined by what day

Alzheimer’s disease is known for its slow attack on neurons crucial to memory and cognition. But why are these particular neurons in aging brains so susceptible to the disease’s ravages, while others remain resilient? A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine has found that susceptible neurons in the prefrontal cortex

An autoimmune side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs could signal improved control of kidney cancer, according to a new study by researchers in UT Southwestern’s Kidney Cancer Program (KCP). The study, published today in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, may have broad implications for patients being treated with ICIs, a type of

Doctors say a complete loss of smell and taste may be an early warning sign of coronavirus… that could appear just hours after a sufferer is infected Doctors are calling for this to be added to other main symptoms of coronavirus Currently these are a continuous cough and/or a high temperature, says PHE But an

Unsure what to cook for dinner tonight? Why not look to the stars — and Barefoot Contessa star Ina Garten — for answers? With so many incredible Garten dinner recipes from which to choose, we’re helping pare down that list by telling you exactly which Garten dish you should make based on your zodiac sign.

Light brown skin speckles on Oklahoma girl, 4, turn out to be a warning sign of a brain tumor Charlie Thomas, four, from Moore, Oklahoma, was born with light-brown spots all over her body Her parents were told they were birth marks, but weren’t convinced and ordered a number of tests Doctors preformed an MRI,

Even a small increase in blood pressure during your first trimester could spell bigger trouble later in your pregnancy, new research suggests. Those troubles can include gestational high blood pressure, which develops after the 20th week of pregnancy, and preeclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in the urine), the researchers explained. Both conditions increase the

The sign takes its name from a German neurologist called Johann Hoffman. Other names for the sign include digital reflex, snapping reflex, or the Jacobson reflex. The Hoffman’s sign test is not the only test a doctor will use to see if a person has nerve damage because the test can be positive even when

A new study of the educational needs of students who are native users of American Sign Language (ASL) shows glaring disparities in their treatment by the U.S Department of Education. The article, “If you use ASL, should you study ESL? Limitations of a modality-b(i)ased policy”, by Elena Koulidobrova (Central Connecticut State University), Marlon Kunze (Gallaudet

Patients with meningococcal infections generally develop symptoms including a high temperature, vomiting and a stiff neck. But they might also just have a bad stomach ache. It can be so severe that they are sometimes wrongly diagnosed with appendicitis. Teams from the Institut Pasteur and the Department of Pediatrics at Bicêtre Hospital (AP-HP) decided to

Differences between signed and spoken languages are significant, yet the underlying neural processes we use to create complex expressions are quite similar for both, a team of researchers has found. “This research shows for the first time that despite obvious physical differences in how signed and spoken languages are produced and comprehended, the neural timing