Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 8:52 pm Last updated: September 29, 2020 at 9:35 pm Advertisement Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the developed world, and one in three people will develop cancer in their lifetime [1]. Treating cancer has proven to be one of the greatest challenges in the world of medicine.
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Appalachian State University Source: Google Earth A student attending Appalachian State University died after developing complications from the coronavirus, university officials announced on Tuesday. Chad Dorrill was attending classes online and living off-campus in Boone, North Carolina, according to a statement from Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts. The 19-year-old was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 9:25 pm Last updated: September 29, 2020 at 9:31 pm Advertisement You’ve likely heard the term “bird brain” before. Usually, it describes someone who lacks intelligence or who makes dumb decisions. Well, that saying may change because a new study has shown that crows have conscious thought. For many years, people
Node Smith, ND Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain’s ability to clean itself of toxins, and this may seed it for Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. The discovery offers important insights into traumatic brain injury (TBI), a
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For at least two decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been approving new formulations of prescription opioids without requiring drug manufacturers to gather important information on safety and effectiveness, a new study claims. The FDA approved dozens of these highly addictive
When you’re in a rush, Google Maps can be a wonderful tool to avoid a sticky bit of traffic, or roads closed for construction. Now, Google Maps can also protect your health by showing COVID-19 case density by location. As the Google Maps help page explains, “ If your area is affected by COVID-19, you can
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 30 2020 The federal government did a quick pivot on the threat of the coronavirus spreading through the air, changing a key piece of guidance over the weekend. On Sept. 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 9:28 pm Advertisement When a person contracts COVID-19, the virus travels to their mucus membranes, and then to their lungs. In response, the body causes the lungs to become inflamed. This inflammation affects the lungs’ ability to transfer oxygen into the blood and remove carbon dioxide [1]. A lack
Dr. Vincent Carrao draws blood from a patient for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Palisades Oral Surgery, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S., June 15, 2020. Picture taken June 15, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A test to detect Covid-19 that can be done at the point of care and gives results in 15
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 9:33 pm Advertisement Strawberries are undeniably delicious. They taste like summertime and happiness on their own, but they are also a dream in a dessert. Chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry shortcake, strawberry cheesecake, strawberry jam, and strawberry rhubarb pie are among many of the classic strawberry-flavored confections. You may imagine all
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 9:57 pm Advertisement Our daily lives get busy and stressful. So much so, that even little things can seem like massive tasks. Thankfully, there are things you can do to make those small things simpler and leave room to focus on more important ones. Here are some tricks to
Sep 30 2020 FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., today announced that it has become the exclusive, worldwide distributor of cellnest®, a recombinant peptide attachment substrate that provides optimal adhesion and proliferation of stem cells in chemically defined, animal component-free conditions. Cellnest was designed and manufactured by FUJIFILM Corporation, joining its vast portfolio of solutions that support
Taking aim at the alarming slowdown in the development of new and lifesaving drugs, Harvard Medical School is launching an Initiative in Systems Pharmacology, a comprehensive strategy to transform drug discovery by convening biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, physicists, computer scientists and clinicians to explore together how drugs work in complex systems.
A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Treasury Department on Tuesday said airlines could receive larger federal loans than previously expected after some carriers opted
“These findings could have profound significance if the protection afforded by vaccination among older adults is stronger than that of young adults because older adults are a very important target population for which we are targeting for protection with vaccination,” Chen says. The purpose of the first phase was to assess safety and determine the
It shouldn’t need saying, but dentists are warning people not to operate on their own teeth, after a video of someone filing her teeth went viral. A 19-year-old woman from Florida decided to use a nail file to even out her front teeth – and thousands of viewers watched. If this had been a one-off
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. A subset of COVID-19 patients face a severe form of the disease with hospitalization, respiratory failure, or death. Severe COVID-19 is primarily characterized by respiratory distress, and the common risk factors are older age, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 10:02 pm Whenever we come across cute animal pics online, we can’t help but let out a sighed “aww!” But when this species began going viral, it was met with the universal response of “nope!” Advertisement I’m of course talking about the scorpionflies, the stuff of monsters that belongs in
The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. This organ has so many important jobs. Some of these include processing nutrients, medications, hormones as well as helping prevent infections by removing bacteria and toxins from the blood. The liver weighs about 3 pounds and is located on the right side of the stomach.
Posted on: September 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm Advertisement Your body is constantly sending you signals. If you pay attention to it, it will tell you when something isn’t quite right. Some of these signals are very obvious, like a stuffy nose when you have a cold, or a fever when you have the flu
DivvyDose Source: DivvyDose UnitedHealth Group, the United States’ largest health insurer, has acquired DivvyDose, a start-up that helps patients with chronic illness get their medicines delivered in pre-sorted packages, according to a person familiar with the deal. The deal price was just over $300 million, the person said. They asked not to be named discussing
Node Smith, ND New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke. Intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language after a stroke Published today
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as white Americans, researchers report. For the study, an international team collected data on about 6 million people but found no differences in the number who died 30 days after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. Yet
Can we eat our way to better brain health? A new study suggests that steering toward a vitamin D-rich diet may be a wise move to help ward off memory-robbing dementia. Published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia, the research tracked more than 1,700 people for nearly 6 years. It found that those consuming the
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020 Researchers from UCLA and China have found that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme, holds potential as a low-cost therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 symptoms and suppress the replication of coronavirus inside the body. A study detailing the research was published in Advanced Materials. Catalase is produced naturally and
Throughout the years so many people have asked me how you get this disease and that disease. Yet, no one has asked me how to get cancer. So, I thought that I would supply all the information that you would need to get cancer, be it breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer or even something
Posted on: September 28, 2020 at 5:06 pm Advertisement When you think of Vikings, what do you picture? Burly, bearded men? Strong blond-haired, blue-eyed people that look like Thor? New genetic discoveries are now showing that Vikings may have been more ethnically diverse than we originally thought. New DNA Changes What We Know About Vikings
LONDON – British billionaire Jim Mellon said he is planning to take his life extension company Juvenescence public in the next six to 12 months. Founded in October 2016, Juvenescence is investing in a wide range of anti-ageing therapies that it thinks have the potential to extend the human life. One of those investments is
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