Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico have identified three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Based on virtual and in vitro antiviral screening that began in the earlier months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
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Another reason to take vitamin D: People on a daily dose are 17% less likely to develop late-stage cancer and face lower odds of death, study finds Harvard University researchers followed 25,000 people for over five years Those who were assigned to take a daily dose of vitamin D were 17% less likely to develop ‘advanced’ – metastatic or fatal […]
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Jason Momoa knows the day is inevitable when his daughter starts dating, but he's not in a rush for it to arrive. Speaking with Men's Health for the magazine's December cover story, the Dune actor compares his eventual approach to 13-year-old Lola Iolani's love life to that of how Lenny Kravitz handled his daughter (and Momoa's stepdaughter), Zoë Kravitz, bringing boyfriends around. "Lenny […]
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a disorder that affects the adrenal gland’s ability to release hormones that regulate the body’s response to stress and illness. CAH is treatable, but can be potentially life-threatening during illness or if not managed. The disorder is difficult to identify, and much still needs to be understood about the condition. But new research conducted at […]
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 — Pregravid use of some hormonal contraceptives is associated with delays in return of fertility, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in The BMJ. Jennifer J. Yland, from the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues examined the correlation between pregravid use of a variety of contraceptive methods and subsequent fecundability in a […]
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Full-size, realistic models of human organs could help surgeons train and practice before they cut into a patient. However, it’s been challenging to make inexpensive models of a size, complexity and material that simulates human organs. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering have developed a way to 3-D print a full-size model of a patient’s own heart. […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Insomnia affects one in three Brits, and nearly a quarter of us admit to only getting five hours of shut eye a night. Adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep a night, and failing to […]
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The virus that causes COVID-19 is much more likely to spread indoors rather than outdoors. Governments are right to encourage more outdoor dining and drinking, but it is important they also do everything they can to make indoor venues as safe as possible. Our recent monitoring of public buildings has shown many have poor ventilation. Poor ventilation raises the risks […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Patches of skin tend to become inflamed, itchy and red when eczema flares up. As well as being uncomfortable, it can be unsightly too. Thankfully, there are ways to lower the risk of it occurring. What’s atopic […]
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A top Swiss medical association has sounded the alarm over saturated intensive care units across Switzerland as the second wave of COVID-19 infections takes a heavy toll. “Swiss intensive care units are at the limit of their regular bed capacity,” the Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine (SSMI) warned in a statement issued Tuesday. It said the 876 ICU beds […]
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