It’s a Wednesday morning and I’ve just made the decision to visit Alison*, who is in her mid-40s and lives alone. Although I’ve been working with her for over a year, I haven’t seen her in person for several months because of the pandemic. Over the last few weeks, I’ve become increasingly concerned for Alison’s wellbeing. We’ve been speaking on […]
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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. High cholesterol is when you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood. It is helpful to distinguish between the different types of cholesterol because they do not all present a threat. In […]
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Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the brain and stroke, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The researchers said these potentially life-threatening findings were more common in patients with hypertension and diabetes. The virus that causes COVID-19 first attacks cells […]
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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. Insulin resistance is the name given to when cells of the body do not respond properly to the hormone insulin. Insulin resistance is the driving factor that leads to type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and prediabetes. Now […]
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A new study from researchers at the University of Chicago has found that neuronal population dynamics in the motor cortex are very different during reaching and grasping behavior, challenging a popular theory that indicated intrinsic, dynamic patterns control motor behaviors. Prior research examining neural population dynamics in the motor cortex of macaque monkeys had shown that during the planning and […]
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If I am going to order a drink from a coffee shop, say, Starbucks, for example, I am going to want it to be chock full of caffeine. That means, however, that I lose out on some of the best drinks of the winter season, including hot cocoa. But this new Starbucks Secret Menu drink makes sure that caffeine and […]
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Effector regulatory T cells (eTreg cells) are a specialized subset of white blood cells that keep the immune system in check. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have revealed the metabolic signaling mechanisms that regulate function of eTreg cells. The work may aid efforts to better understand and treat inflammatory diseases. The findings were published online today in Cell Metabolism. […]
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Betty is the apple of her daddy's eye. In an adorable virtual interview with a young reporter named Mack surrounding the upcoming release of Ryan Reynolds' new film The Croods: A New Age, the actor recently revealed to Entertainment Tonight that his 13-month-old youngest daughter is his favorite person to spend time with at the moment. "I have a new […]
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March through May saw a significant increase in deaths over previous years—and not just from COVID-19, says a new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When deaths attributed to COVID-19 were removed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention totals, the death rate in several demographics outpaced the same period in 2019, the study found. The timeframe […]
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If all goes to plan, athletes will compete in hot conditions at the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Indeed, summers in Japan can be quite intense—with hot and humid weather and temperatures reaching up to 35°C. But our recent research indicates that taking the oral contraceptive pill may help women in sport to better cope with this kind of heat. […]
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