More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean according to an AFP tally at 0640 GMT based on official sources. A total of 10,001,833 cases have now been recorded, of whom 366,637 people have died and 8,537,563 are considered to be cured. According to official figures, the region is the […]
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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. Spending decades leant over, tending to shrubbery and flowers, has left Alan Titchmarsh with a bad back. Do you have one too? Here’s what you can do about it. Situated in Hampshire, with his beloved wife Alison, […]
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Should I or shouldn’t I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. This is shown by a recent study by researchers at the University of Bonn. The result is unexpected—the researchers were actually on the trail of a completely different evaluation mechanism. The results are published in the journal […]
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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. Sportsmen in the public eye are opening up about their mental health – and Marland Yarde is no exception. Appearing on a Sale Shark Business Club event, Marland admitted his come face to face with hardship. The […]
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More of us than ever are stuck indoors, whether we are working at home, self-isolating, or socially distancing from other households. Long periods of isolation are already impacting many people’s mental health and will continue to do so. On the other hand, people have reported discovering outdoor spaces on their doorstep as they are forced to stay local. Many say […]
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FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — The so-called love hormone, oxytocin, may be worth investigating as a treatment for COVID-19, a new study suggests. One of the most serious complications of infection with the new coronavirus is a “cytokine storm,” in which the body attacks its own tissues. There are currently no U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for COVID-19, which […]
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The potential for treating cystic fibrosis (CF) using mRNA therapies or CRISPR gene editing is possible regardless of the causative mutation. CF clinical trials showing that a genotype-agnostic gene therapy for CF is possible are reviewed in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy. “Treating CF by delivering mRNA that encodes CFTR has the potential to work in any CF patient, […]
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Malignant tumors of the peripheral nerve are rare but aggressive and very difficult to treat successfully. Now, researchers in the U.S. have shown that a combination of two types of anti-cancer drugs, MEK and SHP2 inhibitors, is effective in targeting the mechanism that drives the cancer’s growth. Although the work has been carried out in cells and mice, this discovery […]
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Heart attacks are strongly tied to unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as eating a poor diet over a prolonged period of time. Saturated fats, which are found in processed foods, contain a type of cholesterol that clogs up your arteries. If your arteries become blocked with cholesterol, it can trigger a heart attack. There are certain risk factors that you cannot […]
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A reading above 140/90mmHg is a sign of possible hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure). Should this reading go above 180/110mmHg, alarm bells should be ringing. What is your blood pressure after you first wake up? The health advisors at Harvard Medical School received a query from a concerned citizen. Their blood pressure reading floated around 160/80mmHg in the mornings, but […]
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