The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new cases soaring last week to a new seven-day high of almost two million, even as new deaths decreased, WHO statistics showed. In a fresh global update, the World Health Organization said late Monday that during the week ending on September 20, 1,998,897 new cases of the novel coronavirus were registered […]
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New research presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, suggests regular heat exposure through a hot bath is associated with a beneficial effect on risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including glycated haemoglobin |(HbA1c), a measure of blood sugar control. The study is by Dr. Hisayuki Katsuyama, […]
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‘No such thing as the winter blues’: Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims A Dutch study of 5,282 people found a lack of sunlight doesn’t influence moods However, participants high in neuroticism were affected by the lack of sunlight Neuroticism is a personality trait that makes people more likely to be moody New […]
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There's another Vanderpump Rules baby on the way! Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are expecting their first child. The couple, who wed in her native Kentucky in June 2019, announced the baby news Monday on Cartwright's Instagram. Holding up several sonograms in the photos she shared on her social media, Cartwright, 31, smiles while she and Taylor, 41, hold her […]
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How much does TIME matter in coronavirus transmission? Study finds cutting a ‘superspreading’ choir practice from 2.5 hours to 30 minutes could have reduced the number of infections by SEVEN-FOLD A March choir practice in Washington state became a coronavirus ‘superspreading’ event when one infected person spread it to 52 others The ‘attack rate’ of the virus was 87% of […]
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A druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that could be used to stop the virus from infecting human cells has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Bristol. The researchers say their findings, published today in the journal Science, are a potential ‘game changer’ in defeating the current pandemic and add that small […]
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(HealthDay)—There is an inverted U-shaped association between sleep duration and global cognitive decline, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Yanjun Ma, from the Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, and colleagues examined the association between sleep duration and cognitive decline by a pooled analysis of two nationally representative cohorts. Data were obtained from waves […]
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MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 — An immunotherapy drug significantly improved survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to a new study. About 550,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year, making it the 10th most common type of cancer, the study authors noted. Chemotherapy is the initial standard of care for advanced […]
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The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past two decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. “When adjusted for inflation, [Medicare] reimbursement for common procedures in orthopedic trauma surgery has steadily decreased from 2000 and 2020,” according to the new research by Kenneth A. Egol and colleagues in the […]
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Hair loss can be a natural part of the ageing process, and most of the time, it’s nothing to worry about. We can even lose up to 100 hairs on our bodies every day, without even noticing. But you could prolong the life of your locks by regularly eating eggs, it’s been revealed. Losing your hair could be caused by […]
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