The substance, called Lando, is thought to protect the brain against dementia and could be the key to a breakthrough cure. Lando levels were lower in dementia patients, the research found. Experiments also found the condition spreads more rapidly in the brains of mice genetically engineered to lack the protein. Senior study author Dr Douglas Green, from St Jude Children’s […]
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Children with autism born to mothers who had immune conditions during their pregnancy are more likely to have behavioral and emotional problems, a UC Davis Health study has found. The study examined maternal immune history as a predictor of symptoms in children with autism. “We tested the ability of maternal immune history to predict ASD symptoms and the possible role […]
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"It's changed over time, but when I was a kid it was a lot more frequent," he recalls. "Someone could be mowing the grass next door and I'd have an episode. I could be feeling anxious about something, and then that might trigger it. I could go over to somebody's house, and they could have a cat or a dog […]
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Cerner executive Amanda Adkins won the Republican primary for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday and will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in the upcoming November election. Adkins, who formerly chaired the state Republican Party, took an unpaid leave of absence from her role as Cerner’s vice president of strategic growth in January. Adkins was among five Republicans running […]
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Last week the digital health world was taken by storm when news broke that virtual health giant Teladoc was set to acquire chronic care management platform Livongo in a whopping $18.5 billion deal. Livongo has had quite a year in a half. Last July, it went public with a listing price of $28 a share. At the time of the acquisition, each share was […]
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People who are overweight, even if only modestly, are at greater risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. For the study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers assessed UK Biobank data of more than 330,000 UK residents, taken between 2006 and 2010. The data set includes individuals’ body mass index […]
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An attempt to possibly reach herd immunity through community spread amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could lead to an "enormous" death toll, according to a top health expert. In a new Instagram conversation with Matthew McConaughey on Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned how allowing society to freely spread […]
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If you want to live a long and happy life, do you not think it’s a good idea to share the experience with others? Lonely souls may want to reach out and make certain types of connections if they plan on living longer. Having a certain type of relationship with others could benefit your health. The Mayo Clinic lists five […]
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New Zealand’s government on Friday extended a lockdown of its largest city Auckland for another 12 days as it tries to stamp out its first domestic coronavirus outbreak in more than three months. The outbreak has grown to 30 people and extended beyond Auckland for the first time. Until the cluster was discovered Tuesday, New Zealand had gone 102 days […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged people not to fear catching the novel coronavirus from food, after Chinese testers found traces on food and food packaging. The virus was found Tuesday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen during a routine check on samples of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil, city authorities said. The authorities said they immediately […]
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