Within the intricate network of cells that make up the brain, chandelier cells stand out for their elaborate, branching structure. With an elegant shape similar to that of its namesake, a single chandelier cell reaches out to connect and communicate with more than 100 other neurons. Abnormalities in chandelier cells have been linked to epilepsy, autism, and schizophrenia, underscoring their […]
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With evolving updates from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta about the novel coronavirus, there may be some confusion about the ways it can spread. There is a difference between asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread of the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Here’s a breakdown of the differences and some questions people […]
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Spending 30 minutes less time sitting down a day may cut the risks of dying from cancer by 8% – and replacing it with a half-hour workout may reduce risks by 31%, study finds Researchers looked at the activity levels of 8,000 adults and the association between movement and cancer death Those who didn’t die of cancer spent nearly double […]
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Researchers at the Australian National Phenome Centre at Murdoch University and partners at Imperial College London have made a major breakthrough in understanding how individuals can have different reactions to the same diets. For decades, nutritionists and scientists have been debating whether weight loss is down to sheer will power and healthiness of diet, or whether maintaining a healthy weight […]
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A multi-institutional group of researchers led by Harvard Medical School and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research has created an open-source machine learning tool that identifies proteins associated with drug side effects. The work, published June 18 in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine, offers a new method for developing safer medicines by identifying potential adverse reactions before drug candidates reach human […]
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Herpes: to prevent According to experts, about 90 percent of Germans with genital Herpes are infected with simplex viruses (HSV). The pathogen can cause the well-known bubbles in the mouth (Herpes in the mouth). Experts explain how to prevent and what you can company against the complaints. Many people are familiar with this: First tingles, or itches, the lip and […]
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For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke. To avoid this risk, patients sometimes undergo interventions to remove the malformation. But is this very beneficial? Not necessarily. According to an international clinical trial, co-directed by researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), interventional treatment—by neurosurgery, neuroradiology or radiation […]
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High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. But, you could lower your risk of developing hypertension by simply eating more beetroot, it’s been claimed. High blood pressure – which is also known as hypertension – puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs. The condition could lead […]
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There’s no vaccine for COVID-19 yet. But there are routine immunizations that people aren’t getting for a host of debilitating and potentially deadly diseases. In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported sharp drop-offs beginning in mid-March for pediatric vaccines ordered and given. And the World Health Organization estimated up to 80 million babies globally were missing recommended […]
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The World Health Organization said it had decided Wednesday to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients, finding it did not reduce the mortality rate. Doctor Ana Maria Henao Restrepo, from the WHO’s health emergencies programme, told a virtual press conference in Geneva that the antimalarial drug was being withdrawn from its multi-country Solidarity Trial of […]
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