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Component of human breast milk enhances cognitive development in babies

03/12/2020 Health News

Maternal factors, such as breast milk, have been shown to affect a baby’s development, and previous animal studies have determined that a carbohydrate, the oligosaccharide 2’FL found in maternal milk, positively influences neurodevelopment. Now, in the first study done in humans, investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego, have shown that 2’FL […]

Mouse study suggests immune cells could protect against Alzheimer’s

03/12/2020 Health News

Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Munich and Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco, CA, U.S.) have developed an approach to stimulate immune cells of the brain in such a way that they might possibly provide better protection against Alzheimer’s disease. Their report has been published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine. These findings could […]

The Golden State’s mixed record on lung cancer

03/12/2020 Health News

It was a bewildering moment for Zach Jump, the American Lung Association’s national director of epidemiology and statistics. The numbers leaped off the computer screen and prompted an immediate question: How could California, a leader in reducing lung cancer cases, fall so short on early diagnosis and treatment of the disease? “It’s like you’d found the needle in the haystack […]

Health sector needs guidelines for big data usage

03/12/2020 Health News

Many predict the health sector will be revolutionized by big data analytics, but the level of understanding and commitment to using big data varies across the sector in New Zealand. Massey Buisness School lecturer Dr. Kasuni Weerasinghe’s Ph.D. thesis analyzed how big data was perceived at all levels of the health sector—from policymakers to public health organizations (PHOs), to clinicians—and […]

Air quality in Germany is better – a lot of cities but more over limit

03/12/2020 Health News

Less particulate matter and fewer nitrogen dioxide: The levels of air pollutants, among other things, by the car traffic has improved in the last year in Germany. The Federal environment Minister, Svenja Schulze (SPD), described the current readings on Tuesday as “pleasing”. According to the economic bans lose in importance – environmentalists warn, however, that there is still no clear. […]

South Korea virus total nears 6,000

03/11/2020 Health News

South Korea’s total number of novel coronavirus cases—the largest outside China, where the disease first emerged—approached 6,000 on Thursday as authorities announced a ban on face mask exports. Total infections stood at 5,766, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, up 145, with 35 deaths. Australia announced Thursday it would impose an entry ban on foreigners who have […]

Coronavirus update: Has COVID-19 exceeded SARS fatality rate? Number of deaths compared

03/11/2020 Health News

When Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) hit Asia in 2003, fears surrounding the virus’s potential began circulating. With a fatality rate of about 10 percent and no cure in sight, mass hysteria ensued. Fast forward to the present, similar fears have arisen. A six death has been reported in the UK, 168 deaths recorded in Italy and more than 1,000 […]

Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: Flank pain could be a sign you lack the sunshine vitaminSS

03/11/2020 Health News

Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. But during the winter months it can be difficult to get the amount you need. Flank pain can signal a deficiency in the vitamin, what else can? One study analysed 783 patients who suffered from flank pain. Out of those 783 patients, 316 of them couldn’t have […]

You might just be addicted: Smartphone use physically affects your brain, study says

03/11/2020 Health News

In a world that relies on people having smartphones—from work emails to cashless businesses—developing an addiction to your device is becoming increasingly difficult. While some think it’s only a mental issue, a new study suggests that this constant usage physically affects your brain the same way drug addiction does. Regions in the brain known as grey matter showed changes in […]

More coronavirus daily cases outside of China than inside the country

03/11/2020 Health News

Number of new coronavirus cases reported outside of China EXCEEDS those in the country for the first time, the World Health Organization says Just 411 patients were struck down yesterday in China, the WHO revealed today Data obtained by the UN-agency show 427 cases were recorded outside China More than 81,000 cases have been recorded, with the death toll nearing […]

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