Researchers in Wales have published findings that over the course of a season cognition in professional rugby players decreases. The research also shows that they show a decline in brain blood flow and an increase in markers for oxidative stress. The scientific journal, Experimental Physiology, published the results. From traffic accidents to collision sports, millions of people around the world […]
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A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19 in laboratory studies, according to a new publication appearing online in the journal ACS Infectious Disease. The compound, part of a class of molecules called salicylanilides, was designed in the laboratory of Professor Kim Janda, Ph.D., the Ely R. Callaway, Jr. […]
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(Reuters) — The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail, enabling its use as a preventive treatment for the illness in certain people. The company said the authorization enables the therapy to be used in people exposed to an infected individual, or who are at high risk of exposure to […]
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Coronavirus: Dr Nighat Arif discusses benefits of vitamins We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Eating a variety of vitamins and minerals is essential for a healthy […]
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While it is widely known that regular physical exercise decreases the risk of virtually all chronic illnesses, the mechanisms at play are not fully known. Now scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that the beneficial effects of physical exercise may in part result from changes to the structure of our DNA. These changes are referred as “epigenetic.” DNA […]
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A procedure widely used to treat birth-related brain damage in newborn babies in low and middle income countries (LMICs) may increase the risk of death. This is the finding of research led by Imperial College London, together with several large hospitals in South Asia, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health. The study, of 408 babies with suspected birth-related […]
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Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for August 2 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking today in entertainment. Comedian Kathy Griffin informed fans on Monday of a recent lung cancer diagnosis and immediate plans to undergo surgery to remove half of her left lung. Griffin, 60, said it was a stage 1 […]
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Simone Biles made a celebrated return to the Tokyo Olympics, with a last stand on the balance beam that earned her a bronze medal, her record-tying seventh career medal. Biles, who entered with just the seventh-highest qualifying score, finished third with a score of 14.000. China’s 16-year-old sensation Guan Chenchen (14.633) won gold, and teammate Tang Xijing Tag (14.233) took […]
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As the third-most lethal cancer in the United States, with only a 1% five-year survival rate for people with its most aggressive form, pancreatic cancer has long been a target of researchers who search for ways to slow or stop its growth and spread. Now, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found that an anti-parasitic drug prevents pancreatic […]
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Covid lockdowns may have triggered a rise in short-sighted children because they’ve spent less time outdoors and more on computers and watching TV, study claims During Covid lockdowns, children spent less time outdoors and more time inside This may have prompted rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia), experts say Researchers studied the eyes of 1,793 children in Hong Kong Their […]
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