Heart disease has long been the leading cause of death globally. One reason is that the heart has poor regenerative properties, causing damage to accumulate. Scientists have speculated that understanding how the heart grows from the embryo will lead to new medical treatments. To model the development of heart cells, a new study in Stem Cell Reports by CiRA researchers […]
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A study published today by Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers found that although the circumstances around any suicide death are complex, there are often shared characteristics and experiences among young children who die by suicide. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, showed that suicide in children is most often associated with mental health concerns, prior suicidal behavior, trauma—including abuse, neglect […]
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Doctors reveal coconut oil is VERY high in saturated fat 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 According to research published in The Lancet, higher consumption of […]
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When Simone Biles walked out of the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics arena, quitting the United States’ team finals on Tuesday, my stomach did somersaults. Had the world’s greatest gymnast really quit just minutes into the team competition – after she was expected to lead her team to gold on the world’s most prestigious sporting stage – because she was, as she […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries – Nigeria and South Africa – as the continent battles a third wave of infections, White House officials said.FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration […]
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With the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), scientists began an intensive effort to develop vaccines against the virus. These efforts were largely fueled by predictions that public health interventions would inevitably cripple the global economy if continued indefinitely. In the United States, the first vaccine to receive […]
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People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in for first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand reported on Wednesday a daily record of 16,533 new coronavirus infections, […]
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Dr. Amesh Adalja: Unvaccinated individuals driving COVID outbreaks, hospitalizations Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Senior Scholar at the John Hopkins University Center for Health Security, on how to increase vaccination rates. Fully vaccinated individuals should now wear masks in certain indoor areas in places with substantial and high coronavirus spread given the highly contagious delta variant, according to the Centers for […]
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Today there are so many evidence-based drug therapies for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) that physicians treating HF patients almost don’t know what to do them. It’s an exciting new age that way, but to many vexingly unclear how best to merge the shiny new options with mainstay regimens based on time-honored renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors and […]
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A new study highlights the range of brain complications experienced by hospitalized adults in the UK with severe COVID-19. Researchers found that strokes were a common complication, with higher rates than expected amongst younger people. The findings of the study, published in the journal Brain Communications, also highlight that risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure, contributed to […]
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