While the new Coronavirus will, hopefully, be effectively controlled sooner rather than later, its latest namesake is here to stay – a small caddisfly endemic to a national park in Kosovo that is new to science. Potamophylax coronavirus was collected near a stream in the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park in Kosovo by a team of scientists, led by Professor […]
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A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published today by Nature Metabolism, the key lies in the expression of a receptor called Trpv1 (temperature-sensitive ion channel transient receptor potential cation subfamily V […]
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Nail your form on the rowing machine for the ultimate full-body workout. After months of lockdown, people are finally allowed back to the gym (with a few Covid-friendly caveats, of course). That means you can now strength train with heavy weights, jump into a swimming pool and mix up your cardio routine. Yep, while running may have seen you through lockdown, there […]
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Medical cannabis products are not always what they seem, according to a new study led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). In fact, the contents of these products can vary considerably from distributors’ claims, according to the study, published in JAMA Network Open. This is particularly important when THC, the metabolite responsible for the “high” cannabis provides, is […]
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Breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a statistically significant increased risk of developing second primary cancers, according to results from a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. There are approximately 3.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today and studies have found women diagnosed with breast cancer […]
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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks stroll at Eminonu district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 52,676 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday, after touching an all-time high over the weekend. Speaking in a news conference, Koca also […]
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Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song welcomed their first child, a son, on April 5. The notoriously media-shy couple never officially announced their pregnancy, preferring to keep it private, according to Esquire, and the pair chose a name with a lot of meaning to the new dad. Related story Kelly Rowland Gave Birth With Her Whole Family Watching on Zoom — […]
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Smoking cannabis when you’re young may increase your risk of developing heart disease later, according to a recent University of Guelph study. In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy cannabis users, researchers found subtle but potentially important changes in heart and artery function. Cigarette smoking is known to affect cardiovascular […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Novel genomic alterations in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – beyond the androgen receptor (AR)-V7 splice variant – are associated with outcomes and resistance to hormone therapy in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), researchers suggest. “We found that CTC genomic alterations in several key genes were able to predict for widely different outcomes,” Dr. Andrew Armstrong […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – In March, emergency room doctor Frederic Adnet needed to move COVID-19 patients from his fast-filling Paris hospital to less hard-hit regions of France to free up beds, but unlike during the first wave last year the transfers weren’t happening. It was a scene playing out across the French capital and other virus hotspots, mainly because families were […]
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