A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland is zeroing in on a way to personalize radiation therapy for cancer patients based on genomic profile, side effects of increase in lexapro much as genomics is used to tailor oncologic drug therapy. It’s called “genomic-adjusted radiation dose” (GARD), […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Tuesday that 70% of the European Union’s adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a target it set at the beginning of the year. The announcement marks a milestone in the EU vaccination strategy after a slow start, but it also masks big differences among EU countries, with some nations […]
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Days after Hurricane Laura made landfall, officers at Calcasieu Parish Animal Services (CPAS) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, found a stray English Bulldog-mix. In distress from severe heat exhaustion, the three-year-old dog required immediate lifesaving measures to reduce her core body temperature. She also suffered from multiple health conditions including intestinal parasites, hair loss, poor skin, mange, flea infestation, actos online […]
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Testing, tracking, tracing, and isolating (TTTI) quickly and on a large scale have proven essential to public health policy responses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic. Different kinds of COVID-19 tests have been developed, and each has its pros and cons. Effective testing strategies can combine different tests to achieve complementarity, given their respective advantages and disadvantages. Image Credit: […]
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Down syndrome is mostly known for the learning disabilities it causes, but patients typically suffer from a wide number of ailments. One is the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Using iPS cells from Down syndrome patients, a new study by CiRA researchers suggests that the molecular signs of Alzheimer’s disease result from higher oxidative stress in neurons and that antioxidants […]
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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s daughter Olympia knows a lot about style (check out her appearances in mom’s makeup tutorials and her penchant for Disney princess dresses). But can she make her dad look beautiful, too? Apparently, that’s a big maybe! The 3-year-old went to work on her Reddit co-founder father in a new Instagram video shot by her tennis […]
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Emily frost/Shutterstock By Rachel Dillin/Aug. 31, 2021 8:00 pm EDT If you’ve ever experienced gallstones — aka cholelithiasis — you know how incredibly painful they can be. According to Web MD, pieces of solid cholesterol make up about 80% of these painful stones, and the remaining 20% are pigment stones made of bilirubin. They range in size from as small as a grain […]
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A number of countries including the United States and the United Kingdom are moving to make a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine available to people who are immunocompromised. But why are people with weaker immune systems at the front of the queue for a third dose? As we continue to roll out COVID-19 vaccines around the world, emerging data is […]
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A healthy diet was linked to better mental health and wellbeing, highlighting the need for more strategies to warn families off junk food, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in the British Journal of Nutrition, found that diets high in inflammatory foods were associated with poorer mental wellbeing in children […]
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For many aging Americans, the dream of maintaining an active, independent lifestyle while living at home comes crashing down with a fall. Falls are the leading cause of injury, accidental death and premature placement in a nursing home among older adults in the United States. Now, new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that in-home […]
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