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High blood sugar: What are the warning signs? 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 Take, for instance, diabetic nephropathy, which is the medical term given to […]

As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic. Declaring monkeypox to be a […]

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 Margaret Donlon was rushed from the scene by air ambulance after being left with six broken ribs, a torn liver […]

In a recent study published in PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated a highly variable region at residues 203 to 205 in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) protein. Study: Nucleocapsid mutations in SARS-CoV-2 augment replication and pathogenesis. Image Credit: Juan Gaertner/Shutterstock.com SARS-CoV-2 has continued to adapt to human infection since its emergence resulting in variants with unique […]

Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or longer protection for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional shots. Options include: Fluzone High-Dose, Fluad with an immune booster, […]

Billie Jean King discusses taking responsibility through tennis 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 The former world No.1 tennis player has spoken openly about her eating […]

New research has identified a link between vascular complexity in the eye’s retina and the risk of having a myocardial infarction, or in other words, a heart attack. The discovery was made by using artificial intelligence and “deep learning” to process data representing a large group of individuals. Combined with new genetic insights, the researchers can accurately predict heart attacks […]

The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease,” Mount Sinai researchers report. Their study, published on June 22 in Nature, could have significant implications for diagnosing and treating the devastating neurodegenerative disease. Until now, studies of ALS have focused on the central nervous […]

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation — a profound feeling of detachment from one’s sense of self or surroundings — may indicate a high risk of later developing severe post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, physical pain, and social impairment. The research, which was led by investigators at […]