Rheumatoid Arthritis: NHS on common signs and symptoms 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 Arthritis is a common condition that causes inflammation and pain in the […]

IntroductionWhat are blueberries?Nutritional profileFunctional ingredientsSpecific health benefitsConclusionReferencesFurther reading As the saying goes, you are what you eat. A balanced diet is therefore essential for good health and should contain a variety of elements. These include starchy foods (potatoes, pasta, bread) protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, or plant-based sources, dairy or dairy substitutes, and various fruits and vegetables. This article […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. President Joe Biden is responding well to treatments for COVID-19, White House doctor Kevin C. O’Connor, DO, said Friday. But the 79-year-old’s positive test on Thursday is a reminder of one of the harsh but enduring truths of the pandemic: Older Americans are still more vulnerable […]

The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. The high level of infectiousness of the virus and its ability to quickly spawn additional variants has also been observed in Germany: Since January 2022 the omicron variant BA.1 has dominated here, followed in subsequent months by the variant BA.2. In the meantime, the […]

Starting this fall, hundreds of residents across Cook County will receive a note in the mail bearing a simple message: Your medical debt is taken care of. Debtors will not need to apply to get the relief, nor will that debt forgiveness count against them when they file their taxes. Picking up the tab: Cook County government, which will pay […]

Statins: How the drug prevents heart attacks and strokes 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 Statins are the first choice of drug for patients with hyper-cholesterolemia. […]

Lassa fever is a viral illness that is far too common in West Africa. Although it can have a mortality rate of 15% in severe cases, up to 90% in pregnant women, and causes deafness in a quarter of survivors, there is no vaccine or antiviral to protect against Lassa virus. To save lives, scientists at La Jolla Institute for […]

Copper modifies and accelerates alpha synuclein aggregation, offering potential inroads to new methods of detecting and treating Parkinson’s disease, according to investigators. The techniques used in this research also may enable rapid identification of blood-borne cofactors driving abnormal protein development in a range of other neurodegenerative diseases, reported lead author Olena Synhaivska, MSc, of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials […]

Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by the sudden outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), genomic evolution of the virus has occurred. This has led to the emergence of several SARS-CoV-2 variants that have been classified as variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs) in accordance with their […]

The long-struggling field of cardiac xenotransplantation has had a very good year. In January, the University of Maryland made history by keeping a 57-year-old man deemed too sick for a human heart transplant alive for 2 months with a genetically engineered pig heart. Last week, New York University surgeons reported that heart function was “completely normal with excellent contractility” in […]