Although SARS-CoV-2 has taken the world by storm, it's not the only coronavirus that can infect humans. But unlike SARS-CoV-2, common human coronaviruses (HCoVs) generally cause only mild disease. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Infectious Diseases have shown that infections with two different HCoVs don't generate antibodies that effectively cross-react with SARS-CoV-2. So, prior infection with HCoVs is unlikely to […]

The first comprehensive guidelines to manage pregnant women with anorexia nervosa (AN) have been released. Pregnant women with AN are at greater risk of poor outcomes including stillbirth, underweight infant, or pre-term birth, yet there are no clear guidelines on the management of the condition. “Anorexia in pregnancy has been an overlooked area of clinical care as many believed only […]

A recent International Journal of Molecular Sciences review article succinctly summarizes previous studies leading to the development of furin inhibitors as potential therapeutics for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other diseases, wherein furin is integral for their pathogenicity and progression. Study: The Path to Therapeutic Furin Inhibitors: From Yeast Pheromones to SARS-CoV-2. Image Credit: Design_Cells / Shutterstock.com What is furin? Furin […]

Drug addict’s penis turns BLACK and releases ‘foul-smelling discharge’ after 35-year-old injected cocaine straight into his member Patient, who was not named, came to hospital in New York in ‘excruciating’ pain Doctors found the skin on his penis had died and turned black as it rotted away It was also releasing a ‘foul-smelling’ fluid and peeling away from the base […]

About 18% of patients with injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) acknowledge that distracted driving contributed to the crash—although the true rate is likely even higher, according to a report in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. Meanwhile, nearly every patient in the survey study […]

CELINA, Tenn. — It was about 1 a.m. on April 19, 2016, when a burglary alarm sounded at Dale Hollow Pharmacy in Celina, patheo medicine a tiny town in the rolling, wooded hills near the Kentucky border. Two cops responded. As their flashlights bobbed in the darkness, shining through the pharmacy windows, they spotted a sign of a break-in: pill […]

Testing patients for genetic variations that affect how their body will respond to common medicines must be integrated fully, fairly and swiftly into the UK National Health Service (NHS), according to a report published by the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians. The report—Personalized prescribing: using pharmacogenomics to improve patient outcomes—explains how a type of testing, known […]

A large cohort study found that babies born to men who took metformin during the period of sperm development were at increased risk for birth defects, specifically genital defects in boys. These finding suggest that men with diabetes who are taking metformin should talk to their doctors about whether they should switch to another treatment when trying to conceive a […]

Carol Smillie teaches CPR in new Save a Life for Scotland advert 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 Currently appearing on Richard Osman’s House of Games, […]

Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists. In a study published today in Nature Communications, the researchers show that, in UK data, girls experience a negative link between social media use and life satisfaction when they are 11-13 years old […]