High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips High cholesterol does not usually operate in isolation – the waxy substance is often accompanied by high blood pressure. Both high cholesterol and high blood pressure perform a similar function. They narrow and harden the arteries that supply blood to your heart. When this happens, the heart has to strain much harder to […]
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Thyroid cancer: Know the symptoms Thyroid cancer is when abnormal cells in the thyroid gland start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. In a latest study, researchers believe those living high-light areas could have their risk of developing the disease increased. Researchers found those individuals had lower melatonin levels as a result of the light thus increasing their […]
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Kane County, Illinois, officials have reversed a policy that denied COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant and lactating women. In a statement released Friday, the Kane County Health Department issued a clarification saying it would provide vaccines to pregnant and lactating women. The decision came after consultations with the Illinois Department of Public Health, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and […]
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Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from 25% to 90%. While no drugs currently are available on the market to prevent infection from these viruses—they belong to a category of viruses called filoviruses, side effects lipitor itching which are known to cause hemorrhagic fever—researchers have identified a few small drug […]
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The Dutch government said on Monday it is extending until March 2 its night-time coronavirus curfew, the introduction of which last month sparked the country’s worst riots in four decades. The 9pm to 4:30am (2000-0330 GMT) curfew, the first in the Netherlands since World War II, had been due to end on Wednesday, but Prime Minister Mark Rutte had warned […]
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During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, public health authorities recommended that those exposed to the causative pathogen – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – should isolate themselves for 14 days. In a new study, published on the pre-print medRxiv* server, researchers at the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de […]
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PARIS — Swiss fragrance and flavors supplier Givaudan said Monday it is acquiring French company Myrissi to help strengthen its Artificial Intelligence capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Givaudan said it plans to fund the transaction with existing resources. Myrissi, which was founded in 2014, has created a patented AI technology that’s able to translate fragrances into color patterns […]
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Results from a new study which draws on survey data collected during the peak of the first wave of the pandemic suggests that being forced to slow down life, as a consequence of lockdown, has had significant, positive impacts for many people and their families. The research, recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry from a team at the […]
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A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body’s innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown. Their study, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, is the first to successfully target the immune molecule STING with nanoparticles about one millionth the size of a soccer ball that can switch on/off immune activity […]
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The coronavirus variant that was first identified in the U.K. is now spreading rapidly in the U.S., doubling every 10 days, according to a new study. That means that the variant, known as B.1.1.7., is growing exponentially in prevalence. B.1.17 made up around 2% of currently circulating strains in the last week of January and likely doubled to 4% of […]
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