Collaborate Disseminate
Over the first half of the 20th century the world saw growing rates of heart disease mortality. From the 1920s to the 1960s more and more people were dying from heart attacks. It was described as an epidemic of heart disease. But in the mid-1960s heart… Continue reading Has COVID set us up for a major heart disease epidemic? It’s happened before
Apple TV+ has clearly decided to invest in top-shelf science fiction as a defining pillar of its offering – and overall, it’s put together an impressive slate. Some shows have been outright successes, and where others have missed, there’s at least been… Continue reading Ranking Apple TV+ sci-fi shows: From ‘Severance’ to ‘For All Mankind’
If you have ever been unlucky enough to get stuck on a poorly ventilated form of public transport just as a pack of high schoolers get on board after a long day, you will know that teenagers smell bad. It’s an objective fact. They stink.Continue Readin… Continue reading Why babies smell nice but teenagers smell like goats
Air pollution in urban environments has long been associated with poor health. Breast cancer, immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, heart problems and dementia have all been linked to air pollution, however, understanding exactly how poor air quality is explicitly causing disease has been a challenge for researchers.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Air quality, Pollution
Continue reading Magnetite pollution is damaging our brains and causing Alzheimer’s
A man that police caught taking 217 doses of COVID vaccine has offered himself up to researchers for a study looking into what happens to the immune system after so many doses. The results offer surprising insight into these new mRNA vaccines.Continue … Continue reading What happened to the guy who had 217 COVID vaccinations
Even mild cases of COVID cause significant, measurable cognitive deficits compared to those never infected with the virus, according to one of the largest studies of its type. COVID brain fog is real, and it can sap up to six IQ points for at least a y… Continue reading COVID brain fog drains 3-6 IQ points for more than a year
While current diagnostic definitions of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are relatively new, the general condition has been identified by clinicians under a variety of names for centuries. Recent genetic studies have revealed the conditi… Continue reading ADHD linked to evolutionary success in ancient humans
Perhaps one of the most persistent debates around COVID has been the reason behind the disease’s neurological symptoms. Ever since SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2019 the virus has been known for its novel effects on the brain: Extreme fatigue, cognitive a… Continue reading Inflammation or infection: The debate over COVID’s effect on the brain
Exposure to phthalates, a commonly used chemical in plastics, has been estimated to be the primary cause of one in 10 preterm births, according to a new study led by researchers from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading 1 in 10 preterm births linked to common plastic chemical
Following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 there are now seven different coronaviruses known to infect humans. Four of those are associated with generally harmless common respiratory infections, but the other three (SARS, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS) are mu… Continue reading “Zombie” COVID particles may be responsible for lethal disease