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Engineers from Yale University have developed a wearable device that can help individuals assess whether they have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The cheap device can clip onto a person’s clothes and capture aerosoliz… Continue reading Yale team develops clip-on monitor to detect coronavirus exposure
Results have been published from a first-of-its-kind clinical trial testing the effectiveness of ketamine infusions, combined with psychotherapy, in reducing the rate of relapse in people with severe alcoholism who have recently been detoxified. The la… Continue reading Clinical trial finds ketamine-assisted therapy helps treat alcoholism
In a historic procedure surgeons in the US have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a living human. The patient is currently still alive, has not rejected the pig organ and is being carefully monitored at the Univers… Continue reading World-first pig-to-human heart transplant performed in US
A new post-mortem brain tissue study is offering clues as to how exercise in old age can improve brain health and prevent cognitive decline. The research found late-life physical activity was associated with higher levels of presynaptic proteins, molecules previously found to support healthy brain functions.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Exercise, Neuroscience, UCSF
Continue reading Brain tissue study sheds light on how exercise can fight dementia
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found children who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop diabetes than those with no history of the viral infection. The preliminary findings ar… Continue reading CDC report suggests COVID increases risk of diabetes in children
As the world grapples with the rapid spread of Omicron, and daily recorded COVID-19 cases reach frightening heights, a handful of new studies are delivering potent reminders that even a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to the chronic illness that has… Continue reading Long COVID still a threat after mild infections, researchers warn
As the world grapples with the rapid spread of Omicron, and daily recorded COVID-19 cases reach frightening heights, a handful of new studies are delivering potent reminders that even a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to the chronic illness that has… Continue reading Long COVID still a threat after mild infections, researchers warn
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbug often found infecting vulnerable hospital patients. Commonly thought to have emerged in the mid-20th century as a result of excessive antibiotic use, a new … Continue reading Notorious superbug arose in hedgehogs before clinical use of antibiotics
More advances on the mRNA vaccine front this week as both Pfizer and Moderna move forward on new viral targets for future vaccines. Pfizer is turning its focus to shingles while Moderna has begun human trials for a mRNA vaccine against the Epstein-Barr… Continue reading mRNA vaccine makers set sights on shingles and the Epstein-Barr virus
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research are leading a massive project aimed at developing a universal coronavirus vaccine that can provide protection against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. A handful of newly published studies are reporting s… Continue reading US Army testing universal coronavirus vaccine against all variants