People with stroke who walk 30 minutes per day may have 54% lower risk of death
MINNEAPOLIS - A new study shows that people who walk or garden at least three to four hours per week, or bike at least two to three hours per week,…
Warfare, not climate, is driving resurgent hunger in Africa, says study
For years, it seemed the world was making progress eliminating hunger. Then, starting in 2014, the trend slid back slowly and reversed in many nations; now, some 700 million people—nearly 9…
Infectious disease found in Hawaiʻi dolphin could spark mass marine mammal deaths
Link to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/3zvHxRe WHAT: After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a…
New COVID-19 vaccine moves ahead
A South Australian-developed SARS-CoV-19 vaccine is preparing to progress to final stages of human clinical trials after early animal testing confirmed its safety and effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 lung infection.…
Quantification of specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk of lactating women vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions among individuals who are breastfeeding, both because of the possibility of viral transmission to infants during breastfeeding and, more recently, of the potential…
Most of UC San Diego’s COVID-19 cases detected early by wastewater screening
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are known to shed it in their stool, even if they aren’t experiencing any symptoms. With that in mind, University of…
Will COVID-19 become a mostly childhood disease?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Within the next few years, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus becomes endemic in the global population, COVID-19 may behave like other common-cold coronaviruses, affecting mostly young children…
Belief in social Darwinism linked to dysfunctional psychological characteristics
A new survey study links belief in the concept of social Darwinism with certain dysfunctional psychological characteristics, such as exploitative attitudes towards others, hostility, and low self-esteem. Piotr Radkiewicz of…
A new way to treat PTSD? SAMe and Vit. A – Animal Study
https://youtu.be/VC5okItprYU The data suggest a novel approach to treatment of PTSD, which involves combining two natural products that modulate the epigenome. Importantly, epigenetic treatments reverse the underlying causes of the…
Shared antibodies may push COVID-19 variants: VUMC study
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that people recovering from COVID-19 and those vaccinated against the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, produce identical clones, or groups, of antibody-producing white blood…
Association of myocarditis with mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children
August 10, 2021 Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children JAMA Cardiol. Published online August 10, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.3471 Question What are the findings on cardiac imaging…
Ultraprocessed foods now comprise 2/3 of calories in children and teen diets
The calories that children and adolescents consumed from ultraprocessed foods jumped from 61% to 67% of total caloric intake from 1999 to 2018, according to a new study from researchers…
Neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 sugar coat
Researchers identify two sugar-binding proteins that impede the viral entry of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants. The team, spearheaded by researchers at IMBA – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy…
‘Frameshifting’ therapy for mast cell cancers reduces size, spread
A potential new treatment for mast cell cancers reduces the number of mast cells by “mutating” the messenger RNA (mRNA) before it can deliver instructions for manufacturing the gene responsible…
Growing evidence of vitamin K benefits for heart health
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular disease…
Fight-or-flight response is altered in healthy young people who had COVID-19
New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with their nervous system when compared with healthy…
The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic may contribute to outbreaks of violent protest and antigovernment sentiment
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe global health crisis of the 21st century. While media reports and policy directives tend to focus on the health and economic aspects of…
Study identifies molecule that stimulates muscle-building in humans
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a randomized control study of 10 healthy young men, researchers compared how consuming the single amino acid leucine or its two-molecule equivalent, dileucine, influenced muscle-building and…
Youth, the pandemic and a global mental health crisis
An alarming percentage of children and adolescents are experiencing a global-wide mental crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new University of Calgary study published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. …
Microbes turn back the clock as research discovers their potential to reverse aging in the brain
Research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) published today (Please note embargo) in the leading international scientific journal Nature Aging introduces a novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration…
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