Life imitates mica
In mythologies and origin stories around the world, various cultures and religions point to clay as the vessel of life, the primordial material that creator gods imbued with a self-sustaining…
Statin use not justified for healthy people with high cholesterol
TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2022) – About 40 million adults in the United States regularly take statins to lower their cholesterol levels and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke,…
Traditoinal medicine could give new hope to heart patients
At the European Football Championship last summer, time suddenly stood still. The buzzing tension that filled the air disappeared in a matter of seconds when footballer Christian Eriksen suddenly collapsed,…
Multitude of stressful events in 2020 may have harmed social development of young adults
2020 was a uniquely stressful year - with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a contentious presidential election in the United States. New research…
Drinking plenty of tea may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study in over a million adults
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 cohort studies involving more than 1 million adults from eight countries finds that moderate consumption of black, green or Oolong tea is linked…
Study shows daily multivitamin use may slow cognitive aging for older adults
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association has published “Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: a randomized clinical trial.” The three-year study of more than 2,200…
Study suggests walnuts are bridge to better health as we age
Researchers who reviewed 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood…
Preventing ‘chemo brain’ with antioxidants targeting the spinal fluid
Up to three quarters of patients receiving cancer chemotherapy suffer from “chemo brain” — a long-term side effect that makes it harder to remember things, maintain attention, and learn new…
Adults don’t get better at recognizing masked faces as time goes on, new study finds
TORONTO, September 13, 2022 – More than two years after the start of the pandemic, adults still have difficulty recognizing people when their face is obscured by a mask, found a…
‘Years of life lost’ to unintentional drug overdose in adolescents spikes during pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a 113% increase in the “Years of Life Lost” among adolescents and young people in the United States due…
Exercise hormone halts Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mouse study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise…
Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome
The following information is embargoed until September 10 at 11:15 AM CDT Austin, Texas, USA (September 10, 2022) — The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an…
COVID-19 drugs persist in wastewater, may pose risk to aquatic organisms
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Certain drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients — including remdesivir, dexamethasone and antibiotics for associated bacterial infections — persist through wastewater treatment and may occur in…
Study shows that respirator masks used by doctors during COVID might increase the risk of airway complications in patients
Personal protective equipment (PPE) was rarely out of the news throughout the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic. However new research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that…
Manuka honey could help to clear deadly drug-resistant lung infection – research
A potential new treatment combining natural manuka honey with a widely used drug has been developed by scientists at Aston University to treat a potentially lethal lung infection and greatly…
Why does fasting reduce seizures?
Calorie restriction has long been associated with reduced seizures in epilepsy. New research from Boston Children’s Hospital helps explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and could lead the…
Vitamin D deficiency in melanoma patients associated with worse overall survival, new study finds
(7 September 2022, Milan, Italy) Vitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients, a new study presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress has shown.1…
Researchers have identified antibodies that may make coronavirus vaccines unnecessary
Tel Aviv University researchers have isolated two antibodies that neutralize all known strains of COVID-19 – including Omicron – with up to 95% efficiency.The researchers: Targeted treatment with antibodies and…
Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection increases risk of long COVID
Boston, MA— Psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness, before COVID-19 infection was associated with an increased risk of long COVID, according to researchers at Harvard T.H.…
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