Long-term space travelers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health
DALLAS, March 29, 2021 — As NASA seeks to build a lunar outpost, visit Mars and commercialize spaceflight, the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human heart are of critical importance, according to researchers. By analyzing data from astronaut Scott
Autism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities
Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more than 7 million children carried out by researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Department of
GlyNAC improves multiple defects in aging to boost strength and cognition in older humans
A pilot human clinical trial conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals that supplementation with GlyNAC – a combination of glycine and N-acetylcysteine as precursors of the natural antioxidant glutathione – could improve many age-associated defects in older
Common medications contain animal byproducts, study finds
More physicians and pharmacists are advocating for patients to be made aware of animal byproducts contained in common medications, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. Common medications, including widely used blood thinners and hormones, are often derived
Maternal exposure to chemicals linked to autistic-like behaviours in children
A new study by Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences researchers – published today in the American Journal of Epidemiology – found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviours in pre-school aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental toxicants, including metals, pesticides,
Antigen Test 72% False Positive rate, Vaccine Failure under estimated, Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world + Data
Antigen Test 72% False Positive rate, Vaccine Failure under estimated, Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world + Data testaccuracy #falsepositive #data Updated Cochrane review assesses how accurate rapid tests are for detecting COVID-19https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/w-ucr032421.php#.YFtnklukywE.wordpressThough risk is minuscule, infection after
School closures disproportionately hit disadvantaged students in the US
The uneven distribution of school closures in the US since September 2020 threatens to exacerbate regional, racial and class-based divides in educational performance, according to research by Zachary Parolin, of Bocconi University’s Department of Social and Political Science, recently published
Combination therapy protects against advanced Marburg virus disease
GALVESTON, Texas – A new study conducted at the Galveston National Laboratory at the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has shown substantial benefit to combining monoclonal antibodies and the antiviral remdesivir against advanced Marburg virus. The
The ‘great leveler’ revisited: Why the Corona pandemic might boost inequality in society
How will Covid-19 affect inequality in countries worldwide? The current pandemic is sometimes marked as ‘great equalizer’, but scientists from Utrecht and Wageningen University show why the opposite might be true. A study by prof. Bas van Bavel and prof.
Molecule attacks coronavirus in a novel way
Scientists at the University of Bonn and the caesar research center have isolated a molecule that might open new avenues in the fight against SARS coronavirus 2. The active ingredient binds to the spike protein that the virus uses to
COVID-19: A retrospective by the numbers
Presents a brief overview of the eight COVID-19 editorials published in DMPHP over the past year and using them as a framework to follow the evolution of the Pandemic over time. A review of the salient epidemiological and clinical dimensions
Vitamin D deficiency linked to metabolic changes in patients with lupus – study
Patients with lupus are more likely to have metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance – both factors linked to heart disease – if they have lower vitamin D levels, a new study reveals. Researchers believe that boosting vitamin D levels may
Pilot study finds evidence of bartonella infection in schizophrenia patients
A pilot study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. “Researchers have been looking at the connection
Green leafy vegetables essential for muscle strength
Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research. The study, published today in the Journal of Nutrition, found that people who consumed a nitrate-rich diet, predominantly from
Study shows DHA supplement may offset impact of maternal stress on unborn males
Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and schizophrenia disproportionately affect males and are directly linked to early life adversity caused by maternal stress and other factors, which might be impacted by nutrition. But the underlying reasons for these male-specific impacts are not
Even small levels of nitrate in drinking water results in smaller babies
The more nitrate there is in mothers’ drinking water, the smaller the babies they give birth to. But alarmingly, the declining birth weight can also be registered when the women are exposed to nitrate levels below the EU’s threshold of
Can the right probiotic work for breast milk-fed babies?
Probiotics — those bacteria that are good for your digestive tract — are short-lived, rarely taking residence or colonizing the gut. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that in breast milk-fed babies given the probiotic B.
Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world
It all started when litter researchers found a perch in the canals of Leiden that had become caught up in a latex glove. As far as we know, this was the first Dutch victim of corona waste. Since then, they
Updated Cochrane review assesses how accurate rapid tests are for detecting COVID-19
Today, Cochrane, a global independent network that gathers and summarizes the best evidence from research to help informed health decision-making, publishes an updated systematic review assessing rapid tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19). The review shows that rapid
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Association found between consumption of ultra-processed foods and drinks and colorectal cancer risk
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and drink could increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. This was the conclusion of a large study undertaken by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, based
Though risk is minuscule, infection after COVID-19 vaccination is possible
In a letter to The New England Journal of Medicine, published online March 23, 2021, a group of investigators from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA report COVID-19 infection rates
Fear of COVID-19 is killing patients with other serious diseases
Philadelphia, March 23, 2021 – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier, has observed that although non-COVID inpatients suffered from the usual mix of conditions such as heart failure and chronic obstructive
Ultra-processed foods are breaking your heart
Ultra-processed foods account for 58% of total energy in the average U.S. diet, but diet is a modifiable risk factor in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that higher