The chronic viral inflammation of the liver that occurs in hepatitis C results in the formation of inflexible scar tissue in the form of fibrosis/cirrhosis of the liver. This impedes the flow of blood through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. In the majority of cases, this is associated with fatal complications. […]
(HealthDay)—It is not clear if acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) will follow its usual pattern and if we will see a spike of cases in 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The disease affects the spinal cord and nerves, mostly in children, and has been linked to an enterovirus, CNN reported. In […]
Type 2 diabetes, left unmanaged, can cause extensive damage to the body. Persistently high levels of blood sugar can result in nerve damage, and you may find yourself suffering from incontinence. Known as diabetic neuropathy, it’s a long-term complication of type 2 diabetes. The charity Diabetes UK explained that prolonged high blood sugar (glucose) levels […]
In order for cancer to form in the human body, normal cells must acquire multiple mutations before they develop toward the disease. It was previously believed that these mutations acted in concert in the progression of cancer. But a new Nature study led by City of Hope’s Markus Müschen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department […]
When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?” When narcissists face the same situation, however, their refrain is, “No one could have seen this coming!” In refusing to acknowledge that they have […]
For families with members who struggle with various mental illnesses, there’s so much that our peers who aren’t in that boat struggle to fully understand. Particularly in the cases of often misunderstood and mis-represented mental illnesses — like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder — it can be complicated (on top of trying to […]
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases—even before quantum computers are a thing. UVA’s Stefan Bekiranov, Ph.D., and colleagues have developed an algorithm to allow researchers to study genetic diseases using quantum computers, once there are much more powerful quantum computers […]
Thousands of nurses head to Florida hot zone amid coronavirus pandemic A doctor in Israel has reportedly been reinfected with COVID-19 — three months after her first bout with the coronavirus. While there have been several reports of reinfection of COVID-19 globally, the news comes amid ongoing uncertainty in the scientific community about whether long-term immunity is possible following an […]
Turn on the TV news, or look at a news website, and you’ll see charts, graphics, and dashboards that supposedly indicate the latest with COVID-19—statistics revealing the number of tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths, along with where they happened and whether they are rising or falling. Different stories are told depending on the dashboard. But […]
According to the National Institute on Aging, people aged 65 or over are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease and limited mobility in their joints and limbs. To keep older populations healthy and mobile, MU School of Health Professions associate professor Stephen Sayers has been exploring the effectiveness of low weight, high-speed weightlifting on […]
