Reduce Stress: health for mind and mood More than every fifth Person in Germany feels often stressed and every second occasionally. Although women and men normally deal differently with Stress, we know that chronic Stress contributes in both sexes to a range of health problems, including mental disorders, heart diseases and obesity. A health expert […]
Many COVID-19 patients are at risk for acute kidney failure, according to a new study. Acute kidney failure—also called acute kidney injury (AKI)—is a serious complication of COVID-19 that’s underreported and not well understood, the Northwestern University researchers said. The death rate for patients with severe acute kidney failure is about 50%, they noted. “Patients […]
More than half of young men aged 19-24 have breached the UK’s lockdown rules by meeting with a group of friends, according to a study showing they are far less compliant than other young people. This group was also more likely to think they were not at risk of catching COVID-19 or spreading it to […]
Cardiovascular disorders are leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide. Age-associated changes in arterial properties, such as endothelial dysfunction and structural alterations, are considered to be initial events in the development of atherosclerosis. Due to the high heterogeneity of vascular cells from different sources, our understanding of human arterial aging and the development of interventions […]
A family in China, nightclubs in South Korea and a slaughterhouse in Germany: New clusters of coronavirus infections are igniting concerns about a second wave even as calls grow in some countries to relax restrictions even further. In Germany, where thousands have protested remaining restrictions in recent days, health officials say the number of people […]
Iran warned Sunday of a resurgence of the novel coronavirus as it reported 51 new deaths, almost a month after it started to relax a nationwide lockdown. Authorities reimposed more stringent measures in the southwestern Khuzestan province, reversing a phased return to work meant to revitalise the battered economy. “The situation should in no way […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Saturday for caution and expressed concern about loosening lockdown measures in Montreal, the epicenter of Canada’s coronavirus outbreak. “We need to make sure that we go progressively, and slowly and gradually on any reopening,” Trudeau said, reminding reporters that he is himself a Quebecer. “Of course, I’m worried,” Trudeau said. […]
COVID-19: early warning signs for severe disease courses The number of people infected with the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, no longer rising as strongly as a few weeks ago. Not all persons infected with the pathogen, fall ill. But there are also serious disease that is often fatal. A new urine test is now to help, […]
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, describes the amount of pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood moves through them. The threshold that is generally considered to be high blood pressure is a reading of 140/90mmHg or above. Optimal blood pressure is usually considered to be between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg. READ […]
Although no one yet knows what the future holds for COVID-19, most experts seem to agree that it isn’t going away anytime soon. Indeed, a new report estimates that the pandemic will likely last about two years. The report, from researchers at the University of Minnesota, draws on information from eight previous flu pandemics going […]
