FDA says getting Covid shot on same day as certain flu vaccines may raise risk of strokes in elderly people – while children aged 2-5 slightly more likely to suffer seizures after a coronavirus vaccine Two analyses by FDA flagged possible health concerns about the Covid shots But agency stresses links are not definitive and […]
Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disease that remains poorly understood and treated. Schizophrenia onset is typically in adolescence or early adulthood, but its underlying causes are thought to involve neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Because human prenatal and postnatal brain tissue is exceedingly difficult to procure and therefore study, researchers have had limited opportunities to identify early disease […]
GMB: Professor Susan Hopkins asked about symptoms of Covid A doctor has shared three key symptoms that could help differentiate between the Pirola variant and its predecessors. New reports have shared that the Omicron spin-off also causes symptoms including rash, eye irritation and diarrhoea, according to the Irish Independent. Dr Johannes Uys, GP from Broadgate […]
Treatment in universities and academic centers may be associated with a reduction in racial or ethnic disparities in long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) or cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among women with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), new research suggests. An analysis of 364 women with obstructive CAD found that Black race was associated with […]
A rule added to Texas’ budget that went into effect Sept. 1 forbids health departments and other organizations funded by the state government to advertise, recommend, or even list COVID vaccines alone. “Clinics may inform patients that COVID-19 vaccinations are available,” the rule allows, “if it is not being singled out from other vaccines.” Texas […]
The various neurological symptoms that patients with COVID-19 have experienced suggest that viral infections may increase the risk of neurodegeneration, which could in turn contribute to the development of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A review in the Journal of Neurochemistry highlights the potential mechanistic links between COVID-19 and AD. The authors note that […]
Professor Il-Joo Cho of College of Medicine, Korea University, and his research team successfully developed the first brain chip that can simultaneously measure several types of neurotransmitters in real time. Neurotransmitters are crucial to human brain functions, and it is known that when the concentration of neurotransmitters is low or high, it causes various brain […]
Researchers led by Mroj Alassaf at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States have discovered a link between obesity and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Using the common fruit fly, the research shows that a high-sugar diet—a hallmark of obesity—causes insulin resistance in the brain, which in turn reduces the ability to […]
Dr Nighat says the difference between headaches and migraines If you’ve ever suffered from a migraine, then you can instantly recognise the throbbing pain that usually strikes on one side of your head. Able to last for hours or even days, migraines can also spur on other uncomfortable symptoms like stiff neck and tiredness. The […]
