For three years, Rachel Makkar said, she thrived in her job as a broker and asset manager at J&B Building Co. in Colorado. She excelled at her work — she said her performance reviews noted that — and she thought it was “the best place I’ve ever worked.” That changed in August. After trying for […]
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The brain has its own housekeeping service, a sophisticated mechanism that cleans up debris that is left over from cellular activity. But scientists have had a hard time figuring out exactly how the brain knows when to initiate this cellular “trash pickup.” A Yale-led team of scientists has identified a protein that is key to […]
Among patients with type 2 diabetes, minority racial/ethnic groups have higher rates of diabetes complications including cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). These groups may especially benefit from newer diabetes medications that target these complications, but there may be limitations to access. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have examined the association of […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Most patients with COVID-19 who were treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) show physical, mental, and cognitive effects a year later, new data found. Additionally, nearly 60% (57.8%) who were employed before ICU admission reported problems at work 1 year […]
A team of researchers from the United States (US) and Canada analyzed the impact of accelerating the pace of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster vaccination rates in the US in reducing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and mortalities. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, before it undergoes peer review. Study: Impact of accelerating booster […]
(HealthDay)—Stability in body mass index (BMI) over time is associated with a better cognitive trajectory in older adults, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues used longitudinal data (average follow-up, five […]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been caused by a rapid outbreak of a novel RNA virus, namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). To date, this virus has claimed more than 5.6 million lives and caused a chronic debilitating condition called Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) worldwide. Study: Targeting SARS-CoV-2 infection through CAR T […]
As people transitioned to working from home at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, journal submissions from academics increased across the board. But a new study from Northwestern University found as men's scholarly productivity increased, women physicians were submitting less. The research reflects wider trends in academic publishing and is the first study to find […]
(Reuters) – British scientists will begin testing Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics’ antiviral pill molnupiravir as a possible treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, amid the worldwide spread of the Omicron variant. The pill is approved in Britain for use in people with mild to moderate COVID-19, but it is not known whether it would work in […]
