Pregnancy and the year after delivery is a critical period for health care access for birthing individuals and babies. But this may also be a time when families face great financial strain that could prevent them from getting critical health services. Nearly a fourth of pregnant and recently pregnant women in a new study say […]
What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a University of California, Riverside, study performed on fruit flies. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, offers a better understanding of neurophysiological plasticity of the taste system in flies. To maintain ideal health, animals require a balanced diet with […]
Indonesia has detected its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in a cleaning worker at a hospital in Jakarta, the country’s health minister said Thursday. The patient has no symptoms and is being quarantined at the Athlete’s Village emergency hospital, where the patient worked. The government created the facility in March 2020 […]
A multidisciplinary international research team led by Prof. Daniel Candinas and Prof. Deborah Stroka at Inselspital and the University of Bern has succeeded in providing important evidence: The researchers have been able to identify the initial cells and primary trigger leading to the formation of adhesions in the abdomen after operations contaminated by intestinal bacteria. […]
Photo: Vectra APJ You might not be aware, but ransomware no longer is operating as it always has. Sometimes it’s not the usual automated sweeps of malware that can be more easily recognized and stopped. Instead, there now are targeted, human-driven operations where cyber criminals function in a similar way to legitimate software-as-a-service companies. These […]
As more COVID-19 research emerges, more data suggests that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) damages the central nervous system. Brain fog and memory problems are two of the most reported neurological complications for people with long COVID. However, the long-term neurological effects after recovering from COVID-19 infection remain under investigation. Results from […]
In a new study in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, investigators report on the design and testing of a breathalyzer, known as the Bubbler, that relies on viral RNA detection to diagnose SARS-CoV-2. Its name is derived from the bubbling sound that occurs when the patient exhales into the device. The Bubbler […]
When cancer cells metastasize, they morph, becoming missile-shaped in order to penetrate into other tissues throughout the body. In fact, to travel throughout the body, metastatic cancer cells must change their phenotypes—their physical characteristics. This change allows stationary, epithelial cells which compose the barriers of our organs and our skin, to morph into mesenchymal cells, […]
Omicron: Sturgeon sends warning of ‘tsunami of infections' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The NHS is bracing for a cascade […]
City of Hope, the renowned nonprofit cancer hospital just outside Los Angeles, has announced it will acquire Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) for $390 million. In a press release, the National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center called the decision to acquire CTCA’s three oncology hospitals and five outpatient care centers, a “strategic acquisition…that will […]
