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 […]
You may have read that a more aggressive and contagious form of coronavirus is making its way across the United States. But experts say there’s no need to worry about a potentially more harmful strain of the virus, according to NPR. Here’s how the news spread A study from the Los Alamos National Laboratory concluded […]
Scientists at the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) revealed a novel mechanism through which the immune system can control autoimmunity and cancer. In the special focus of the researchers were regulatory T cells—a specific type of white blood cells that in general act as a brake on the […]
As Australia starts to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities are on high alert for any fresh breakouts of the disease. One of the risks we need to keep an eye on is hard to see: the tens of thousands of unlawful migrants who work here every day without a valid visa. My research shows […]
Selma Blair posted a new video to Instagram showing herself walking with new braces on her legs. Selma was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018. She’s previously posted photos and video of herself walking with the help of a cane and a scooter. Selma Blair regularly keeps fans updated on her MS symptoms and treatment […]
Members of New Horizon Athletics, a CrossFit box in rural Fentress County, Tennessee.Courtesy of New Horizon Athletics For years, Dannette Wheeler felt uncomfortable in her own skin. “I was embarrassed of how much weight I’d gained,” says the 48-year-old nurse, who is 5’7” and at one point weighed just over 250 pounds. Once a social […]
For all the anticipation around new COVID-19 tests, therapeutics and vaccines, public health experts know that the end of the pandemic will depend also on a low-tech, tried-and-true tactic—contact tracing. Contact tracing sounds simple: alert anyone who has been in contact with an infected person and prevent them from spreading the disease to others. Yet […]
An article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine looks at the relationship between burnout and depressive symptoms in medical interns. The article is authored by Constance Guille, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, and Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., an internal medicine […]
Researchers at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre have developed a new method for simultaneous imaging brain activity from two people, allowing them to study social interaction. In a recent study, the researchers scanned brain activity from 10 couples. Each couple spent 45 minutes inside the MRI scanner in physical contact with each other. The […]
Experience summarized: New insights for the ventilation of Corona patients Although many infections with the new Coronavirus only slight or no discomfort, but there are also severe courses of the disease. Many people have to be thoroughly and artificially beatmetet treated. Despite such treatments the condition from worsening in some patients. Now, there are new […]
