An international research network of physicians and scientists is launching a clinical trial to evaluate whether the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) can protect front-line health-care workers against infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The trial aims to enroll up to 30,000 health-care workers globally. Washington University School of Medicine in […]
Researchers have long sought to explain precisely how the most common genetic mutation linked to both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia causes the death of nerve cells. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report new evidence that the mutation slowly disrupts the vital transport system of proteins, enzymes and other material in and out […]
For the most part, physical distancing guidelines for interacting with others during the COVID-19 pandemic haven’t changed: Remain six feet or more apart, wear a mask, practice good hand hygiene, and avoid prolonged interactions indoors. But navigating the interpersonal side of these recommendations can be trickier. Physical distancing runs counter to many of our social […]
Scientists today urged people with atrial fibrillation—the most common heart rhythm disorder—to kick the habit and cut their stroke risk. The research is presented today at ESC Congress 2020. One in four middle-aged adults in Europe and the US will develop atrial fibrillation, a condition set to affect up to 17 million people in the […]
In early August, a handful of national media stories reported on a study from Duke University about face masks and COVID-19. The stories appeared to report something new, but they got it wrong. The stories said people wearing neck gaiters—the thin, stretchy material that looks like an oversized turtleneck—were more likely to spread the coronavirus […]
Early on in the pandemic, lockdown and physical distancing measures were able to slow the spread of COVID-19 and bring case numbers down. But as the U.S. has begun to reopen, the number of new cases has surged in many places. To reopen safely and keep from overwhelming hospital capacities, according to public health officials, […]
Gonorrhoea cases have soared 26% in a year to the highest level since records began in 1918, Public Health England report reveals Some 70,936 people diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection last year Highest since records began in 1918 and marks a 26 per cent increase from 2018 Health bosses said the spike is largely […]
Is there anything more blissful than a long and lazy Sunday nap, preferably enjoyed after a big brunch that included a mimosa or two? Except, you’ll likely be hit with a severe case of napper’s remorse hours later when you’re tossing and turning in bed — or the following morning, when there’s not enough coffee […]
It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? When coronavirus first hit the United States in March, the idea of living in quarantine lockdown – as people in China, Italy, and other countries were doing at the time — seemed absurd, like an episode of Black Mirror. And yet, here we are. With work transforming from just another […]
Influenza researchers have long focused most of their efforts on the epithelial cells lining the lungs because these are the cells that become infected and killed while producing new copies of the virus. But other cells lining the upper airways are exposed to viruses in the same amounts and somehow aren’t as likely to be […]
