How the Delta variant is changing the U.S. forecast for COVID-19 (HealthDay)—COVID-19 vaccines are helping protect the unvaccinated as the new Delta strain surges across the United States, but experts say its high infectiousness could mean even more people need to take the jab to achieve ... Aug 4, 2021 0 1
Portable generators recalled after handle amputates fingers (HealthDay)—Reports of amputated and crushed fingers have prompted the recall of thousands of portable generators made by Generac. Aug 4, 2021 0 2
AAP provides guidance for follow-up care for pediatric COVID-19 (HealthDay)—Children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection should receive pediatric follow-up care to monitor for symptom resolution and screen for and address health concerns, according ... Aug 4, 2021 0 2
A new way to treat PTSD? Exposure to a traumatic experience can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an incapacitating disorder in susceptible persons with no reliable therapy. Particularly puzzling is understanding how transient exposure ... Aug 4, 2021 0 488
Researchers identify new genes linked to longer reproductive lifespan in women The age at which women go through menopause is critical for fertility and impacts healthy aging in women, but reproductive aging has been difficult for scientists to study and insights into the underlying biology are limited. Aug 4, 2021 0 88
New therapeutic target discovered for a number of aggressive cancers A protein in tumor cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney, new research has shown. Aug 4, 2021 0 177
Marijuana-like brain substance calms seizures but increases aftereffects, study finds Epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of a substance mimicked by marijuana's most psychoactive component, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have learned. This substance is called 2-arachidonoylglycerol, ... Aug 4, 2021 0 374
First artificial pancreas trialed for outpatients with type 2 diabetes An artificial pancreas could soon help people living with type 2 diabetes and who also require kidney dialysis. Tests led by the University of Cambridge and Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, show that ... Aug 4, 2021 1 803
China seals city as its worst virus outbreak in a year grows China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city and the punishment of its local leaders. Aug 4, 2021 0 9
Older people reluctant to seek help for mental health concerns A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found that more than 40 per cent of older Australians living with chronic disease would be unlikely to seek help for mental health conditions even if they needed it. Aug 4, 2021 0 196