Sweden to lift most COVID measures Sweden will remove virtually all coronavirus restrictions on September 29 with the pandemic under control and the vaccination rollout well-advanced, the government said Tuesday. Sep 7, 2021 0 266
Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated "crisis standards of care" allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions ... Sep 7, 2021 0 29
Manufacturing spermatogonia stem cells For species that rely on sexual reproduction, including mice and men, offspring can only happen if sperm from the male fertilize eggs from the female. Even artificial fertilization techniques depend on donors for both of ... Sep 7, 2021 0 66
History of traumatic brain injury linked to higher rates of prescription opioid use and misuse Adults with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), even years previously, are at increased risk of use and misuse of prescription opioid medications, reports a study in the September/October special issue of the Journal ... Sep 7, 2021 0 44
Exposing a cellular double-agent that helps skin cancer take hold Yale researchers have identified a cellular spy that tricks certain immune cells into helping potentially deadly skin cancer to reproduce. Sep 7, 2021 0 66
New study puts focus on early symptoms of Huntington's disease Psychiatric and cognitive symptoms emerge at an early stage in Huntington's disease. However, research so far has mainly focused on movement impairment, a symptom associated with the more advanced stages of the disease. A ... Sep 7, 2021 0 38
Sleep disorders highly prevalent in children with migraine (HealthDay)—Sleep disorders seem to be highly prevalent among children with migraine and are associated with higher headache severity, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Sep 7, 2021 0 54
Rising ragweed levels mean fall allergy season is near (HealthDay)—While some may think of scents like cinnamon or pumpkin spice when the season turns to fall, others are breathing in something much less pleasant. Sep 7, 2021 0 32
Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA but an anti-virus drug might Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the donor cells. That's according to a new study, which provides important evidence for the safety of this procedure. The researchers also found clues that an anti-virus ... Sep 7, 2021 0 356
Changed established truth about the immune system Protein in the blood did not have the function researchers believed in the interaction between two of the body's defense systems. Professor Tom Eirik Mollnes and colleagues thereby changed an established truth. Sep 7, 2021 0 47