Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed. In practical terms, this may give clinicians an objective "early warning" of potential ... Sep 11, 2020 0 27
Is the 'Mozart Effect' real? New analysis indicates that music can help epilepsy A new comprehensive analysis on the effect of Mozart's music on epilepsy has confirmed that listening to his piano music can reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks. The results of this comprehensive meta-analysis (a study ... Sep 11, 2020 0 1381
Middle-aged individuals may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 flu virus susceptibility Penn Medicine researchers have found that middle-aged individuals—those born in the late 1960s and the 1970s—may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 influenza virus susceptibility because their antibodies bind to H3N2 viruses ... Sep 11, 2020 1 326
Researchers identify role of protein in development of new hearing hair cells Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells. These hair cells are vital for hearing. ... Sep 11, 2020 0 241
Convalescent plasma is latest COVID-19 therapy Richard Beckerson will never know whether it was convalescent plasma that made the lifesaving difference—or whether it was the antiviral drug remdesivir or a combination of both. Sep 11, 2020 0 9
A closer look at COVID-19 and heart complications among athletes Jules Heningburg was sprinting up hills and playing pick-up basketball about a month after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Sep 11, 2020 0 13
COVID hits young adults harder than thought: study New research suggests that COVID-19 is far from benign when it strikes young adults: Once they are hospitalized, 1 in 5 wind up in the ICU and many need ongoing medical care even after they are free of the virus, scientists ... Sep 11, 2020 0 53
Spanish virus cases soar by over 12,000 The number of coronavirus cases in Spain has leapt by more than 12,000, health ministry figures showed Friday, the biggest jump in a 24 hour period since the pandemic began. Sep 11, 2020 0 14
Lowering urine protein aids renal function in rare kidney disease (HealthDay)—Reducing urinary protein aids patients with the rare kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Sep 11, 2020 0 4
Rates of ambulatory heart failure steady from 2001 to 2016 (HealthDay)—Rates of ambulatory heart failure remained steady in the United States between 2001 and 2016, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Cardiology. Sep 11, 2020 0 4