Should e-cigarettes be licensed as medicines? Nicholas Hopkinson at Imperial College London welcomes the move, saying this will give doctors another means to help smokers quit. Jan 12, 2022 0 39
Dramatic fall in hospital admissions for child infections during first year of COVID-19 pandemic During the first year or so of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were dramatic reductions in hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England, most likely due to social distancing measures, school and ... Jan 12, 2022 0 25
In cancer treatment, quality of life matters more and more Google "chemotherapy side effects" and the results abound. Nausea, anemia, infection, fertility problems, kidney problems, mouth sores. The list goes on and on. Jan 12, 2022 0 71
Study aims to prevent deadly sports injury in young athletes At an Arizona baseball diamond 10 years ago, a 13-year-old baseball player turned to bunt a ball that instead struck his chest. Taking two steps towards first base, he collapsed and died from commotio cordis, the second leading ... Jan 12, 2022 0 23
Study shows COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection Vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jan 12, 2022 0 186
Fastest DNA sequencing technique helps undiagnosed patients find answers in mere hours A new ultra-rapid genome sequencing approach developed by Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators was used to diagnose rare genetic diseases in an average of eight hours—a feat that's nearly unheard of in standard ... Jan 12, 2022 0 71
Scientists gain unexpected insight of lymphatic vessels in the heart Scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine led a study to advance the understanding of lymphatic vessels, which transport lymph, a clear fluid containing important molecules, immune cells and ... Jan 12, 2022 0 9
Study: Get moving to put the brakes on early Parkinson's A new study suggests that people with early-stage Parkinson's disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like walking or gardening, may have less trouble balancing, walking and doing daily ... Jan 12, 2022 0 16
Researchers find removing brain cells linked to wakefulness and addiction may lessen symptoms of opioid withdrawal A UCLA-led study in mice shows that removing chemical messengers in the brain that are involved in both wakefulness and addiction may make withdrawal from opioids easier and help prevent relapse. Jan 12, 2022 0 28
Reduced hospitalization risk, shorter stays for Omicron patients: US study A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 COVID positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels. Jan 12, 2022 0 299
