Cycling linked to reduced all-cause, CVD mortality in diabetes (HealthDay)—For adults with diabetes, cycling is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jul 20, 2021 0 3
More than one-quarter of eligible U.S. teens have received COVID-19 shot (HealthDay)—About one-quarter of vaccine-eligible adolescents have received one or more COVID-19 vaccine doses, while about one half report intent for vaccination, according to research published in the July 16 issue of ... Jul 20, 2021 0 2
French COVID cases rising at unprecedented rate: health minister French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Tuesday that new COVID-19 infections were increasing at an unprecedented rate due to the Delta variant, after 18,000 cases were reported for the previous 24 hours. Jul 20, 2021 0 3
White men's grip on U.S. health care may be slipping (HealthDay)—The U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists, a new study finds. Jul 20, 2021 0 3
ASH suggests not using outpatient thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19 (HealthDay)—A new draft recommendation relating to anticoagulation for discharged patients with COVID-19 has been issued by the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Jul 20, 2021 0 2
Babies at risk for diabetes may have microbiota restored Newborns at risk for Type 1 diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal fecal transplant, according to a Rutgers study. Jul 20, 2021 0 183
Bleak cyborg future from brain-computer interfaces if we're not careful Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and using one's mind to interact with and control external electronic devices may sound like the distant cyborg future, but it could come sooner than we think. Jul 20, 2021 0 301
Gene expression mechanism may have immunity, cancer implications Alternative polyadenylation (APA) is an RNA processing mechanism that regulates gene expression by generating different ends on RNA transcripts of the same gene. Though it affects more than half of human genes, the significance ... Jul 20, 2021 0 57
Alien abduction claims may be based on lucid dreams A trio of researchers at the Phase Research Center in Moscow has found some evidence that suggests people who claim to have seen or been abducted by aliens may have instead simply dreamed about the experience. In their paper ... Jul 20, 2021 report 0 1136
US drug firms agree to $1.18 bn opioid settlement in New York The three largest US drug distributors have agreed to pay up to $1.18 billion to the state of New York over their role in the opioid crisis, the state's top prosecutor announced Tuesday. Jul 20, 2021 0 2