Archive: 24/08/2020

Pigs grow new liver in lymph nodes, study shows

Hepatocytes—the chief functional cells of the liver—are natural regenerators, and the lymph nodes serve as a nurturing place where they can multiply. In a new study published online and appearing in a coming issue of ...

Aug 24, 2020

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Yoga linked with improved symptoms in heart patients

Yoga postures and breathing could help patients with atrial fibrillation manage their symptoms, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

Aug 24, 2020

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Deep chest compressions prevent brain damage during cardiac arrest

Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac arrest, reports a study presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

Aug 24, 2020

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Autistic people's nerve cells differ before birth

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that researchers are now tracing back to prenatal development, even though the disorder is not diagnosed until at least 18 months of age. A new study now shows in human brain cells ...

Aug 24, 2020

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Blood pressure medication improves COVID-19 survival rates

Medication for high blood pressure could improve COVID-19 survival rates and reduce the severity of infection—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Aug 24, 2020

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Research reveals toll of pandemic on those with eating disorders

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound, negative impact on nine out of ten people with experience of eating disorders, a new study from Northumbria University, Newcastle, reveals.

Aug 24, 2020

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Survey finds most Americans feel unprepared to aid victims after a mass casualty attack

Though it's difficult to think about, what we would do in the event of a violent attack has probably crossed most of our minds, especially as the number and scope of these tragic events has risen in recent years. While we ...

Aug 24, 2020

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Report reveals young people felt less anxious and more connected to school in lockdown

Younger teenagers in the South West of England felt less anxious and more connected to school when they were away from it during the COVID-19 global pandemic public lockdown, a first-of-its-kind study has found.

Aug 24, 2020

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Illicit fentanyl, stimulants found in majority of overdose deaths in BC

Nonprescribed fentanyl and stimulants were the primary contributors to overdose mortality, while few people had prescribed opioids in their systems, according to new toxicology research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...

Aug 24, 2020

Fewer fungi types in lungs linked to worse disease in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Many COVID-19 patients develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening condition where the lungs cannot provide the body's vital organs with enough oxygen. Patients with ARDS are usually placed on ventilators ...

Aug 24, 2020

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