COVID vaccines put your immunity where your mouth is While stories about the delta variant flood the news, there may be some measure of relief in these tense times—at least for the vaccinated. Aug 30, 2021 0 207
At least 80% of opioid overdoses aren't fatal. How do they affect the brain? An opioid overdose isn't a death sentence. In fact, estimates indicate that in the United States, only 4% to 18% of opioid overdoses that are treated in a hospital or pre-hospital setting—such as an ambulance or someone's ... Aug 30, 2021 0 105
Intensive blood pressure lowering benefits older patients with hypertension Aggressive blood pressure treatment in older hypertensive patients lowers the incidence of cardiovascular events compared to standard therapy, without increasing adverse outcomes. That's the finding of late breaking research ... Aug 30, 2021 0 3
Amulet occluder shows promise against Watchman device in atrial fibrillation The Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder has shown superior left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and noninferior safety and effectiveness for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation ... Aug 30, 2021 0 4
Companion dogs may be a key to solving dementia New research measured an Alzheimer's disease-associated peptide (Aβ42) in companion dog brains and found that higher abundance is associated with increased cognitive decline. The data support that cognitive dysfunction in ... Aug 30, 2021 0 198
Brains are most amenable to reading development in the first two years of primary education The regions that form the reading network in the brain mainly develop in the first two years of primary school. After that, the growth of these brain regions stabilises. This has been shown by a year-long study conducted ... Aug 30, 2021 0 20
A breakthrough in retinoblastoma treatment using a light-triggered drug release system Researchers at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and collaborators from the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, have developed an 'intravenous injection plus light-triggered ... Aug 30, 2021 0 230
Prescriptions rise for veterinary drug for COVID patients, even though it won't help (HealthDay)—Despite studies showing that it doesn't work against COVID-19, prescriptions for the anti-parasite drug ivermectin have climbed sharply in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, the U.S. Centers for ... Aug 30, 2021 0 207
Obesity ups medical spending for long-term cancer survivors (HealthDay)—Among long-term cancer survivors, those with obesity have an additional $3,216 medical spending per person per year, translating to $19.7 billion in 2016 in the United States, according to a study published ... Aug 30, 2021 0 377
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy up for racial, ethnic minority health care workers (HealthDay)—Before authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy was increased among Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian health care workers (HCWs) compared with White HCWs, according to a study published online ... Aug 30, 2021 0 2
