Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will going out in the cold give you a cold?
Many of us have heard: "Don't go outside without a coat; you'll catch a cold."
Dec 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
4 ways to close the COVID-19 racial health gap
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the reality that health in the U.S. has glaring racial inequities. Since March, people of color have been more likely to get sick and more likely to die from COVID-19 infection because they ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals the multiple benefits of physical exercise for people with lupus
A group of researchers, including personnel from the University of Granada (UGR), has recently presented the results of a study into patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease that carries ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows how exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system
People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth in ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Health
Middle-aged Americans report more pain than the elderly
As people age, they tend to report more acute or chronic pain—a common sign of getting older. Yet, in the United States, middle-aged adults are now reporting more pain than the elderly, according to a paper published in ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How could wearing a mask help build immunity to COVID-19? It's all about the viral dose
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread the virus when they speak, sing, cough, sneeze or even just breathe. Scientists think face masks help limit virus spread by protecting everyone else ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Health
Improving immunity through exercise – new advice on lowering infection impact
New advice to help healthcare professionals promote exercise as a way of improving immunity has been launched by medical experts and exercise scientists.
Sep 17, 2020
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Medications
How antibiotics interact with each other
It is usually difficult to predict how well drugs will work when they are combined. Sometimes, two antibiotics increase their effect and inhibit the growth of bacteria more efficiently than expected. In other cases, the combined ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Building a wearable that can catch you when you stumble
Tripping over clutter or missing a stair-step can be much more than an annoyance.
Aug 19, 2020
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Immunology
Intranasal vaccine platform has potential for more effective vaccines, fewer side effects
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is shining a bright spotlight on vaccine development. As numerous vaccines race through clinical trials, physicians and researchers continue to work on developing new vaccine technologies to ...
Aug 7, 2020
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