Monthly Archives: Luglio 2021
Symptoms for early COVID-19 infection differ among age groups and gender
Symptoms for early COVID-19 infection differ among age groups and between men and women, new research has found.
These differences are most notable between younger age groups (16-59 years) compared to older age groups (60->80...
Cooking with wood or coal increase risk of major eye diseases
A study involving nearly half a million people in China reveals a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and an increased risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according...
Devo fare il test per il COVID-19 se sono vaccinato?
Devo fare il test per il COVID-19 se sono vaccinato?
Sì, se sei stato vicino a qualcuno che ha il COVID-19.
L'ultima guida dei Centri statunitensi per il controllo e la prevenzione delle malattie afferma che...
People are less likely to harshly judge a friend or family member who acts...
When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may judge them less harshly than they would judge a stranger who committed the same transgressions, but that leniency may come at the cost of...
Should I be tested for COVID-19 if I am vaccinated?
Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I'm vaccinated?
Yes, if you've been around someone who has COVID-19.
The latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who are...
T cell exhaustion refers to their dysfunction
Just as it is for marathoners who've completed a 26-mile run, or shrubs that have gone without water in a heatwave - exhaustion is an unavoidable fact of life.
Dogs get exhausted after herding...
COVID-19 might raise the risk of Alzheimer’s
Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer "brain fog" and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer's disease.
One study of older adults...
Inflammation and blood clotting in very severe cases of COVID-19 may be caused by...
Inflammation and blood clotting seen in very severe cases of COVID-19 may be caused by the antibodies sent to fight the disease activating unnecessary platelet activity in the lungs.
A new paper published in the...
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked an increase in people reporting feelings of paranoia
The COVID-19 pandemic increased our feelings of paranoia, particularly in states where wearing masks was mandated, a new Yale study has shown.
That heightened paranoia was particularly acute in states where adherence to mask...
Neuroblastoma: found a way to delivery nanoparticles to treat the tumor cells
Researchers at UCL have developed a new way to deliver drugs that can shut down cancer-promoting mutations in neuroblastoma.
The findings in mice, show the method, which uses tiny bubbles to deliver therapies directly...
Older adults who feel lonely are twice as likely to use opioids to control...
Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention,...
Vesatolimod a knockout punch to HIV
With a global focus on strategies to curb expansion of a fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, the question again has arisen:
What more is being done about HIV, a scourge that has lasted more than 40...
The touchscreen technology of smartphones could be used as a powerful sensor
The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated how a typical...
Higher body fat leads to increased atrophy of the brain’s gray matter and a...
It’s the global epidemic that affects two in every five adults, but as obesity continues to expand waistlines worldwide, researchers at the University of South Australia are warning that harmful body fat can also...
Opioids like oxycodone are prescribed to pregnant women to treat pain but the drugs...
Mice exposed to the opioid oxycodone before birth experience permanent changes in behavior and gene expression.
The new research published in eNeuro highlights a need to develop safer types of painkillers for pregnant women.
Opioids like...
