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Amyloid protein made in the liver can cause neurodegeneration in the brain, according to a new study in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, by John Mamo of Curtin University in Bentley, Australia, and colleagues. Since the protein is thought to be a key contributor to development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the results suggest that the […]
Coronavirus in America: Your questions answered Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy address questions and concerns surrounding COVID-19. With another flu season just around the corner and COVID-19 variants continuing to spread across the U.S., health officials are warning Americans to take caution. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
(HealthDay)—Death rates from Alzheimer’s disease are particularly high in the rural United States, a preliminary study finds, highlighting a need for health care resources in traditionally under-served areas. Researchers discovered that over the past two decades, rural areas in the Southeast have seen the highest death rates from Alzheimer’s, at 274 per 100,000 people. That’s […]
Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is increasing the availability of hearts due to the rise in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., according to two new unrelated research studies published today in two of the […]
Hearts from donors who died of drug overdoses ARE safe to use in transplant surgeries, two new studies find Two new studies suggest that hearts from donors who died of drug overdoses are safe to transplant into patients who need them The groups found that heart transplant recipients had similar survival rates regardless of the […]
Simone Biles has exited the team finals at the Tokyo Olympics due to a "medical issue." During the team finals, Biles performed the vault, the first rotation for the U.S.A. team. She was supposed to perform the "Amanar," a vault that begins with a roundoff back handspring onto the board, followed by 2 and a […]
With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against COVID-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find more advanced cancer and rotting and damaged teeth, among other ailments. Dr. Brian Rah, chair of the cardiology department at Montana’s Billings Clinic, was […]
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Did you know that World Health Day was on the 7th of April? Most people don’t even know that such a day exists! The pandemic has definitely changed our outlook on different matters. Being locked up at home for the last couple of months has allowed us to reflect on our lives and value the […]
Thousands of different bacterial species live within the human gut. Most are beneficial, while others can be harmful. A new study from an MIT-led team has revealed that these bacterial populations can remake themselves within the lifetime of their host, by passing genes back and forth. The researchers also showed that this kind of gene […]