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WEDNESDAY Dec. 16, 2020 — Old age and chronic health conditions aren’t the only risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection. Researchers say people with high levels of the heavy metal cadmium may also have higher odds of severe disease during the pandemic. Cadmium is found in cigarettes and in contaminated vegetables. Previous research has shown […]
Wearing a used mask ‘can be WORSE than not wearing one at all’, study suggests Researchers looked at the protectiveness of three-layer surgical masks against inhaling coronavirus-infected droplets They found that air, which contain tiny aerosols, don’t enter the mouth and nose at specific points, but through the entire mask surface at low speeds A computer […]
You struggle with your sleep, so you download a handy sleep-tracking app to sort out your slumber. That might not be such a great idea. Sleep experts have declared that sleep trackers can actually make your insomnia worse, as they make you more stressed out about being unable to sleep. At the Cheltenham science festival […]
MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 — Melanoma patients who are recent and current smokers have lower survival rates than nonsmokers, suggesting that smoking may weaken immune response to the most deadly skin cancer, researchers say. In a study of more than 700 melanoma patients in the United Kingdom, smokers were 40 percent less likely to survive […]
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that men with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, are more likely to experience disease progression and death when compared with women suffering from the same condition. CKD affects more than 26 million people in the United States. People with the condition experience gradual loss of […]