Dementia – the simple vegetable cooking hack to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s
Dementia is the name given to a group of symptoms linked to an ongoing decline in brain function. You could lower your risk of the neurodegenerative condition by simply steaming your vegetables, it’s been claimed. There are a number of…
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Blocking nerve signals to the pancreas halts type 1 diabetes onset in mice
Your pancreas is a little sweet potato-shaped organ that sits snug behind your stomach. The pancreas is studded with islets, the cell clusters that house insulin-producing beta cells. In people with type 1 diabetes, the body’s own immune cells head…
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The FDA may approve a COVID-19 vaccine before trials are complete. Here’s what you need to know
With six million active cases and more than 180,000 deaths arising from COVID-19, as well as historic 32.9 percent economic contraction (via NPR), it’s no wonder that the government is scanning the horizon for signs of relief. But what is…
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Individuals with high level of schizotypal traits exhibit altered brain structural and functional connectivity
Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder involving a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and social function impairments and altered brain structure. Recent findings suggest a continuum approach: that continuous symptoms and psychiatric disorder related traits can be integrated as risk…
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Why you really should get a flu shot this year
Like Halloween decorations, flu shots are available a lot earlier this year. And doctors are encouraging everyone who can to get vaccinated. It takes about two weeks after vaccination to build immunity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Study shows promise for two-day therapy to treat PTSD, improve relationships
Couples that include a partner with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may someday have access to a faster, more efficient therapy that treats the disorder and simultaneously improves their relationships, according to research. A study published by the journal Behavior Therapy…
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First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients
Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to the BRACE CORONA trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are…
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Here’s how you can sanitise homemade masks
Wearing a mask that is contaminated beats the purpose of protecting you from infection. Here are some methods you can use to keep your masks clean and virus-free. Washing Wash the mask thoroughly with soap and clean warm water. Water…
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A guide to managing children’s diabetes during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Parents worry that COVID-19 can make a diabetic child’s condition worse, but an expert has some tips for keeping kids healthy during the pandemic. “If a child has good control of their diabetes, it does not seem as though there…
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The University of Arizona is Testing Sewage from Dorms to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreaks
The University of Arizona is using an unconventional testing technique to search for traces of the novel coronavirus on campus. School officials were successful in finding positive cases of the coronavirus this week after regularly screening the sewage from all…
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