The secret of lymph: How lymph nodes help cancer cells spread
For decades, physicians have known that many kinds of cancer cells often spread first to lymph nodes before traveling to distant organs through the bloodstream. New research from Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) provides insight into…
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Notre Dame Suspends In-Person Classes After Dozens of Students Test Positive for COVID-19
The University of Notre Dame has announced it will be halting in-person classes after seeing a surge in coronavirus cases just eight days after beginning its fall semester. On Tuesday, Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins shared that beginning…
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COVID-19 cases, deaths may follow weekly pattern
MIT, Boston University, and Harvard Medical School researchers have identified weekly oscillations in the numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases and deaths in several countries that are more pronounced than fluctuations seen with other diseases. In their research letter, published…
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En Sevdiğiniz Ünlülerin Servetlerini Öğrenince Küçük Bir Şok Geçirecekseniz
2003 yılında rol almaya başladığı Kurtlar Vadisi dizisiyle televizyon dünyasına adım atan Necati Şaşmaz, şöhreti Türkiye sınırlarını aşan ünlüler arasına adını yazdırdı. Birçok dizide konuk oyuncu olarak da yer alan ve ‘Polat Alemdar’ karakteriyle Türk televizyon tarihinin unutulmazları arasına giren…
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Can Secondhand Smoke Transmit the Novel Coronavirus?
Experts say secondhand smoke from cigarettes as well as e-cigarettes can transmit the novel coronavirus farther than usual. They add that people aren’t wearing masks while they’re smoking or vaping. They also note that smokers and vapers have a higher…
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Coronavirus on a plane: One flight’s history outlines the risk
(HealthDay)—Just how safe is it to fly during the pandemic? The story of one international flight in March—before the advent of mask and glove protocols—suggests that even with infected passengers aboard, the odds of catching COVID-19 are relatively small. Reporting…
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Rates of prescription opioid use higher in cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—Cancer survivors have higher rates of prescription opioid use but do not have increased rates of prescription opioid misuse compared with those without a history of cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Network Open. Vikram…
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England’s new contact tracing app fixes privacy problems—whether it will work is another matter
The UK government has begun a trial of its new, revamped COVID-19 contact-tracing app for England, after its previous attempt failed to work as required and raised concerns over privacy. Unlike the previous app, the new version stores information about…
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Study finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better
Physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but more intense activity has greater benefits, according to a new study published today in Nature Medicine. In the largest study to date of accelerometer-measured physical activity, a team led by…
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Parkinson’s disease symptoms: The hidden clues of the condition found in your feet
Parkinson’s disease symptoms mainly relate to movement because the condition results in a loss of nerve cells in the part of the brain responsible for producing a chemical called dopamine. Dopamine acts as a messenger between the parts of the brain and nervous…
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