Study finds exposure to sun, heat and humidity can exacerbate symptoms of mental disorders
Exposure to sunny, hot and humid weather can trigger severe symptoms of mental disorders, requiring emergency care. So reports a recent study, led by researchers at the University at Albany, which used data on New York State weather and hospital…
Read MoreDesperate Long COVID Patients Turn to Unproven Therapies
Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. Entrepreneur Maya McNulty, 49, was one of the first victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Schenectady, NY, businesswoman spent 2 months in the hospital…
Read MoreChinese MRNA COVID Vaccine Approved for First Time — in Indonesia
JAKARTA/BEIJING (Reuters) – Indonesia said it has granted emergency use approval to an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company, becoming the first country, ahead of even China, to do so. Indonesia’s food and drugs agency (BPOM) greenlighted the…
Read MoreResearchers identify new molecular targets into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by liver steatosis, inflammation and injury, has emerged as one of major causes for end-stage liver disease like hepatocellular carcinoma. However, what drives its progression? More than twenty years ago, a “two-hit” theory was proposed to…
Read MoreNewly discovered barrier prevents immunity from reaching smell-sensing cells: The structure, dubbed the BOB, fits with some of the mysteries of COVID
Duke scientists have identified a previously unknown barrier that separates the bloodstream from smelling cells in the upper airway of mice, likely as a way to protect the brain. But this barrier also ends up keeping some of the larger…
Read MoreMotivation-pleasure and expression are two latent factors underlying negative symptoms of schizophrenia patients
Negative symptoms such as reduced ability to experience of pleasure, lack of motivation and diminished ability to express emotional responses for relevant social interaction are strongly correlated with clinical and functional outcomes of schizophrenia. However, these symptoms usually respond poorly…
Read MoreI Am Not Fine: The Heavy Toll Cancer Takes
PARIS — “I thought I was as exhausted, and isolated, and neglected as I could get, and then he came home.” Those were the words of Kate Washington, PhD, from Sacramento, California, as she gave a moving account of the…
Read MoreDOJ: Nurses Allowed Controlled Substances During Opioid Recovery
Federal authorities have reached an agreement with the Indiana State Nursing Board regarding claims the board violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating against nurses with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a statement released yesterday. In March, the…
Read MoreOut-of-pocket costs for cancer care keep climbing
Cancer patients already have a lot to deal with emotionally and physically. But research shows that insured patients under 65 are also paying more for their treatments out-of-pocket than ever before. The study highlights the “growing financial burden for non-elderly…
Read MoreDo supplements help hair growth?
Do supplements help hair growth? It’s a question likely to be asked by many, considering the millions of dollars spent by Amercians each year on treatments to prevent hair loss – and even to encourage new growth. As the market…
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