Dementia: Dr Mosley on the ‘amazing’ practice that ‘counteracts brain decline’ in weeks
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Read MoreBetter data needed to defeat COVID-19 misinformation, experts say
Two experts from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center say the scientific community needs to urgently reform how public health data and preliminary research findings are communicated during future global crises to avoid mistakes committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren…
Read MoreResearchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2
In a pair of related studies, published July 26, 2022 online via First Release in Science, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues on four continents, show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was at…
Read MoreNew 'decoy receptor' molecules inhibit growth of multiple myeloma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma in mice
Researchers at Stanford University have developed "decoy receptor" molecules that inhibit the growth of both multiple myeloma (MM) and diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in mice. The molecules, described in a study to be published July 26 in the…
Read MoreEating more fruits and veggies could benefit your kidneys
It turns out your parents were right: You should eat more fruits and vegetables. University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers found that adults with chronic kidney disease generally ate fewer fruits and vegetables than adults who did not have…
Read MoreAttending daycare may increase lung complications in preterm children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Attending daycare in the first three years of life is linked with an increase in lung complications in children who were born prematurely and diagnosed with a form of chronic lung disease, according to new research led by Children's Hospital…
Read MoreWhen This Mom Couldn't Afford Anything for Her Child's Birthday, Reddit Came Through with Tips & Support
A mom took to Reddit to share that she couldn’t afford to celebrate her child’s birthday and the whole online parenting community has enveloped her with love, support and advice. “It’s my child’s 1st birthday and I feel like a…
Read MorePair of studies points to Huanan market as epicenter of SARS-CoV-2 emergence
The COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, likely first spread to humans from animals in two separate transmission events in a Wuhan market in late November 2019, according to a pair of analyses by international teams co-led by Scripps Research scientists. The analyses,…
Read MoreCocoa shown to reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in study
Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when they are elevated, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Cocoa flavanols have previously been found to lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness as much as some blood pressure…
Read MoreBNT162b2 vaccination induces moderate immunity against Omicron variant in children
In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine against the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern (VOC) Omicron in five to 11-year-old children. They…
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