Lost in space: Astronauts struggle to regain bone density
Astronauts lose decades’ worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said Thursday, warning that it could be a “big concern” for future missions to Mars. Previous research has…
Read MoreStudy shows HIV speeds up body’s aging processes soon after infection
HIV has an “early and substantial” impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues. The…
Read MoreBindi Irwin Posts Sweetest Pictures of Daughter Grace Smiling on the Beach
It may be too cold to swim in Australia right now (it’s their winter, after all!), but that doesn’t stop Bindi Irwin and her 1-year-old daughter Grace Warrior from enjoying the beach. The two recently hung out on the sand…
Read MoreDr Michael Mosley: The ‘powerful’ drink that can lower dementia risk – ‘better brain’
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Read MoreCOVID Cases Spike in Americas, South America Worst Hit: PAHO
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – COVID-19 cases in the Americas rose about 14% last week from the previous one, with 1.3 million new cases and 4,158 new deaths reported, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. South America was…
Read MoreLow-cost intervention could easily be used to right-size opioid prescribing after surgery
A small tweak to hospitals' prescribing systems might make a big difference in reducing risk from leftover opioid pain medication, while still making sure surgery patients get relief from their post-operation pain, a new study suggests. In teens and young…
Read MoreSwitch to Prasugrel Safe After PCI in East Asian ACS Patients
The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Key Takeaways Korean acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients who were started and remained on prasugrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did…
Read MoreHow the coronavirus attacks the heart
The coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 can cause severe organ damage in humans. Heart complications are one of the possible consequences of an infection. In addition, the virus also attacks the heart directly, can cause myocarditis and lead to heart failure. Dr. Nazha…
Read MoreChange in osteoarthritis care needed urgently, NZ health practitioners say
A group of New Zealand health practitioners is calling on the Government to change its approach to the way it cares for people with osteoarthritis, and to do so urgently. In an editorial published in the Journal of Primary Health…
Read MoreMontana’s Blackfeet tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig's skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. Cook planned to use the pig's brains in brain tanning, practiced…
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