US Opposes Plans to Strengthen World Health Organization
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States, the World Health Organization’s top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Biden administration’s long-term support for the U.N. agency….
Read MoreAn exercise ‘sweet’ spot may reverse cognitive decline
A recent study has discovered an exercise “sweet spot” that reverses cognitive decline in aging mice. The research team discovered that 35 days of continuous exercise improved learning and memory deficits in the aging animals. Their findings also suggest an…
Read MoreHow the time you get out of bed impacts your energy levels (and what you can do about it)
Welcome to Stylist’s Sleep Diaries, where we’re taking a deep-dive into one of the most important (and elusive) factors in our day-to-day lives: sleep. To help us understand more about it, we’re inviting women to track their bedtime routines over…
Read MoreEngland to lift travel restrictions for vaccinated visitors
Coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in England will be scrapped, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday. Details about the changes are to be provided later in the day by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the Associated Press reported….
Read MoreAllogenic HCT Using Younger, Unrelated Donors May Curb Relapse in MDS
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), using younger human leukocyte antigen-matched unrelated donors (MUDs) for allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) was associated with better outcomes than using older matched sibling donors (MSDs) in a retrospective…
Read MoreFatigue and Depression Common in Early Multiple Sclerosis
The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways This study found robust links between subjective fatigue and depression in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), despite the…
Read MoreVaccine Wars Ignite in California as Lawmakers Seek Stronger Laws
SACRAMENTO — California is poised to become the front line of America’s vaccination wars. State lawmakers are drafting the toughest covid-19 vaccine legislation in the country, backed by a new pro-vaccine lobbying force promising to counter anti-vaccine activists who have…
Read MoreAfter heart attack, cardiac rehab begins road to recovery
(HealthDay)—Your heart is in an incredibly vulnerable state if you’ve suffered a heart attack or are fighting heart failure, and cardiac rehabilitation could be an important part of your recovery. Unfortunately, not enough older folks appear to be taking advantage…
Read MoreComputer program that uses data from wearable technology to detect depression
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a predictive computer program that could be used to detect individuals who are at increased risk of depression. In trials using data from groups of depressed and…
Read MoreCancer symptoms: ‘Warning signs’ in your voice – a tumour can ‘interfere’ with vocal cords
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