Q: What’s the top cause of death in men, and what can guys do to reduce their risk? A: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)—which includes heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, atrial fabulation (A-Fib) high blood pressure, and other conditions that affect…
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One and done: Researchers urge testing eyewitness memory only once
We all know the scene from countless courtroom dramas: A witness points at the defendant and confidently declares to judge and jury: “That’s the one, that’s who did it!” But is it? Perhaps. If that same witness was also confident…
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Decreasing DNA repair and genomic instability
The journal Oncotarget has published “Pim kinase inhibitor co-treatment decreases alternative non-homologous end-joining DNA repair and genomic instability induced by topoisomerase 2 inhibitors in cells with FLT3 internal tandem duplication” which reported that the serine/threonine kinase Pim-1 is upregulated downstream of…
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FDA may approve mixing and matching COVID-19 booster shots
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to allow the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccine booster…
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Mother and daughter receive cancer diagnoses in the same month
Mother and daughter are diagnosed with cancer just FIVE WEEKS apart Margaret Wallace and her only child were told they had cancer five weeks apart Maria O’Neill was scrubbing fake tan off when she found a lump in her breast And…
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Pediatricians and health officials should present a united front against controversial state masking bans for schools
To keep in-person learning and protect students in schools, pediatricians and public health officials must advocate for evidence-based mitigation strategies that can reduce COVID-19 transmission—especially the Delta variant, which overwhelmed pediatric emergency rooms and hospitals, argued Yang et al. in…
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How blood and immune systems form in developing bone marrow
Researchers have found that in the space of just a few weeks, numerous blood and immune cell types emerge from developing bone marrow, including key white blood cells that protect against bacteria. The first comprehensive analysis of how the blood…
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A fast and inexpensive way to test SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in human patients
A team of researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed what they describe as a fast and inexpensive way to test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human patients. The results are published in the journal Science Advances. When a…
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Data collection and reporting gaps harm Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health, study says
Despite Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders being one of the fastest growing populations, according to the 2020 U.S. Census count, the collection and reporting of their health data at the federal and state levels is virtually non-existent, according to a…
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Men, jobless and people with mental health diagnoses most vulnerable in 2020 overdose spike
At the same time as COVID-19 has claimed more than 600,000 lives across the United States, drug overdose deaths across the nation reached unprecedented heights. Rhode Island has been particularly affected: In December 2020, the state had the highest rate…
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