A recently released paper from the Department of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that your genetics can influence your response to Alzheimer’s disease pathology. The laboratory of Donna Wilcock,…
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20-year study suggests return to play is manageable for athletes with most genetic heart diseases
Receiving the diagnosis of a genetic heart disease such as long QT syndrome, which can cause sudden cardiac death, has long been a game-ender for young athletes. But a 20-year study at Mayo Clinic following such athletes who were allowed…
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Growing evidence suggests Russias Sputnik V COVID vaccine is safe and very effective, but questions remain
Russia was the first country to register a COVID vaccine, with its health ministry giving emergency approval to the Sputnik V vaccine in August 2020. This decision was met with skepticism from the international scientific community because it came a…
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Coronavirus 'long haulers' most often battle fatigue, 'brain fog,' study suggests
COVID ‘long haulers’ suffer symptoms months after recovering Dr. Zijian Chen, medical director at the Mount Sinai Center for Post-COVID Care weighs in on ‘America’s News HQ.’ Most non-hospitalized coronavirus “long haulers,” or patients facing symptoms over a month later, report more…
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Vaccine roll-out working in Scotland, first national study suggests
Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of COVID-19 admissions to Scotland’s hospitals, landmark research suggests. The study is the first to describe across an entire country the effect of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs in…
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COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies
Getting control of COVID-19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also require better understanding of why the disease causes no apparent symptoms in some people but leads to rapid multi-organ failure and death in others, as well as…
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Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain
More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are discovering why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the…
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Microwave pulses caused bizarre ‘Havana syndrome,’ report suggests
A string of mysterious neurological illnesses reported by U.S. diplomats in Cuba was likely caused by directed microwave energy, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences. In late 2016, people who worked at the U.S. embassy…
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Study suggests greater social support linked to lower diabetes distress
New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient’s ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Among vulnerable populations, the necessary modifications…
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Pandemic will cause 400,000 extra deaths in the US this year, study suggests
A staggering 400,000-plus excess deaths may occur in the U.S. by the end of the year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests. That estimate includes people who died from COVID-19, as well as those who…
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