Hyaline Fibromatosis Syndrome (HFS) is a rare but severe genetic disease that affects babies, children, and adults. Hyaline, a glassy substance, accumulates in the skin and various organs, and causes painful deformities that can lead to an early death. HFS…
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Easy Ways to Get Your Kids to Wear Sunscreen
Once summer hits, kids can’t get enough fun in the sun. But if only they had the same enthusiasm for wearing sunscreen and protecting their baby skin from some harsh UV rays. We get it — sunscreen can be sticky,…
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Staying safe: An expert explains how to assess risk when reconnecting with friends and family
Now that states are relaxing social distancing restrictions, people desperately want to see friends and family, go to a restaurant and let our kids have play dates. Even grocery shopping sounds fun. But how can you do that and still…
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For young health care worker, stroke ‘Didn’t even occur to me’
An agonizing headache jolted Whitney Spotts awake in the middle of the night. She hoped she wasn’t getting sick because she was enjoying a rare long weekend with her husband, Eric, and their 18-month-old daughter. The following day, Whitney stayed…
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How to test for an STI while in lockdown
Despite warnings for people to stay at least two metres away from anyone who doesn’t live in their household, many are still sneaking out to have sex. New stats from Superdrug have revealed that there’s been a 46% increase for…
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How researchers are restoring sensation via implant to breast cancer survivors
About half of Prof. Stacy Lindau’s patients over the last decade have had breast cancer and express new difficulties with sexual function during and after treatment. That’s now several hundreds of women. “One of the common problems women complain of…
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No Mouth guard, hardly a distance – Austria’s Chancellor Briefly in criticism
The spread of the Coronavirus holds Germany, Europe and the world continue to breath. Politics, economy, society and research are now required. More than four million people have already been infected with the causative agent of Sars-CoV-2, 171.134 of them…
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Malaria vaccine: Could this ‘ingredient’ be the secret to success?
This ingredient is an essential component of the malaria parasite, a protein known as RPL6, which makes the parasite “visible” to a type of immune cells, the T cells, in the liver. The researchers added the protein to their existing…
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Nervous about returning to work? Take precautions against coronavirus
As coronavirus pandemic restrictions are lifted, many Americans will face physical and mental health challenges—including fear and anxiety—as they return to work. “Uncertainty and unpredictability can really create an unhealthy amount of fear and stress, especially when it’s sustained over…
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As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
The coronavirus pandemic has left many people questioning the relationship between urban density and healthy cities. After all, physical distancing has been the most common measure to contain the spread of the virus. But this doesn’t mean higher-density cities are…
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