Two drugs approved decades ago not only counteract brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease in animal models, the same therapeutic combination may also improve cognition. Sounds like a slam dunk in terms of a cure—but not yet. Researchers currently are concentrating on animal studies amid implications that remain explosive: If…
UK has sequenced 1MILLION Covid genomes – 25% of the world's total
Britain has now sequenced 1MILLION Covid genomes – making up 25% of the entire world’s variant hunting database UK only beaten by the US, which has submitted 1.2 million genome sequences Tracking virus genomes helps scientists watch for vaccine breaking variants The UK’s submitted sequences now account for 24 per cent…
Recreational ketamine use has increased in recent years, but remains rare
Recreational ketamine use and availability of the drug have increased in recent years, but it remains an uncommon drug used by less than 1 percent of people in the U.S., according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Ketamine has long been used as an…
‘The war has changed,’ against new delta variant, internal CDC presentation says
The coronavirus delta variant may be as contagious as chickenpox and cause more severe illness than previous variants, according to an internal presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vaccines continue to be highly effective, especially at preventing severe illness and death, but may be less effective…
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
Twenty percent of high school students have easy access to a handgun, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In the study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers examined the prevalence of handgun access…
Spending time in nature has always been important, but now it’s an essential part of coping with the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of green spaces and urban parks, especially during periods of lockdown. Even a short walk, an ocean view or a picnic by a river can leave us feeling invigorated and restored. There is now a growing body of evidence establishing the link between…
Jennifer Garner Gets Real About How Her Body Has Changed Since Having Kids
“It’s called nesting!” Jennifer Garner talked about how her body has changed since welcoming her three children on Giovanna Fletcher’s “Happy Mum Happy Baby” podcast on Tuesday, March 9. Celebrities Who Have Slammed Pregnancy Rumors “I can work really hard and I can be really fit and I will still…
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected measles vaccination rates?
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is that more families are putting off their children’s preventive care visits, causing pediatric providers to worry about missed vaccines. In a recent study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital evaluated changes in measles vaccination rates from before the pandemic to this…
Lockdown has been hard on teenagers, but they have shown remarkable adaptation
The COVID-19 lockdown upturned the lives of teenagers at a time when they are usually becoming more independent and taking steps toward their future. Instead, they were confined to their homes, exams were canceled, and their next steps looked suddenly less certain. Our research on the TELL Study – Teenagers’…
ALA: Lung cancer survival has increased nationally to 22.6 percent
(HealthDay)—Lung cancer survival has increased to 22.6 percent nationally, and people of color face worse outcomes than White Americans, according to a report from the American Lung Association published online Nov. 17. In an effort to provide a picture of the current lung cancer burden in the United States, researchers…
How have new social norms emerged as COVID-19 has spread?
As COVID-19 spread around the world, it became clear that different countries were responding differently to the virus. Penn’s Cristina Bicchieri, who studies social norms and how they evolve, wanted to understand how a national response had affected individual behaviors. “We decided to do a study in nine different countries,…