Older adults with atrial cardiopathy, even before symptoms develop, may have up to 35% higher risk for dementia, new research suggests. “We cautiously suggest that an understanding of this relationship might provide a basis for new interventional strategies to help thwart the development of dementia,” the authors write. The research,…
Moms Favor Telehealth: Here’s Why
Telemedicine took the sentiment of “from the comfort of your own home” to a new level for parents. New research indicates that the use of telemedicine by expectant and new moms may be here to stay, and women are pleased. In a rapid review of over 44,000 women that was…
Real-world study details average duration of infectiousness for COVID-19
A new study of 57 people with mild COVID-19 estimates how long people are infectious for and when they can safely leave isolation. The research, which is led by Imperial College London and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, is the first to unveil how long infectiousness lasts for…
Neuron membrane lipid may contribute to Alzheimer’s development, progression
A lipid found in the membranes of neurons may play a fundamental role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Their findings, published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, provide possibilities for new approaches to pharmaceutical research on Alzheimer’s disease….
Abortion Is Shaking Up Attorneys General Races and Exposing Limits to Their Powers
As the country grapples with states’ newfound power to regulate abortion in the aftermath of this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, state attorney general candidates are staking claims on what they’ll do to fight or defend access to abortion — and that’s attracting cash and votes. “By pretty much every…
Readers and Tweeters Place Value on Community Services and Life-Sustaining Care
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A Cure for Ambulance Sticker Shock This is a comment about your recent story on ambulance surprise bills (“The Ambulance Chased One Patient Into Collections,” July…
Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help entrenched smokers quit
Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help even hardened smokers quit, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers worked with GPs and the NHS stop smoking service, which is commissioned locally by Public Health at Norfolk County Council, to set up…
Glycoprotein GPNMB Is A Possible Biomarker For Parkinson’S Disease Risk
Computational, cell biological, and human tissue-based studies establish GPNMB as a risk gene and potential therapeutic target for Parkinson's Disease (PD), researchers report. PD is a debilitating progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Diagnosis of the disease often relies on the presence of motor control symptoms…
Monkeypox vaccines to be rolled out at large LGBT events
Monkeypox vaccine supply expanded by 1.8million shots and officials purchase 50,000 courses of antiviral used to fight virus – jabs will be targeted at large LGBT events like Atlanta’s ‘Black Pride’: US case tally reaches 13,517 Latest delivery — equivalent to 360,000 five-dose vials — sees supplies rise by 50…
Immune cell model paves way for new treatments targeting common infection among immunocompromised children
Researchers have successfully engineered human immune cells to model an infection common among immunocompromised people in a discovery that paves the way for new drug testing and treatments. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in Stem Cell Reports, used cutting edge stem cell technology to…
