by Maggie Rotermund, Saint Louis University Kyle S. McCommis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Saint Louis University. Research from Saint Louis University finds that high fat or “ketogenic” diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic process. The research team, led by Kyle S. McCommis,...
With the end of Day Light Saving many of you will have to reset your watches one hour back. When looking for a new talking wrist watch for my father-in-law who had wet macular degeneration, we wanted to not only make it easy for him to tell the time, but to set the time. An...
by Kristie Auman-Bauer, Pennsylvania State University The ability to recognize faces varies greatly, but individuals with autism spectrum disorders can especially struggle, having huge implications for social interaction. Penn State researchers, for the first time, recently analyzed 40 years of autism data to determine deficits in face recognition. According to Jason Griffin, doctoral candidate in the...
by American Heart Association Current smokers faced nearly three times the risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease compared with people who never smoked, with the risk being higher among those who began smoking during childhood, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American...
by British Medical Journal High vitamin A, E, and D intake may be linked to fewer respiratory complaints in adults, suggests an analysis of nationally representative long term survey data, published online in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The findings warrant further study among different ethnic groups and geographies in view of the current coronavirus...
OCTOBER 28, 2020 A pilot project using sniffer dogs to provide instant and pain-free coronavirus testing at Helsinki airport has shown promising early results and proven popular with travellers, researchers said on Wednesday. Three dogs, named Kossi, ET and Miina, have sniffed swabs taken from 2,200 passengers in the month since the testing booth was set...
Nasal congestion, or a stuffy nose, is a common complaint. Some people find that stimulating pressure points in their sinuses helps relieve the issue and make breathing easier. While many treatments for a stuffy nose, such as pills or nasal sprays, are available, they can cause side effects. This might lead a person to look...
by Andrea Estrada, University of California – Santa Barbara A Tsimane family in a traditional house with no walls. In the nearly two centuries since German physician Carl Wunderlich established 98.6°F (37 C) as the standard “normal” body temperature, it has been used by parents and doctors alike as the measure by which fevers—and often the...
Eruptive xanthomas are small lesions and bumps that appear on the skin. They can be yellow, pink, brown, or skin-colored and may sometimes be itchy and painful. While eruptive xanthomas are not harmful, they may be a sign of an underlying condition, such as diabetes. In this article, we discuss eruptive xanthomas in more detail,...
The frequency and consistency of bowel movements can be an important indicator of health. However, as a standalone symptom, having more bowel movements than normal is not a cause for concern. Many people associate frequent bowel movements with diarrhea, which involves loose or watery stools. However, a wide variety of factors could cause frequent solid...
