by Cornell University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Though more than 131 million Americans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to date, public confusion and uncertainty about the importance of second doses and continued public health precautions threaten to delay a U.S. return to normalcy, according to Cornell-led research published April 28 in the New...
But they should: A cancer found in the throat is now the leading cancer caused by HPV — and 80% of those diagnosed are men. The COVID-19 vaccine isn’t having any trouble attracting suitors. Image credit: Ministerio de Defensa del Perú via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0) But there’s another, an older model that’s been mostly ignored by...
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA IMAGE: MODERATE-TO-VIGOROUS PHYSICAL EXERCISE IS 2-6 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN SLEEP OR SEDENTARY TIME CREDIT: UNSPLASH More sleep could offset children’s excess indulgence over the school holidays as new research from the University of South Australia shows that the same decline in body mass index may be achieved by either extra...
The human papillomavirus is fueling an epidemic of head and neck cancer globally, with 100,000 new cases worldwide each year. A new study suggests Taiwan may be in the same spot the United States was a few decades ago when this trend first emerged. But in Taiwan, HPV’s impact is obscured by high rates of tobacco,...
by Rush University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Typically, babies babble and toddlers chatter. But a child with autism spectrum disorder may lack these—and other—communication skills. Allie Wainer, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorder at Rush’s Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment and Services (AARTS) Center, notes that signs of autism can be observed in the first...
New research shows how drinking sugary beverages early in life may lead to impaired memory in adulthood. The study, published in Translational Psychiatry, also is the first to show how a specific change to the gut microbiome — the bacteria and other microorganisms growing in the stomach and intestines — can alter the function of a particular...
A new study by an international team of scientists, published on 22 April in the journal Science, has found that, in terms of genetic mutations, children whose parents were exposed to harmful contaminants during the Chernobyl accident, which took place in Ukraine in 1986, are no different from the general population. “Our study does not provide...
Imagine you’re walking your dog down the street when you see someone ahead of you collapse. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d rush to their side, check to see if they are breathing, feel for a heartbeat. Unable to detect either, you’d begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breaths, potentially saving...
APRIL 19TH, 2021 TIVIC HEALTH Tivic Health® Systems Inc., a first-in-class developer of bioelectronics health devices, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for use of ClearUP® Sinus Pain Relief to include congestion from allergies, the flu, and the common cold. This is in addition to FDA clearance for treating...
by Yanan Wang, University of Toronto Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Whether running around a track or simply stretching in your living room, physical activity can go a long way toward making you happier. Catherine Sabiston, a professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, says the positive impact of exercise on mental health is well-documented....
