by University of Exeter Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research has taken an important step towards the goal for a treatment for the common diabetes complication hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar. In all forms of diabetes, blood sugars become too high as the body is either unable to produce insulin, or cannot make enough of it,...
by Will Doss, Northwestern University Mutations in a histone regulator protein are linked to both a rare neurodevelopmental disorder and to some cancers, according to a study published in the journal Genes and Development. The protein, PHIP/BRWD2, binds to three different histone modifications that are associated with active gene expression, which explains it’s two-sided impact,...
(HealthDay)—Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and send them to the patient by mail, the FDA said in new guidance issued Thursday. Abortion pills are approved in the...
December 16, 2021 12:15 PM ET JON HAMILTON Researchers are learning that the coronavirus can infect neurons and may cause lasting damage in some cases. Kateryna Kon/Science Source Months after about with COVID-19, many people are still struggling with memory problems, mental fog, and mood changes. One reason is that the disease can cause long-term...
by Issam Ahmed Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. A US government-appointed panel of medical experts on Thursday unanimously recommended mRNA COVID vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna over Johnson & Johnson’s shot, in light of its weaker protection and greater...
by Rockefeller University Despite Omicron’s strong resistance to antibodies, blood plasma from boosted individuals can neutralize it. Credit: Rockefeller University As the world faces an impending wave of COVID cases due to omicron, scientists are racing to assess vaccine efficacy against the new variant. In a new study, Rockefeller scientists report on their comprehensive analysis...
by Ernie Mundell Healthday Reporter It’s a phenomenon first identified in India earlier this year: Patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19 who then contract a sometimes deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis—also known as “black fungus.” Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said isolated cases of the disease are hitting...
Everyone has experienced it at some point — a sensation in the throat, somewhere between a tickle and an itch, frequently accompanied by a dry cough. The cough has a purpose: to get rid of mucus, an inhaled substance, or another irritant that is causing the tickle. Coughing may not always remove whatever is causing...
by Mallory Locklear, Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With the magnitude of the opioid crisis, there has been a growing call for treatment of patients with opioid use disorder to be expanded beyond specialist care and into the hands of primary care physicians. Yet while primary care providers are positioned to offer these services—and...
Abortion rights advocates hold up packs of abortion pills while demonstrating in front of the Supreme Court on Dec. 1, when the court heard arguments about a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)By Laurie McGinley and Katie Shepherd Today at 4:40 p.m. EST The Biden administration Thursday ended a long-standing restriction on...
