by American College of Physicians COVID-19 is spread most often through respiratory droplets or aerosols and little evidence exists supporting transmission through surfaces. As such, social distance and proper ventilation are key determinants of transmission risk. Findings from a review of published research, articles, and reports is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from Montefiore Medical...
Researchers examine claims associated with keto and intermittent fasting ANDREW M. FREEMAN, MD, IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH. DR. FREEMAN IS IN THE DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. view more CREDIT: NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH In a review of existing scientific studies on trendy ketogenic and intermittent fasting diets, researchers at National...
by Jacqueline Carey, University of Illinois at Chicago Macrophages are white blood cells that, depending on the signals they get from the immune system, become specialized in either increasing or decreasing inflammation. When macrophages are programmed to be pro-inflammatory, they help to increase inflammation, which is beneficial for fighting infections; when they are programmed to...
Authors: Girish Nadkarni, MD, Co-Chair; Anuradha Lala, MD, Member; Benjamin Glicksberg, PhD, Member; and other coauthors of the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Bottom Line: This study describes characteristics of patients with COVID-19 who returned to the ER or required readmission to the hospital within 14...
By Rich Haridy August 18, 2020 A new systematic review and meta-analysis from a trio of University of Oxford researchers is affirming the effectiveness of honey as a first-line treatment for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). The study suggests antibiotics are ineffective for these kinds of minor coughs and colds, and honey offers superior symptomatic...
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A team of researchers from the University of Oregon, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Illinois has found evidence of an increase in the number of people going to the emergency room for respiratory problems in the days before a thunderstorm. In their paper published in the journal...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. A study conducted by researchers in the UK and Italy suggests that individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are probably at their most infectious during the first week of illness. The systematic review and meta-analysis of data available on the viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 found that although viral...
by Monash University Regional fractional expansion of the lung since the beginning of the breath is characterized as a fraction of the XV voxel. Coronal slices of the expansion at peak inspiration are shown for (a) a β-ENaC mouse (M3) and (b) a healthy littermate (M9). Credit: Monash University World-first research led by Monash University...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY CLINICALLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TONGUE IMAGES, INCLUDING TONGUE COATING AND TONGUE COLOUR BETWEEN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (CHF) PATIENTS AND HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. RECENT REPORTS HAVE SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS IN THE TONGUE… view more CREDIT: @EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY 2020 Sophia Antipolis – 23 June 2020: Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose...
By Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. In order to develop appropriate treatments and vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, researchers around the world have carefully examined every microscopic component of this potent virus. What is protease? The term protease is used to describe a large group...
