People with Parkinson’s disease and some other neurological disorders often suffer from a condition known as freezing of gait. For poorly understood reasons, initiating a step is often a challenge. Patients report a feeling of disassociation between one’s will to move and the legs not responding accordingly. This is both frustrating and can lead to...
DZNE – GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Contrary to what has been generally assumed so far, a severe course of COVID-19 does not solely result in a strong immune reaction – rather, the immune response is caught in a continuous loop of activation and inhibition. Experts from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the University of Bonn,...
MEDGADGET EDITORS eSight, a company based in Toronto, Canada, is releasing the latest version of its vision-improving electronic glasses for people with poor eyesight and even legal blindness. The eSight 4 sports two 1280×960 screens that display images captured and processed from the forward facing camera on the glasses. It’s indicated for people with all...
Vaccination against the human papilloma virus (HPV) reduces the risk of a condition that often leads to cervical cancer, according to an analysis of Danish health registry data. The study, which is published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, followed two groups of women: those born in 1993 who were offered free HPV-vaccination at the...
Improving hospital prescribing practices may reduce risk of rehospitalization and death Two in three hospitalized seniors are prescribed drugs that should be avoided by older adults, increasing the risk of injury and adverse drug reactions. Improving hospital prescribing practices can reduce the frequency of inappropriate medications and resulting harm, according to a new study led...
PROF. DR. RER. NAT. STEPHANIE GANAL-VONARBURG DEPARTMENT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (DBMR), UNIVERSITY OF BERN, AND UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF VISCERAL SURGERY AND MEDICINE OF THE INSELSPITAL, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BERN view more CREDIT: COURTESY OF STEPHANIE GANAL-VONARBURG B cells are white blood cells that develop to produce antibodies. These antibodies, or immunoglobulins, can bind to harmful foreign...
by Jim Dryden, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Front-line health-care providers work with seriously ill COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. New research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that the immune systems of such patients can’t do enough to protect them...
People low on selenium are at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when they follow dosage recommendations, according to research involving the University of Bath in the UK. UNIVERSITY OF BATH A lack of the mineral selenium in the diet puts people at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when the painkiller is taken at levels claimed...
The high-intensity interval training helps achieve critical health outcomes HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING PROVIDES THE SAME HEALTH BENEFITS AS AEROBIC EXERCISE, BUT CAN TAKE LESS TIME TO PROVIDE THOSE BENEFITS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. view more CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY/UGA Incorporating high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, into exercise programs for individuals with...
particularly stark for breast cancer, which fell 51.8 percent during the lockdown compared to previous levels The number of cancers diagnosed weekly in the United States fell by almost fifty percent during March and April compared to the recent average, a study said Tuesday, the latest to examine the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns. Emergency room...
