SOME CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS EXPERIENCE A “WARPED” SENSE OF TASTE AND SMELL. COVID’s grim superpower is that its vast range of symptoms makes it difficult to track and diagnose. Though early in the pandemic, many were on the lookout for a telltale fever and cough, it’s become increasingly clear that plenty of patients never exhibit these better known symptoms. Today, we know that...
by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain A blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than previously thought and could also help pick up other forms of cancer, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine today (Wednesday) and funded by Cancer Research UK and NIHR. This study involving...
Migraine is a severe headache, which is debilitating and can pretty much prevent people from working or functioning properly. A lot of migraine sufferers have it as a chronic condition, which means that it returns regularly and has to be medicated. However, as this new study from the Monash University has shown, a very effective...
by Jennifer Michalowski, University of Utah Health Sciences Credit: CC0 Public Domain Following a brain-injuring bump or blow to the head, brain cells and blood vessels typically swell. This can lead to a potentially life-threatening increase in pressure inside the skull, and managing swelling is critical for patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). But researchers at...
Since an average human spends one-third of their life asleep, it is apparent that the quality of sleep has an important impact on the overall life quality. Sleep has restorative power and improves human brain functioning, in particular memory and attention. Sleepy people have problems with concentration and commit more mistakes, which can contribute to...
By Rich Haridy November 03, 2020 A new study is one of the first to quantify the long-term inflammatory effects of specific foods lightsource/Depositphotos New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found diets higher in foods known to contribute to chronic inflammation can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease...
by University of Tokyo Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Why did Japan largely contain COVID-19 despite famously jam-packed Tokyo and despite the country’s proximity to China? With no penalties and only requests for cooperation, Japan’s state of emergency somehow averted the large-scale outbreaks seen elsewhere. At least one viable answer has now emerged. A new comparative analysis...
One paradox about antibiotics is that broadly speaking, the more we use them, the less they continue to work. The Darwinian process of bacteria growing resistant to antibiotics means that, when the drugs don’t work, we can no longer treat infections, leading to groups like the World Health Organization warning about our ability to control major public...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions to the drug, particularly if they are also positive for anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antibodies. Details of the study was presented at ACR...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that tuberculosis (TB) screening and ongoing clinical care is needed for people on methotrexate who live in areas where the highly infectious illness is common. Methotrexate users who also take corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant therapies are at...
