The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new behaviors into daily routines, like physical distancing, mask-wearing and hand sanitizing.
Day: April 2, 2021
New diagnosis scores make it easier to identify heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
In a recent study published in the ESC Heart Failure by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, two newly recommended scores are
High blood pressure puts one in three Nigerians at risk
Nearly a third of Nigerians experience high blood pressure, a figure which has grown by 540 percent since 1995, a
When will kids be eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19?
As the number of adults in the U.S. who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 continues to increase, children under 16
Different general anesthetics affect consciousness and memory in different ways
Memory loss is common after general anesthesia, particularly for events occurring immediately before surgery—a phenomenon called retrograde amnesia. But a
Almost one in seven suffers long COVID, UK study finds
Nearly one in seven Britons who tested positive for COVID-19 continued to have symptoms for at least 12 weeks, according
How brain cells repair their DNA reveals ‘hot spots’ of aging and disease
Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they’re constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a
New risk factors linked to increased risk of COVID-19 infection
As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person’s risk of getting infected.
Infant antibiotic exposure can affect future immune responses toward allergies
Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon—a valuable
New method uses device cameras to measure pulse, breathing rate, could help personalized telehealth
Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But
