Twenty years ago, the Canadian province of Ontario launched an aggressive campaign to tackle stroke from every angle: It hyped
Day: December 23, 2021
Exercise at high altitude could increase low blood sugar risk in people with diabetes
People with diabetes may need to monitor their blood sugar more closely when doing high-altitude activities such as hiking or skiing, according to a small study published in the Society’s Journal of Clinical
For some Greenlanders, eating sugar is healthy
Imagine being able to swap out broccoli for sweets, Ben & Jerry’s or some other sugary treat and achieve the
Study confirms nutrient’s role in childhood blood cancer
A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen
Metabolic syndrome increased risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or other conditions associated with metabolic
Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers
The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their white colleagues is likely due to home
Exposure to formaldehyde at work linked to cognitive problems later
A variety of jobs expose people to formaldehyde, a strong-smelling gas used in manufacturing wood and chemical products, plastics and
Early analysis shows some reduction in hospitalization for cases of Omicron vs. Delta in England
Estimates suggest patients with Omicron cases are 15% less likely to attend hospital, and 40% less likely to be hospitalized
COVID-19-vaccinated kidney transplant recipients are especially vulnerable to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
Kidney transplant recipients tend to mount impaired antibody responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants after standard two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, according to
Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’
Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes—the ‘dark genome’—have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia