31-yr-old Develops Heart Condition Myocarditis After Onset Of Monkeypox Symptoms
[ad_1] A 31-year-old man with confirmed monkeypox developed acute myocarditis about a week after his symptoms started, according to a case study that came out today in JACC: Case Reports. The monkeypox virus, which causes the disease, is related to the virus that causes smallpox. It…
The Shape Of Coronavirus Makes It More Dangerous, Says New Study
[ad_1] Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, pictures of the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 have been embedded in our memories. However, the way we commonly imagine the virus—as a spherical covered with spikes—is not entirely true. The coronavirus particles are actually ellipsoidal, showing a…
Third COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Offers Better Protection Against New SARS-CoV-2 Variants
[ad_1] If you are infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, even two doses of the vaccine won’t do anything to help you out. A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mie Agermose Gram and colleagues from the Statens Serum Institut in…
Babies Born After Frozen-thawed Egg IVF Have Higher Cancer Risk, Finds New Study
[ad_1] A new study of 8 million children in Nordic nations reveals that infants born following frozen-thawed embryo transfer may have an increased risk of cancer. These findings were published today in PLOS Medicine by Nona Sargisian of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and colleagues….
A New Method Can Spot The Disease Before Any Symptoms Appear
[ad_1] Researchers have come up with a new way to find people who have a higher genetic risk of getting Alzheimer’s before they show any symptoms. This could speed up the process of finding new treatments. These results were published in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics today and…
People On This Prescription Pill 1.5 Times More Likely To Get COVID And Die From Infection
[ad_1] New research on UK health data indicated that those with folic acid prescriptions were 1.5 times as likely to get infected with COVID-19 and 2.6 times more likely to die from the infection. People living in the United Kingdom who were prescribed folic acid were shown to…
This Is The Weapon Ukraine Needs Right Now
[ad_1] As the 190th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Western nations and unbiased observers are still warning that Russia’s military may start deploying chemical weapons in addition to randomly attacking cities. The Kremlin has denied using chemical weapons. But this kind of attack…
If This Enzyme Isn’t Functioning Properly In A Person, The Result Can Be Severe
[ad_1] If This Enzyme Isn’t Functioning Properly In A Person, The Result Can Be Severe Being overweight makes you more likely to have a sugar metabolism problem or even get diabetes. The contrary is also true, as recently demonstrated by a study team at the…
The Most Common Complications – They’re Not What You Think
[ad_1] Diabetes: The Most Common Complications – They’re Not What You Think The top 10 reasons why men and women with Type-2 Diabetes end up in the hospital. An analysis of national data from Australia over the course of seven years found that the reasons…
Widely Used Steroids Pose A Threat To The Brain, According To New Research
[ad_1] A new study found that using oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to reduce inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune conditions, may be associated with detrimental changes in the brain’s white matter. This study, led by Merel van der Meulen, a…