Neurolinguists from HSE University have confirmed experimentally that for people with aphasia, it is easier to retrieve verbs describing situations with several participants (such as ‘someone is doing something’), although such verbs give rise to more grammar difficulties. The results of the study have been published in Aphasiology. A common symptom of aphasia (language impairment […]
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria
Lyme disease is caused by four main species of bacteria. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii cause Lyme disease in the United States, while Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are the leading causes in Europe and Asia. The most common tick-borne illness in these regions, Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of an infected black-legged […]
Reduced inhaler use is safe for infants with bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis, a lung infection that is one of the most common reasons for hospitalizations in young children, is most prevalent during the winter months and is usually treated with albuterol delivered via inhalers, despite evidence showing no benefit in most patients. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) redesigned the hospital’s […]
This is How Much IVF, Surrogacy & Adoption Really Cost in 2020
It’s no longer a secret (thankfully): According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 10 percent of women in the United States aged 15 to 44 have difficulty conceiving or carrying a child to term. That’s more than 6.1 million women in America. So, if you’ve been trying for a year or […]
Study suggests biological clock is key to reducing heart damage from radiation therapy
Treatment for breast cancer commonly includes radiation therapy, which offers good chances of success but comes with a serious long-term side effect: toxicity due to radiation that reaches the heart, causing DNA damage in healthy heart cells. Over time, this can lead to heart disease and eventually heart failure. A new study conducted by researchers […]
Drugs: 80 per cent co-payment is due
Despite the billions in record savings with discount contracts to health insurers to rid their Insured only in one out of five discount medicines from payment. The show current calculations by the German pharmacists Association (DAV) at the beginning of the year. Accordingly, since 1. January 2020 exempt only 4.989 of 23.564 discount drugs (21.2 […]
Wait, Is The Whole 'Skinny Fat' Concept Actually A Real Thing?
The term “skinny fat” gets thrown around a lot these days, but it sounds a little backwards and confusing…right? And let’s face it: The term itself is loaded, contradictory, and shame-y. But metabolism and weight-management experts admit that it does describe a very real health issue. People who might be described as “skinny fat” are […]
Dwyane Wade Talks Child Zion, 12, Becoming 'Who She Now Eventually' Is
So supportive. Dwyane Wade spoke candidly about the “strength and courage” he sees in his 12-year-old child, Zion. “I watched my son, from day one, become into who she now eventually come into,” the former professional basketball player, 37, said on the Thursday, December 19, episode of the “All the Smoke” podcast. “And for me […]
Three-year-old given a zero percent chance of walking is now riding a bike
A three-year-old girl given a zero percent chance of walking unaided is now able to ride a bike – and it’s all thanks to the dedication of her parents. Sophia Marshall was born with Sacral Agenesis, a rare birth defect that affects the foetal development of the lower spine. Those with the condition are usually […]
Girl is the only person in the WORLD to have 'Benjamin Button' disease
Girl, two, is the only person in the WORLD to have a type of ‘Benjamin Button’ disease as her father reveals he calls her GRANDMA Isla Kilpatrick-Screaton has a unique type of mandibuloacral dysplasia The two-year-old, from Leicester, weighs only 15lbs (7kg) and uses sign language Her condition makes her cells age faster than normal, […]