The physician for the United States Congress expects between 70 to 150 million people in the country to eventually get infected with the novel coronavirus, a lawmaker said Thursday. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib made the remarks during a hearing of the House of Representatives with members of the president’s coronavirus task force, confirming what was reported […]
New drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy could help improve and prolong lives
Academics at Royal Holloway have developed a new genetic medicine that has been given the go ahead by the U.S Food and Drug Association (FDA) to be prescribed globally to a subset of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and wasting. Sufferers of DMD have a reduced […]
Eating after 6pm could be bad news for your heart
Eating after 6pm could be bad news for your heart because the digestive system is less efficient at night leading to a greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes Circadian rhythms are 24-hour cycles that govern everything including sleep Study found time-restricted eating was able to reverse type 2 diabetes in mice We produce less […]
Doctors fear immunotherapy could actually make cancer WORSE
Doctors fear immunotherapy could actually make cancer WORSE: For many the treatment is a lifeline, but one airport worker, 31, believes it has handed him a death sentence Joseph McMullan, 31, was one of first British patients to receive CAR-T therapy The therapy is meant to turbo-charge immune system to destroy tumour cells Sadly, CAR-T didn’t […]
Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight
How babies are fed is often a topic of hot discussion. It’s known that babies should be introduced gradually to solid foods at around six months old. But in recent years, another question has arisen: should parents be spoon-feeding babies special pureed baby foods or could they just join in with the family and feed […]
Genetics could explain how traumatic events affect people’s health
Facing the death of a loved one, being given a life-threatening diagnosis, or living through a natural disaster is difficult enough. But those who get through these traumatic life events often face further ill effects. Someone’s chances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety all increase after being exposed to significant stressors. And […]
Having a dog as a child could cut your risk of schizophrenia by 24%
Having a dog as a child could cut your risk of getting schizophrenia by 24% ‘because they carry bugs that could protect you from the mental health disorder’ Study found those who had a dog before age 13 were less at risk of schizophrenia No protective effect was seen for cat owners or against bipolar disorder […]
Wound healing in mucous tissues could ward off AIDS
Wound healing events in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV, guard some primate species against developing AIDS, a recent study has learned. The research looked at why certain species can carry the virus throughout their lives, and still avoid disease progression. SIV is closely related to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. […]
Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance
The effectiveness of current treatments for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, could be improved by using approaches that wipe out the ‘survival system’ of cancer cells according to a study published in Nature Communications today. Researchers from the Babraham Institute, AstraZeneca and the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre have demonstrated an approach, used […]
Pinning down consciousness could improve mental health, brain disorder treatments
Consciousness—the awareness we have of our self and surroundings—is often referred to as ‘the hard problem.” It’s not easy to scientifically explain how a subjective experience, which is something intangible, can be created by the brain—a physical object. But understanding more about how consciousness works could help us find treatments when things go wrong. Dr. […]