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TB vaccine candidate to enter final trial, raising hopes of saving millions The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome announced Wednesday they would put about $550 million into Phase III trials for a tuberculosis vaccine originally developed by the drug company GSK. The shot, called M72, has been on hold since 2019, when ...
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Malaria confirmed in Florida mosquitoes after several human cases Three mosquitoes carrying the parasite that causes malaria were collected from the same woodlot, Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services told CBS News in a statement. They were among more than a hundred samples that have been shipped to the CDC for ...
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Fungal meningitis outbreak kills 7 people; CDC urges testing The patients were exposed to the fungus after receiving epidural anesthesia at one of two clinics, River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3.
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Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger Menopausal hormone therapy was linked with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, even in women who received treatment at age 55 or younger, a large observational study in Denmark suggested. Women ages 50 to 60 who had received estrogen-progestin therapy ...
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Opioids No Better for Acute Neck and Back Pain Than Non-Opioid Treatment No significant difference was found in pain scores for opioid analgesics versus placebo for acute lower back or neck pain, the OPAL clinical trial found. At 6 weeks, mean pain scores on a 10-point scale were 2.78 in the opioid group versus 2.25 in the ...
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Advisory Committee Recommends RSV Vaccine for Older Adults June 29, 2023, News Staff — The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently voted to recommend the use of two new vaccines (Abrysvo, manufactured by Pfizer Inc., and Arexvy, manufactured by GSK plc) to prevent respiratory syncytial ...
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Trial of vitamin D supplementation raises questions about CV effects on older adults Key takeaways: In older adults, vitamin D supplementation trended toward reducing risk for major cardiovascular events. The findings are inconsistent with previous trials of the CV effects of vitamin D supplementation.
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'Jarringly' Low Hep C Cure Rates a Decade After New Treatments, CDC Says Only one in three U.S. adults infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been cured since direct-acting antivirals became available 10 years ago, CDC data showed. Among 1 million adults with evidence of initial infection using 2013-2022 national HCV ...
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Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- California psychiatrist Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez once had a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who washed his hands so often that he had to wear gloves to cover his cracked and swollen skin.
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Hepatitis C cure rates 'jarringly low' as many lack access to treatment "It's known as the silent killer because initial infection usually has few to no symptoms, but over time, the virus can slowly cause damage to the liver, causing liver cancer, liver failure and death," Mermin said during a press briefing Thursday, ahead of ...
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Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes There has been an unusual rise in the number of children and teenagers around the world diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, say researchers. A new study in JAMA Network Open journal has collated available data from different countries, ...
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MS Symptoms Progress More Quickly in Certain People, Researchers Think They Know Why Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have identified a genetic variant that may cause some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to develop more severe symptoms compared to others with the disabling neurological disease.
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Cardiovascular disease associated with four dermatological inflammatory diseases Patients with rosacea, alopecia areata, psoriasis or atopic dermatitis all face an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study. A growing body of evidence has found that inflammatory skin diseases (ISDs) ...
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Hepatitis C Can Kill, But Too Many Can't Access the Cure By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials ...
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Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says The CDC said adults with chronic heart or lung disease, weakened immune systems and those living in long-term care facilities are at higher risk for the respiratory infection. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, ...
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'Landmark' Trial Shows Opioids for Back, Neck Pain No Better Than Placebo After 1 year, patients given the placebo had slightly lower pain scores. Also, patients using opioids were at greater risk of opioid misuse after 1 year. This is a "landmark" trial ...
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PrEP Implant That Protects Against HIV Could Be Near By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 ...
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Discovery of MS 'Severity Gene' Could Lead to Better Treatments By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, scientists have identified a genetic variant that may make some people with multiple sclerosis (MS) vulnerable to faster progression.
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Novel Gene Therapy Delivery System Restores Hearing in Mice Gene therapy can treat genetic hearing loss in neonatal mice. However, treating adult animals is harder because of the location of the cochlea and the risk of damage to inner ear structures. Now, a new study by an international team of researchers ...
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Single-cell multiomic analyses sheds light on mitochondrial mutational selection Single large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletions cause a spectrum of disease with differing severities and tissue expressivity. Quantification of single-cell deletion levels with multi-modal cellular readouts provides insights into hematopoietic cell ...
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Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday. The newly approved vaccines are expected to be ready in the fall, a time when flu shots and updated COVID-19 ...
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AI-based patch in Singapore can track wound healing status without battery Researchers from the National University of Singapore and A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have developed an AI-powered sensor patch for monitoring wound recovery. WHAT IT DOES. Called PETAL (Paper-like Battery-free In situ ...
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Top in women's health: Supplements fall short; portable ultrasound device shows promise Out of more than 20,000 dietary supplements, only one had sufficient nutrients in required doses that pregnant patients need, according to a study recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that the supplement ...
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Increased vaccine sensitivity of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant Host immune responses are a key source of selective pressure driving pathogen evolution. Emergence of many SARS-CoV-2 lineages has been associated with enhancements in their ability to evade population immunity resulting from both vaccination and ...
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Stress, microRNAs, and stress-related psychiatric disorders: an overview Epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to mediate the effects of the environment on brain gene expression and behavior. MicroRNAs, small non-coding RNAs estimated to control the expression of about 60% of all genes by post-transcriptional regulation, are a ...
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Research sheds light on genetic variants' impact beyond autism diagnosis More than 180 genes have been identified as contributing to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Historically, however, researchers have focused on diagnosing the condition rather than understanding the spectrum of phenotypes these gene interactions can ...
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Why Texans might experience seasonal depression in the summer, not winter If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. Crisis counselors are available 24/7. AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been several weeks of continuous extreme heat here in Central Texas.
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Chicago pneumologist talks side effects of wildfire smoke on the lungs The particles can then get deep in the lung and cause an inflammatory reaction. So individuals who have chronic lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, can actually have flare-ups of their disease take place on the basis ...
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Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus found in Marion County Although this is a yearly event, public health officials are encouraging Hoosiers to take action to "reduce the mosquito population" and prevent bites. These steps, which mainly center around getting rid of stagnant water ...
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Preventing and Treating Mosquito Bites in Children The warmth of summer also brings swarms of mosquitoes. The pesky bugs can cause discomfort and potentially carry serious illness. Planting mosquito repellent plants, such as lavender and lemongrass, in your garden won't keep them all away.
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More green spaces linked to slower biological aging "When we think about staying healthy as we get older, we usually focus on things like eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep," said Kyeezu Kim, first author on the study and a postdoctoral scholar in preventive medicine at Northwestern University ...
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Authorities confirm West Nile Virus active in Lubbock County This notification means there is a risk of contracting WNV if bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. Everyone is encouraged to reduce mosquito bites, especially as we prepare for outdoor activities associated with the 4th of July holiday.
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To Stay Sharp as You Age, Learn New Skills In this intervention, we provided an encouraging learning environment to 33 older adults between 58 and 86 years of age. Before and after this three-month intervention, we tested participants' cognitive abilities, including attention and working memory.
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New COVID jabs are coming — who should get them? Health officials note that many people are still protected against severe disease by either previous infection, vaccination or both. That protection, combined with pandemic fatigue and a relatively low level of hospitalizations and infections "has put ...
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It's Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food Diet-related disease—which includes obesity, heart attack, strokes, cancer, and dementia—is the leading cause of early death in the UK. Driving it is a set of industrially processed products that are sold as food, known formally as ultra-processed food ...
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With tick season underway in the Northwest, here's how to keep yourself—and your pets—safe All species of tick need blood as part of their natural life cycle. However, only some ticks can spread diseases to humans. In Oregon, it's the western black-legged tick, ixodes pacificus, that can spread Lyme disease.
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New research finds connection between autism, gut microbiome Researchers have released a new study analyzing a correlation between autism spectrum disorder and the brain and gut. The report published in Nature Neuroscience, a monthly scientific journal, consisted of 43 scientists who found a link between ASD and ...
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Climate change in Pa. is increasing risk of Lyme disease, other tick-borne illnesses Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of Lyme disease in the U.S., and the Allegheny County Health Department reports that roughly 30% of the blacklegged ticks that are active in the spring and early summer are carriers of this vector-borne illness ...
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Cycle-syncing nutrition: How females can harness their hormones The health care institute was advising that if a woman's periods had stopped because of RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport) - a common issue in female athletes trying to stay lean - doctors could put her onto the contraceptive pill.
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Mosquitos in Boulder County test positive for West Nile virus The virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most infections are mild, according to BCPH, but more serious infections can cause: Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) ...
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That cocktail before bedtime isn't as helpful as you think Even a small amount of alcohol can make sleep worse—particularly REM sleep. Here's what drinking before bedtime does to your body, and how it could affect your overall health.
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What scientists say keeps mosquitoes away (CNN) - Believe it or not, the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal, as they spread diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and West ...
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Bird flu outbreaks in humans may remain rare thanks to this gene "It was a 'yes moment'… BTN3A3 was inhibiting avian strains but not human strains, that was the first discovery," she said. What is avian flu?
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Glioblastoma Invasion Driven by Remote Neuronal Connections Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumor. Yet, the underlying molecular mechanisms driving GBM infiltration are not fully understood. Now, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine working in animal models have ...
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ML Model Outperforms Standard Methods for Detecting Heart Attacks A UPMC-developed machine learning model used electrocardiogram readings to accurately reclassify 1 in 3 patients with chest pain based on heart attack risk. AI in cardiology predictive analytics. Source: Getty Images.
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Stop taking Ozempic before surgery, anesthesiologist group recommends Patients fast before surgery to prevent food from getting into their lungs while they're under — a serious concern that can lead to lung infection. But for those taking a class of treatments that include the widely popular Ozempic and Wegovy, ...
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Mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus in San Antonio According to Bexar County officials, the Metro Health Department on June 22 confirmed a mosquito pool located off Loop 410 and Ray Ellison Boulevard tested positive for the disease. Trending Videos.
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This Is How Long You Should Nap Every Day to Keep Your Brain Healthy A new study indicated that regular daytime napping might be able to prevent brain shrinkage as we age. Previous research recommends napping between 10 to 30 minutes—and not more than an hour—to improve mood and cognitive performance.
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Brain imaging-based biomarker of depression identified Date: June 27, 2023; Source: Elsevier; Summary: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is not only among the most common mental illnesses, affecting over 8% of Americans, but it is also extremely variable from one person to another.
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Lupus flare-ups strongly linked to specific bacterial growth in gut Date: June 27, 2023; Source: NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Summary: Recurrent bouts of systemic lupus erythematosus, marked by the body's immune system attack of its own tissues, closely tracked with measureable upticks in ...
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