Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the May 25, 2022, online issue … [+3983 chars]
Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of t… [+4095 chars]
According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), adding diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) to conventional MRI improves the differentiation of locally recurrent tumor and post-surgical fibrosis … [+1753 chars]
It is all about context.“We need to talk.” I still remember a boyfriend texting me that exact sentence nearly two decades ago. When I read it, I felt like I could vomit. Alarm bells rang in my head… [+4090 chars]
Queensland Health refused to provide an update on her current condition, citing patient confidentiality concerns. There have now been five deaths from JEV in Australia in 2022 two in NSW, and one ea… [+1677 chars]
When something goes wrong in mitochondria, the tiny organelles that power cells, it can cause a bewildering variety of symptoms such as poor growth, fatigue and weakness, seizures, developmental and … [+6286 chars]
There has been an outbreak of monkeypox cases in a number of countries that are not endemic for the virus. Monkeypox is caused by an orthopoxvirus that is closely related to the virus that caused sma… [+6550 chars]
We tried and tested it, so you don't have to.Body+Soul recently reported on the rise of needle fatigue as winter rolls around. After a bunch of coronavirus vaccines and now urges to go and get the fl… [+2121 chars]
Australia’s had two years of incredibly low influenza rates thanks to COVID-19 isolation, but this year is not going to be the same. The case rate is already rising, and this week Queensland Premier… [+2618 chars]
Sleep deprivation negatively impacts corneal stem cells, which can increase the risk for eye disease over the long term, in addition to short-term problems such as dryness and itching. The cornea, t… [+3030 chars]
Summary: A new imaging technique captures information about the function and structure of brain tissue at the subcellular level. Source: Francis Crick Institute Researchers at the Francis Crick Ins… [+5773 chars]
A strain of avian flu virus is spreading in domestic poultry flocks in Canada, but is not a risk to humans at this point in time. Avian influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, is a contagious i… [+6369 chars]
