Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease. It’s caused by narrowed arteries that reduce blood flow to the heart. Affecting about 18 million Americans, it is the leading cause of death…
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director calls for protection of health workers in face of the advancing COVID19 pandemic in the region of the Americas
NIH-funded study identifies receptor as possible target for treating anhedonia brain’s reward system may be a viable target for treating anhedonia Bethesda, Maryland (USA) March 30, 2020 • A first-of-its-kind trial has demonstrated that a…
Surveys estimate that nearly 8 percent of American children ages 2 to 17 and 4 percent of adults have ADHD. Boys are about 2 ½ times as likely as girls to be diagnosed with it….
New York 28th March 2020 : Due to extensive community transmission of COVID -19 in the area, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain…
Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19 : implications for IPC precaution recommendations Scientific brief by World Health Organisation (WHO) 28 March 2020 : According to current evidence, COVID-19 virus is transmitted between people through…
New York 24th March 2020. The National Institutes of Health will launch a website with important educational resources for coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. The initiative got underway after Congress passed a…
New York. 19th March 2020 : Findings from a phase 2 clinical trial show that the drug selumetinib improves outcomes for children with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In the trial, selumetinib shrank…
New York 19th March 2020 : A study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, offers new insight into genetic alterations associated with osteosarcoma, the most common…
According to an Emergency Resources on Corona virus of National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services : – “Some types of cancer and treatments such…
SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus. New York, 18th March 2020 : The virus that causes corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according…
Corona Virus: Nike Closes Hundreds of Stores Worldwide New Delhi, 15 March 2020. Nike has stated that due to corona virus, it is going to temporarily close hundreds of its stores spread across the world…
WHO, UN Foundation and partners launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund GENEVA and Washington, D.C. 13 March 2020 – A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund will raise money from a wide range of…
Lavender oil and tea tree oil contain compounds that mimic or oppose the actions of sex hormones and may be considered endocrine disruptors. “LO [lavender oil] is the most widely used essential oil in both…
Diagnostic value of plasma phosphorylated tau181 in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. New Delhi, 12th March 2020. Alzheimer’s disease is an age-related brain disorder that develops over many years. Toxic changes in the brain…
In this study, the team discovered a link between the ripples recorded in the anterior temporal lobe and the spiking patterns seen during learning and memory. They also showed that ripples recorded in another area called the medial temporal lobe slightly preceded the replay of firing patterns seen in the anterior temporal lobe during learning.
Strict adherence to daily PrEP is especially important in pregnancy, investigators conclude. Washington DC. 10th March 2020. Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP…
Like other coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 particles are spherical and have proteins called spikes protruding from their surface. These spikes latch onto human cells, then undergo a structural change
Optimizing Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation : A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Computerized Antithrombotic Risk Assessment Tool in Australian General Practice You need javascript enabled to view this content or go to…
29th February. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services protects people’s health and safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing…
