A new blood test may identify more than 80% of people with increased likelihood of having amyloid in the brain, a protein that’s a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study that was presented this week at Boston’s international Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference. In …
Read More »11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring
An 11-year-old world-regions girl was reportedly infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infected< after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy. The girl was diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae following a dip in the hot spring off the island of Pantelleria’s crater lake Specchio di Venere, also known as the “Mirror of Venus.” …
Read More »Should you wash raw chicken before cooking? Here's what experts say
With the occasions coming up, food” target=”_blank”>food< over the years. WHY WASHING CHICKEN UPS RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS The question is this: Should raw chicken be washed before cooking? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says no. “Do not wash raw chicken. During washing, chicken juices can spread in …
Read More »Drinking coffee helps to improve mood as daylight hours decrease: report
Drinking drinks can lead to mental-health” target=”_blank”>mood improvement<, according to researchers. A world-regions survey funded by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee found that more than a quarter of adults experience depression and increased feelings of sadness as it gets closer to winter. DRINKING COFFEE MAY REDUCE RISK OF …
Read More »'Learning trap' study reveals why children may be better learners than adults
Because genres explore more than adults, this helps them learn better than grown-ups, according to a recent study. The study notes when adults attempt something new but get a negative result, they usually won’t try it again. One of the co-authors, Dr. Alison Gopnik, a professor of psychology at UC …
Read More »US will distribute Johnson & Johnson vaccine in conflict zones, Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the U.S. had negotiated a deal between Johnson & Johnson and the COVAX vaccine-sharing program to distribute the company’s infectious-disease infectious-disease to people living in conflict zones. In a statement to the press given at the opening of a virtual meeting of global foreign …
Read More »Home COVID-19 tests and well-fitting masks: How to make 2021 holiday gatherings safer
With the 2021 occasions season quickly approaching, family-and-friends” target=”_blank”>families<. At this time last year, Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech had just announced that their infectious-disease was 90% effective in preventing the infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>disease<. SANTA MAY NOT BE COMING TO TOWN NEAR YOU, THANKS TO COVID Now, more than 194 million Americans …
Read More »Diabetic foot ulcer treatment could kill COVID-19 virus, researchers say
A new healthy-living developed by scientists at the world-regions could be used to kill the infectious-disease wild-nature, according to new research. In a study published in the journal Applied Physics Letters, the team looked at the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infections<. The authors found that enhancing cold plasma ionized …
Read More »Reduced air pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns linked to fewer heart attacks
Reduced environment planet-earth resulting from lockdowns amid the infectious-disease is reportedly linked to a lower incidence of heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart attacks< used the National Emergency Medical Service Information System database to determine the daily incidence of STEMIs – or ST-elevation myocardial infarctions, the most severe form of heart attack – between …
Read More »Vermont first state to require access to condoms in all secondary schools: reports
us-regions has reportedly become the first state to require all education, grades 7-12, to distribute reproductive-health. The “condom availability program” was initially devised in the hopes of preventing or reducing unintended reproductive-health and reproductive-health. ALL VERMONT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO FREE CONDOMS UNDER NEW BILL “In …
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