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Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Society report. Death rates for all cancers combined have declined since passage of the National Cancer Act of 1971, according to […]
What REALLY happens when you have your Covid booster and flu jab in one go, asks BARNEY CALMAN Chills, fever, headaches and cramps are some of the side effects Mail on Sunday readers have experienced after having flu and Covid vaccine at the same time MoS resident GP, Dr Ellie Cannon reported in her column […]
Two teens developed severe psychiatric symptoms such as paranoia, delusions and suicidal thoughts during mild COVID-19 infections. Now, scientists think they’ve identified a potential trigger: Rogue antibodies may have mistakenly attacked the teens’ brains, rather than the coronavirus. The researchers spotted these rogue antibodies in two teens who were examined at the University of […]
For the first time, DNA mutations in liver cells have been identified that impact metabolism and insulin sensitivity in patients with liver disease. These mutations are specific to liver disease that is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and chronic alcohol consumption. The study, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A new study shows that accidental burn injuries amongst children increased during the coronavirus pandemic, compared to 2019. According to Dr. Christina Georgeades, a pediatric surgery research fellow at Children’s Wisconsin, stay-at-home orders “created […]
Most everyone understands that a major role of our sense of taste is to inform us when sugar is present in foods and beverages by eliciting sweetness on our tongues. A study led by the Monell Chemical Senses Center, published this month in PLOS ONE, identifies a new human sensory ability to detect sugars in […]
As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person’s risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers. Published today in Menopause, the study characterizes cycle length changes over the menopause transition and found that […]
Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative early breast cancers with a novel type of anti-hormonal therapy, called an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), led to clinically meaningful reductions in tumor activity prior to surgery. The activity was assessed by measuring the […]
As the United States battles COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amid a surge in cases fueled by the delta variant, a new study co-authored by a New Mexico State University researcher examines how COVID-19 infections in social circles may influence vaccine willingness. In the study, Jagdish Khubchandani, public health sciences professor at NMSU, and a team of […]
Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health published in the American Journal of Public Health. These […]