Highlights • Filter-eluted nanoparticles (nPM) are depleted in PAH and transition metals compared to total nanoparticles (sPM). • Inhalation of nPM and sPM caused comparable neurotoxic reactions in adult and developing brain. • Gestational exposure to nPM or sPM caused depressive behaviors in adults. • Gestational exposure to sPM caused glutamatergic [...]
Highlights • Ambient air pollution is associated with more rapid cognitive decline in older adults. • APOE-ε4 positive individuals had more rapid pollution-associated cognitive decline. • The association was also stronger among Non-Hispanic individuals. • No difference in strength of association between age groups, sex, or smoking status. Image by [...]
The United States and other countries are evacuating their citizens from the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan where the number of infected people on the ship has risen to 355, as the number of local COVID-19 cases continues to grow in Singapore and Japan and as Hawaiian health officials investigate a connection to [...]
The Microsoft founder spoke at the AAAS meeting in Seattle just hours before the first case was confirmed in Cairo, Egypt Bill Gates has warned that coronavirus in Africa could overwhelm health services and trigger a pandemic which could cause 10 million deaths. The Microsoft founder and global health pioneer was speaking at the AAAS meeting [...]
Which foods to add and which to avoid No magic diet is going to make your arthritis disappear — whether it’s osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or another form. But, there’s good news: If you’re realistic about your goals, paying attention to your diet can help ease your symptoms. Arthritis specialist Scott Burg, DO gives some examples of what you can put [...]
Another 70 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed aboard the Diamond Princess in Japan, which mans the vessel now has the largest concentration of cases outside of mainland China at 356. The new cases come in a significant week for the 3,600 passengers and crew aboard the Princess ship – 200 of them Australian. The [...]
Dangers of overtraining + recovery tips When you exercise, do you push through the pain? To get stronger, we often set (and re-set) goals involving reps, drills, miles or minutes. But sometimes, the muscle soreness lingers. You’re exhausted. You just need to push yourself harder, right? Wrong. It’s possible you’re exercising too much. Yes, as the adage [...]
Regularly cleaning your phone and washing your hands is a better way to fight the coronavirus spread than wearing a mask, Singapore’s health ministry said on Wednesday (Feb 12) after a homemade advisory by four local doctors urging locals to don masks while in public went viral on WhatsApp. The advisory, dated Feb 10 and signed [...]
An infant who developed a mold infection at Seattle Children’s Hospital has died, becoming the seventh patient at the facility killed by the same infection since 2001. Read more… The post A seventh child who contracted a mold infection at Seattle Children’s Hospital has died appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.
A married Japanese couple in their 60s tested positive for the coronavirus after returning home from a Hawaiian vacation, health officials said Saturday, according to the New York Times. The couple had returned to Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city, on Feb. 7, and a day later he visited a hospital with a fever but was turned away. [...]
