Headaches are very common in children. By the time they reach 18, essentially all kids will have had at least one. Most children get them rarely, usually with an illness. But some children get recurrent headaches. About 5% of kindergartners experience this problem, and the percentage goes up as children get older. By the time [...]
Don’t Overdo Certain Medications NSAIDs are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen and naproxen. They can damage your kidneys if you take too many at once or take them too often. And using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for an ulcer or GERD for a long time can raise your chances of chronic kidney disease. You should [...]
New research in mice suggests that ketogenic diets with a very high fat content could actually worsen skin inflammation. The team now urges people with psoriasis to avoid such diets. Ketogenic, or keto, diets are high in fats and low in carbohydrates. People often use such diets for weight loss, as they stimulate the body to [...]
Today, the World Health Organization released its 2019 Global Tuberculosis Report. The bad news is that, despite a decline in number of deaths, TB continues to reign as the world’s top infectious killer. According to the report, TB still kills 4000 people each day, 120000 people each month, and 1.5 million people each year. TB is [...]
Abstract HIV viral reservoirs are established very early during infection. Resident memory T cells (TRM) are present in tissues such as the lower female genital tract, but the contribution of this subset of cells to the pathogenesis and persistence of HIV remains unclear. Here, we show that cervical CD4+TRM display a unique repertoire of clusters of [...]
The invention of interactive map applications has revolutionized wayfinding, providing an unprecedented level of information far beyond what printed road maps can offer. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are giving us a similar look into the anatomy of the human lung, and their findings could help babies breathe easier. Infants born prematurely often suffer [...]
Researchers studying genetic data from 200,000 people have found that the heritability of post-traumatic stress disorder is similar to that of depression and other forms of mental illness. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting some eight million adults at some point in their lifetime in the United States [...]
Young adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at increased risk for mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack,TIA) or a major stroke by middle age, based on new research published in the journal Stroke. The study found that having PTSD seemed to elevate the risk as much as other more well-known risk factors, such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, [...]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A little pinot noir now and then might help keep the bacteria in your tummy healthy and happy, a new study suggests. As little as one glass of red wine a week can increase the diversity of the good bacteria in your microbiome, which can help lower bad cholesterol and [...]
High levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulates (PM10) affected memory The most-polluted air was found in Kensington and Islington in London A 50 year old in polluted Chelsea has the memory of a 60 year old in Plymouth Credit: iStock, onebluelight Read more… The post Breathing polluted air could damage the memory [...]
