A new study may help explain why people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience worsening disability while those with two related diseases do not. MS causes permanent brain and spinal cord scarring, and researchers investigated whether the same damage accompanies two rarer, similar diseases in which the immune system also attacks the central nervous system. The… read on > read on >
Early treatment with COVID-19 survivors’ blood plasma doesn’t prevent disease progression in people who have mild COVID-19 symptoms but are at risk for more severe illness, a new clinical trial finds. “As physicians, we wanted this to make a big difference in reducing severe illness and it did not,” said principal investigator Dr. Clifton Callaway,… read on > read on >
There’s an old saying, “Age and guile beat youth and exuberance,” and new research suggests there might be something to that. Some key brain functions can improve in people as they age, researchers report, challenging the notion that our mental abilities decline across the board as we grow old. With increasing age, many people appear… read on > read on >
The United States’ early rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations may have saved nearly 140,000 lives, a new study suggests. Using data on state vaccination campaigns and COVID-19 deaths, researchers estimate that immunizations prevented 139,393 deaths nationwide between December 2020 and early May 2021. On the state level, vaccinations prevented an average of five deaths for every… read on > read on >
Antibodies generated by COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant and other coronavirus variants of concern, new research shows. The findings may help explain why most vaccinated people have avoided the surge of Delta variant cases sweeping across the United States. “In face of vaccination, Delta is relatively a wimpy virus,” said study co-author… read on > read on >
Like it or not, Broward County, Fla., has become a flashpoint for the national debate over reopening public schools in the middle of a COVID-19 surge driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Coronavirus infections claimed the lives of three Broward educators within 24 hours of each other, just as schools are set to reopen… read on > read on >
The Biden Administration said Wednesday that a widely used pesticide will be banned because it’s been linked to neurological damage in children. The new rule to block the use of chlorpyrifos on food will take effect in six months, the Environmental Protection Agency said. “Today [the] EPA is taking an overdue step to protect public… read on > read on >
A new pill specifically designed to prevent migraines appears to do the job, a new clinical trial finds. Atogepant cut patients’ migraine days in half over 12 weeks of treatment, without causing serious side effects, the researchers said. Experts said the drug, if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, would give migraine sufferers… read on > read on >
Almost 90% of U.S. parents plan to send their kids back to the classroom this fall, but fewer than 60% plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine for those who are old enough, a new poll reveals. Anxiety is also high among many parents, who wonder just how safe in-person learning will be as the highly… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Football games with some fans in the stands may not be the super spreader events they were once feared to be. An analysis of National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) games found no substantial increase in local COVID-19 cases at those with limited attendance.… read on > read on >
