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MONKEYPOX LA
Unfortunately, Los Angeles is plagued by monkeypox. As mysterious as it has become, human scientists have defined it as a disease that is further from the truth.
STRESS HIT THE BEREAVED SPOUSE
According to new research from Rice University, widowed individuals experiencing intense grief after the loss of their spouse experience a significant increase in body inflammation following other stressful events.
Cold Sore Flareup Triggers
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Virus Highjacks Important Immune Response, UVA Discovery Reveals Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can trigger unwanted outbreaks. The discovery could lead to new ways to prevent cold sores and recurrent herpes-related eye disease from […]
Antibody Cocktail May Prevent Symptomatic COVID-19 Infections
An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to the virus, early results from the clinical trial suggest. In addition, those who developed asymptomatic infections accumulated far less virus in their bodies than usual and saw their infections resolve within a week, […]
UVA’s DNA Discovery
Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery that overturns a fundamental belief about DNA. The drugs, known as Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, or NRTIs, are commonly used to treat HIV. The new discovery suggests that they may be useful against […]
COVID-19 Trial Tests if Common Drug Can Keep Patients Out of Hospital
At-risk people diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States and Canada can participate in a clinical trial testing whether a common drug can keep them from getting sicker and keep them out of the hospital. The trial, conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is based on a discovery by the University […]
Rice University’s Charcoal Research
Researchers at Rice University find that charcoal, and other materials described in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, could aid treatment COVID-19 patients. In the project co-led by Rice chemist James Tour, researchers found oxidized charcoal nanoparticles are not only effective antioxidants, but can also be made from an activated carbon source that […]
Alcoholism in the Family
Alcoholism in the family affects how your brain switches between active and resting states. A family history of alcoholism affects a process that the brain uses when transitioning from a mentally demanding state to a resting state, researchers have found. You don’t have to be a drinker for your brain to be affected by alcoholism. […]
Harvard & Texas A&M
I write to inform you of my dismay over recent actions by Harvard faculty Dr. Walter Willett and Dr. Frank Hu and their associates, Dr. David Katz and the True Health Initiative (THI). Their actions, as described in a recent JAMA article here are unethical, distort the results of important scientific research, and, in our […]
