And while we are at it, all of the other dread auto-immune diseases. Many of the therapies described below are only for Type 1 diabetes (T1D), but hacking the immune system, teaching T-cells not to attack specific body cell types, is extremely promising for every cell type involved, and every resulting disease. Phosphatidyl Serine, shown … Read more
CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “This is another new tool we can use this fall and winter to help protect lives,” said CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen. “I encourage parents to … Read more
CNN — Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast. More than 20,500 … Read more
Adult female worm of Angiostrongylus cantonensis recovered from rat lungs with characteristic barber-pole appearance (anterior end of worm is to the top). Scale bar = 1 mm. The dreaded rat lungworm—a parasite with a penchant for rats and slugs that occasionally finds itself rambling and writhing in human brains—has firmly established itself in the Southeast … Read more
FARGO, N.D. — Tara Morris felt she was too young to be so sick. Once a fitness-loving police officer, the Fargo woman started gaining weight after she took a less-active job and hit her late 30s. She was on multiple medications for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. She had sleep apnea and felt tired … Read more
Ozempic, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Type 2 diabetes, is racking up blockbuster sales because many people are taking it to lose weight. As more people try it, reports to the FDA about possible side effects are rising. Mario Tama | Getty Images Nearly three months into taking Ozempic for diabetes, Jenny … Read more
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Comment on this storyComment Almost half a century ago, scientists began to theorize that a certain class of chemicals — which were found in virtually every air conditioner, aerosol can and refrigerator around the world — had a particularly dangerous side effect. These compounds, known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), could float up into the stratosphere and … Read more
How many times do you start to fade out in the middle of your workday? Feeling tired presents a major issue when you haven’t even wrapped up your meetings, deadlines, or workout routine at the end of the day—not to mention whatever obligations await you at home. Fear not, because we spoke with the experts … Read more
I saw the mass on my son’s brain from the small booth in the CT room. It didn’t take much to realize that the golf-ball-sized circle on one side of the image was not a good sign. We had arrived at the hospital emergency room with my unresponsive son, age 8, in the midst of … Read more