A new study indicates that even asymptomatic patients can spread the virus around the room they’re in. The rooms of COVID-19 patients with symptoms ranging from none to mild were found to be “extensively contaminated.” This contamination may potentially put healthcare workers at risk. The researchers say careful cleaning is…
Huntington disease brain changes ID’d 24 years before symptoms
(HealthDay)—The earliest brain changes due to Huntington disease (HD) can be detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 24 years before clinical symptoms show, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of The Lancet Neurology. Rachael I. Scahill, Ph.D., from the University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology,…
NY doc says he has been experiencing coronavirus symptoms for 100 DAYS
New York doctor is still experiencing coronavirus symptoms more than 100 DAYS after he first contracted the disease Dr Yochai Re’em, a third-year psychiatry resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, began experiencing a low-grade fever and leg pain on March 14 He was soon after diagnosed with the novel coronavirus and remained…
Parental factors and home environment found to play a role in student math abilities
A pair of researchers at the University of Sussex has found that the kind of relationship a child has with his or her parents can have a major impact on how well they do in learning math at school. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science,…
69 Sex Positions You Need to Put on Your Bucket List Immediately
In the wonderful world of sex, there’s getting down and then there’s getting down. For connoisseurs of a sensual romp — we’re talking about our true believers, scholars and geeks when it comes to sex and sexuality — there’s always a sexy new position, a new sensation or experience to…
Helping children with cancer spend more time IV-pole-free
Children being treated for cancer often spend long days receiving chemotherapy intravenously or through a port. They also often require regular blood transfusions, including platelets (which are involved in clotting, and produced in bone marrow), to maintain stability and health. But the platelet administration process is often agonizingly slow, typically…
Drew Barrymore Jokes She Has to ‘Work So Hard at Not Being the Size of a Bus’
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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now above a half-million
Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after South Africa recorded another day of more than 10,000 confirmed cases as a new global hot spot. The true…
Does a child’s height affect their future risk of obesity?
Children who are relatively tall for their age have a higher risk of developing obesity, according to a new study published in Obesity. In the study, investigators examined the health records of 2.8 million children who were initially examined between 2 and 13 years of age. When they were re-examined…
Statin pills could save the lives of 8,000 over 75s a year, study finds
Researchers found that those who took a daily pill of the cholesterolbusting drug were 25 percent less likely to die early from any cause. And their risk of dying from a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke was cut by 20 percent. The drugs lower the level…