Trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery? Morning walks are the solution, according to research presented today on ACNAP Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Many patients have trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery,” said study author Dr. Hady Atef of Cairo University, Egypt….
UK cancels quarantine for travelers
German do not need to go on a trip to England in the future, in a 14-day quarantine. The British government announced in the night of Friday, a corresponding easing of the due to the Corona pandemic, imposed restrictions on admission. The elimination of the quarantine requirement applies from the…
Netflix's '365 Days' Shows Explicit & Non-Consensual Sex. How Can You Talk to Your Teens About It?
It feels like every few years there is a new scandalous movie/book/media property that drops and leaves a weird taste in adults mouths when it comes to their depictions of sex, consent and romantic relationships. It came with Twilight (boyfriends stalking you, climbing into your room and reminding you how…
Study could show why heart events increase seasonally
A growing body of research suggests heart attacks, angina and other heart events increase during winter and summer. Now, a new study could explain why. Researchers reviewed an international registry of 1,113 people, the majority from Japan, with acute coronary syndrome. Heart attack is a type of acute coronary syndrome,…
The protein that stands between us and autoimmunity
The immune system is supposed to protect from external microbial invaders, but sometimes it turns its efforts inward, potentially resulting in autoimmune diseases. In a new study, researchers from Osaka University have discovered how reversible modifications to DNA by certain proteins protect from autoimmune diseases, and conversely, how the absence…
Hair loss treatment: A chemical which promotes and stimulates hair growth could be key
Hair loss is just a part of life and one we need to simply deal with. Or is it? New studies are constantly being done to help with the search of a wonder drug which could halt this process and aid in hair growth. READ MORE Coronavirus symptoms update: Sexual symptom caused…
Electronic decision support tool reduces the risk of overmedication
As the population ages, the prevalence of chronic disease increases. As a result, more drugs are prescribed. Around 25% of the population aged 65+ are affected by so-called “polypharmacy,” i.e., they regularly take at least five drugs. This results in an increased risk for drug interactions and adverse drug events….
Lab tech develops fatal brain condition after accident with ‘mad cow disease’ samples
A young lab technician in France developed a rare and fatal brain disease after she was accidentally exposed to prions, the infectious proteins that cause “mad cow disease,” according to a new report of the case. The accident happened in May 2010, when the technician was 24 years old and…
Silence propagators: About half of all Infected shows no symptoms – but it is just as contagious
More and more studies suggest that a large proportion of infections with Sars-CoV is 2 symptom-free. A group of Italian researchers has now discovered some of the factors that may favor the Emergence of symptoms or even a serious Covid-19-history. Not everyone who is infected with Sars-CoV-2, suffering from fever,…
Federal government defies the US: No shortage of Corona-medium-Remdesivir
The Covid-19-pandemic keeps the world in breath. More than 10 million people have been infected with the novel Coronavirus, 194.335 in Germany – where it always comes back to local outbreaks. The latest news on Corona-crisis in Germany, Europe and the world read in the News-Ticker of FOCUS Online. Covid-19-News…