A team led by researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes. Every time we blink, our eyes are covered in tear film—an essential protective coating necessary for maintaining healthy ocular […]
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that may explain why people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell. Published online February 1 in the journal Cell, the new study finds that infection with the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, indirectly dials down the action of olfactory receptors, proteins on the surfaces of nerve cells in the nose that […]
Prenatal visits have traditionally focused almost exclusively on the behavior of mothers, but new research from the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) continues to suggest that science should be looking more closely at the behavior of fathers as well. Publication in The FASEB Journal , Golding’s team showed that […]
Blood tests may enable more accurate diagnosis of ALS at an earlier stage of the disease. As described in a study by researchers at University of Gothenburg and Umeå University, it involves measuring the blood level of a substance that, as they have also shown, varies in concentration depending on which variant of ALS the […]
Drinking less than the UK’s recommended limit of 14 units of alcohol per week still increases the risk of cardiovascular issues such as heart and cerebrovascular disease, according to new research published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. The sample included 333,259 people who drank alcohol. Participants had been asked about their overall weekly alcohol intake […]
Studying the connections between meat, gut bacteria, and autoimmune attacks on the nervous system. Eating more meat, having less of certain bacteria in the gut, and more of certain immune cells in the blood, all link with multiple sclerosis, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health and the Washington University School of Medicine. […]
A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other home occupants. The study, […]
An ISB-led study has identified several factors that can predict if a patient is likely to develop long COVID. In this video, three of the paper’s authors – Dr. Jim Heath, Dr. Yapeng Su and Daniel Chen – discuss some of the implications of their work. A significant portion of people who contract the SARS-CoV-2 […]
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can analyse eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack. Doctors have recognised that changes to the tiny blood vessels in the retina are indicators of broader vascular disease, including problems […]
Synchronizing one’s brainwaves to ultrasound pulses could reduce the accumulation of abnormal proteins characteristic of the onset of Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease affects over 50 million people worldwide and is presently incurable. A viable treatment strategy involves reducing abnormal protein accumulation in the brain with gamma waves. However, studies validating its therapeutic effects using non-focused ultrasound […]