Monthly Archives: August 2023
Aug
By Leigh Beeson, University of Georgia Long the bane of pet owners’ existence, ticks and mosquitoes are expanding their geographic range due to warming temperatures, frequently bringing disease with them. A new study from the University of Georgia suggests shelter dogs in the Eastern U.S. may be bearing the brunt of that burden. The researchers […]
Aug
Introduction Congenital hypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder caused by insufficient thyroid hormone production or receptor deficiency, which results in severe physical and mental retardation as well as low metabolic levels in children. Children with congenital hypothyroidism typically show no clinical symptoms or very mild ones during the neonatal period. Lack of thyroid hormones during fetal […]
Aug
Archaeologists in Israel have found a blood-red combat arena at Legio, a massive military base that housed Rome’s “ironclad” legion in the second century. The team found the military camp and its arena — designed not for theater entertainment but for combat training — near Megiddo, also known as Armageddon, the place where the Christian […]
Aug
Research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute found the number of children admitted to hospital with the infection rose from 23 in 2020 to 107 in 2022. Gursirat Kaur, 1, spent almost two months in intensive care. (Supplied Nine) Sandeep Kaur’s daughter, Gursirat spent almost two months in intensive care earlier this year after contracting […]
Aug
By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Updated: 05:34 EDT, 23 August 2023
Cardiovascular
Sultan AlNeyadi participates in cardiovascular study to examine cardiorespiratory impact in space
Aug
DUBAI – The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) shared a glimpse into astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi’s contribution to the Cardiobreath experiment on the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment is a critical analysis of the impact of microgravity on cardiovascular and respiratory functions and was conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Simon […]
Aug
To most people on the planet, the Covid-19 pandemic is over. But for many scientists who have been tracking the largest global infectious disease event in the era of molecular biology, there is still a step that the virus that caused it, SARS-CoV-2, hasn’t yet taken. It has not fallen into a predictable seasonal pattern […]
Aug
In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, this case report was not “news” to us in the field: We have known for some time about endemic cases of leprosy. However, […]
Infection
High levels of exposure to Covid virus may reduce protection from vaccination, prior infection: Study
Aug
PTI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi Aug 23, 2023 01:23 PM IST Share Via Copy Link The study tried to understand whether immunity gained after vaccination or a prior infection was less effective or “leaky” when people are exposed to the virus. High levels of exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus may reduce […]