The decades-old tree has been diagnosed with Kretzschmariadeusta, also known as brittle cinder fungus. AUSTIN, Texas — A well-known pecan tree at Barton Springs Pool has been diagnosed with a wood decay fungus. On July 6, staff with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) were conducting a regular inspection of the tree, named “Flo,” […]
By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:50 EDT, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 13:03 EDT, 21 August 2023
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C-POLAR Innovations hosted the highly anticipated Vancouver Summit, where the focus was on strengthening infection control and resilience through public and private partnerships. Held at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, the summit brought together an esteemed group of over 90 senior-level professionals, including professors, policymakers, doctors, and business leaders from more than ten countries. Collectively, they […]
By consuming foods with a low glycemic load, people can better control their blood sugar A low glycemic load refers to the measurement of how certain foods affect blood sugar levels after consumption. It takes into account both the glycemic index (a ranking of how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels) and the portion […]
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding for at least six months may reduce some maternal cardiovascular risk factors in women three years postpartum, according to a study published online July 19 in the International Breastfeeding Journal. Maleesa M. Pathirana, Ph.D., from University of Adelaide in Australia, and colleagues used three-year follow-up data from […]
NEW YORK — People who survived Covid-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk for a slew of health problems for up to two years after they got over their initial infections, a new study finds, and that was especially true if they were hospitalized. These health problems […]
MUNICH, Germany — What if a spray for the lungs could prevent damage from infections like COVID-19? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed such an inhaler using RNA technology. The innovative approach uses a new sugar-based transport mechanism to deliver the therapeutic agent effectively to its target. The research team created […]
Levels of GFAP protein in the blood — a marker of damage to support cells in the brain — were associated with the enlargement of brain lesions and of fluid-filled brain cavities called ventricles in people with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) undergoing Tysabri (natalizumab) treatment, a study showed. While ventricular volume change can be used as […]
Researchers from Fudan University and elsewhere have developed a SNP-based method to determine zygosity and fetal fraction among twin pregnancies from maternal blood. They note that chorionicity, or the number of placentas in a multiple gestation, is a key risk factor of adverse outcomes in twin pregnancies and that establishing zygosity is a step toward […]