FORT ATKINSON — Versiti of the Blood Drive of Wisconsin ran the blood drive that took place yesterday. Another opportunity to donate is next month at the Dwight Foster Public Library. Thursday Sept. 7 × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in […]
You may think that the first test regarding how well period products absorb blood was maybe 30 to 40 years ago, and you know, that seems really reasonable. But it wasn’t—it was only a couple of weeks ago. Until Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow and her colleagues at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland decided […]
One in five men worldwide are infected with a potentially cancerous form of HPV, researchers have found. According to an analysis published in the Lancet Global Health journal, 21 per cent of men aged 15 and over are infected with at least one of the high-risk, potentially cancerous forms of HPV, or human papillomavirus – […]
Fun fact: approximately 800 million people worldwide are currently on their period. And, on average, we spend a total of seven years menstruating, so we’re all too familiar with the sight of menstrual blood. It’s a shame the same can’t be said for the manufacturers of period items who – per a new study – […]
Reinfections are becoming more common. Experts are still unsure about how damaging they can be. Doctors and scientists who study Covid-19 agree that for most people, getting infected for a second — or third or fourth — time is basically inevitable. The longer the virus sticks around, the more common repeat infections have and will […]
For the third week in a row, Georgia hospitals have reported a rise in COVID-19 numbers — a 30% jump for hospitalizations in the week ending August 5, the latest data available. The overall numbers of known infections and hospitalizations remain low, and COVID deaths, which have tended to average about one or two a […]
The pervasive use of plastics in daily life has raised concerns about the potential health effects of exposure to plastic-derived chemicals. Recent research has hinted at a possible connection between such chemicals and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The study explores the relationship between exposure to plastic chemicals and the predisposition to cardiovascular diseases […]
In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated distinct immune responses to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and vector-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, and natural severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Study: Class switch towards spike protein-specific IgG4 antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination depends on prior infection history. Image Credit: Viacheslav […]
Step forward platelet factor 4 (PF4): this substance in the blood has been linked to the mental boost we get from exercise, the benefits of blood transfusions, and a protein associated with longevity, in three separate studies. All three processes promote cognitive enhancement, meaning PF4 is something of a superpowered blood factor. The research was […]
