While low-income adults have a higher prevalence of risk factors overall, diabetes and obesity are on the rise in high earners. Cardiovascular risk factors have been on the rise for the past two decades among middle-aged US adults, with roughly one in two now considered obese, but there’s a noticeably different risk profile depending on […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — One individual was indicted on Nov. 9 for a shooting that left one injured on Sunset Drive. Mugshot Matthew Zaruba 9-29-23 courtesy Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office Matthew Zaruba, 18, was indicted by a grand jury in the 391st District Court for deadly conduct by the discharge of […]
Dr. Peter Daley, an infectious diseases physician and Memorial University medical microbiologist, says patients and physicians alike need to work together to slow the over-prescription of antibiotics. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) One expert says Newfoundland and Labrador’s reliance on antibiotic prescriptions could lead to deadly consequences. Dr. Peter Daley, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor at Memorial University, […]
Your blood should travel freely through your blood vessels. But if the force of your blood pushing against your artery walls is persistently too high, you can develop hypertension, also called high blood pressure. It’s a chronic disease that affects almost half of adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Declan de Gruy is in need of O-negative blood transfusions every three weeks. ARKANSAS, USA — As we enter the holiday season, thoughts of Thanksgiving dinners and time spent with family and friends come to mind, but some families will be forced to wonder whether their loved one will make it through tomorrow. One-year-old Declan […]
QakBot trojan tactics live on in DarkGate, PikaBot malware attacks Attack techniques once used to disseminate the dismantled QakBot trojan, also known as QBot and Pinkslipbot, have been leveraged in a new widespread phishing campaign involving the DarkGate and PikaBot strains aimed at various industries, according to The Hacker News.
Rachael WardAAP Scientists have uncovered how to reverse the ageing effects of ‘zombie’ cells in COVID-19 patients, sparking fresh hope the findings could be used in Alzheimer’s research. Senescent cells, also known as zombie cells, occur naturally as people age and can contribute to brain fog or memory loss as tissue is inflamed or degenerates. […]
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The global cell and gene therapy market size surpassed USD 15,460 million in 2022 and is estimated to be worth around USD 82,240 million by 2032, growing at a healthy CAGR of 18.3% between 2023 and 2032. The global cell and gene therapy market size accounted for USD […]
A North Kingstown man is facing DUI charges. Gavin Kane, 21, was arrested in South Kingstown just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police investigated, after reports of a suspicious car in the Stone Cove Marina parking lot. Kane allegedly had a blood alcohol content, over twice the legal limit.
Scanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIH A recent publication from Audrey Gérard’s lab looks at how a specific protein, called IFNγ, can coordinate CD8+ T cell responses during a flu infection. CD8+ T cells are a type of white blood cell responsible for recognizing and destroying cells that have […]