Good news for astronauts: Fatty tissue helps replenish bone and red blood cells in space

While space travel sucks out red blood cells and weakens bone, all is not lost in microgravity. Fatty tissue inside your bones acts as a stopgap against declining cells and bone density in weightlessness, a new study of International Space Station (ISS) astronauts suggests. Better yet, treatments based on this new knowledge may help aging […]

Rare mosquito-borne disease that can infect the brain sickens 2, kills 1 in Alabama

A rare, mosquito-spread virus that can inflame the brain recently sickened two people in Alabama, one of whom died. Both cases of the viral disease, called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), occurred in Baldwin County, a coastal county just west of the Florida Panhandle, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported Monday (Aug. 21). One case […]

Skin Speaks: Directing Nerve Growth for Sensation

Summary: Researchers found that the skin, not pre-existing genetic programming, instructs nerve cells on how to mature for specific sensory tasks. The findings showcase that skin cues determine whether nerve endings develop to detect sensations in hairy or hairless skin. If corroborated by further research, this discovery could pave the way for therapies to mend […]

‘Expend4bles’: Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox Chase Guts in New Trailer

‘Expend4bles’ Trailer: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Megan Fox and More Chase ‘Blood and Guts’ | Entertainment Tonight arrow-left-mobilearrow leftarrow-right-mobilearrow rightGroup 7Gallery Icon Copy 2Video Play Button Copy 5Hamburger MenuInstagramTwitterYoutubeShare Button7C858890-6955-48EA-B871-66CE1E33590CVideo-Playbutton Copy Skip to main content

Cardiovascular Expert Discusses High Blood Pressure

The CDC estimates nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure, putting them at risk of stroke, heart disease, vision loss and other problems. You can learn more about the CDC high blood pressure statistics HERE. On Wednesday, Liz Bell, Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Ascension Saint John joined News On 6 at […]

Zanubrutinib Bests Ibrutinib in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD Patients with symptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) achieved superior responses with Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) compared with ibrutinib (Imbruvica), according to a final analysis of the phase 3 ASPEN study (NCT03053440), which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. At a median follow-up of 44.4 months (range, 0.4-57.3), patients in cohort 1 with MYD88-mutated WM […]

Schoolgirl left ‘covered in blood’ and concussed after bus stop bashing

Rotorua mother Tashita Morey is speaking up after her daughter, 13, was beaten at a Rotorua bus stop outside the library. Photo / supplied Warning: Distressing content A school student was left bloodied after she was repeatedly punched in the face by a stranger while waiting for a bus outside Rotorua Library. She is now […]

Non-Hodgkin

DelveInsight’s “Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast 2032” report delivers an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical and forecasted epidemiology, as well as the Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma market size, share, trends, and growth opportunities in the seven major markets (7MM) (i.e., the United States, EU4 (Germany, Spain, Italy, France), the United Kingdom and Japan). […]

Blood drive in Crosby

Register now to donate blood at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby. Appointments must be scheduled by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org, or calling 800-733-2767.          […]