In a recent study published in BMJ, researchers examined the relationships between the intake of food emulsifiers and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Study: Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease in the NutriNet-Santé cohort: prospective cohort study. Image Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com Background Emulsifiers are substances added to industrially processed food products to enhance texture […]
LasB, an enzyme that promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), is significantly more active in the early stages of infection with the bacteria, known more simply as P. aeruginosa, a study revealed. These findings suggest that therapies targeting LasB may be most effective for the treatment of early-stage […]
Columbia University Irving Medical Center Paxlovid is still a highly effective treatment for most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 and the drug prevents many hospitalizations and deaths from COVID. But for millions of immunocompromised people whose infections may persist for months, the antiviral drug can lose its effectiveness as the virus mutates. Although patients may initially […]
Share on PinterestDirect oral anticoagulants are linked to a significantly lower incidence of dementia among some Asian populations with atrial fibrillation. Image credit: Ommaphat Chotirat/Getty Images. The use of direct oral anticoagulants, or ‘DOACs,’ is associated with a significantly lower incidence of dementia in a new study, compared to the use of traditional blood thinner […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it finished. Other news items have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. However, some Germans are worried because the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks This is — still — no reason for concern, according to Professor Stefan Kluge, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it finished. Other news have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. However, some Germans are worried because the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks This is — still — no reason for concern, Professor Stefan Kluge, Director […]
A late-summer rise in Covid-19 infections is bringing with it a wave of conspiracy theories. As Covid-19 cases have climbed as part of a late-summer uptick, right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists have responded by stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19’s links to world events. “Do they want Covid measures […]
French Moroccan comedian Jamel Debouzze joined the blood drive in Marrakesh amid the devastating earthquake that struck the Atlas Mountains Friday night killing over 2000 people according to the latest official figures. Debouzze praised the show of support and solidarity within the country. “I’m very moved to be here. We’ve had the opportunity to see […]
Credit: KTSDesign / Science Photo Library / Getty Images Research at Kaiser Permanente Southern California shows that some types of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy may have a better cardiovascular risk profile than others. As reported in JAMA Network Open, use of tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) for HIV PrEP was linked to increased risk for […]
Welcome to “MS News Notes,” a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Here’s a look at what’s been happening: MS patients hesitant to discuss bowel problems with doctors Who wants to talk about bowel issues with neurologists? Not many of us, according to a study […]