Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine concludes. There is a global effort aimed at screening, identification, and early diagnosis of hypertension in order […]
Number of U.S. Cancer Survivors Grows to 18 Million
A growing — and aging — population, combined with advances in early detection and treatment, pushed the number of cancer survivors to new heights this year. More than 18 million Americans with a history of cancer, two-thirds of them over the age of 65 years, were living in the U.S. as of January 1 of […]
Low-cost gel film can pluck drinking water from desert air
More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a solution that could help people in these areas access clean drinking water. The team developed a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can […]
Experts Predict If And When COVID Will Become A Seasonal Illness
The vast majority of respiratory viruses that spread within our population ebb and flow with the seasons. Influenza spikes in the winter months, as do infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenoviruses and other coronaviruses. Earlier this year, Rochelle Walensky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, said she expects COVID to also […]
Florida’s state shell at higher risk of extinction than previously thought
The Florida horse conch population — one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals — is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of two feet, it has become symbolic of Florida’s natural resources and widely used in advertising for the state’s tourism industry. But unregulated commercial harvesting and recreational […]
Researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust and silkworm pupae insect powders
As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production. Animal farming has traditionally fulfilled human nutritional requirements for protein, but insects may serve as an alternative for direct human consumption in the future. Jacek […]
My Patient Had Declined the COVID Vaccine … Every. Single. Time.
I currently work part-time at a local HIV clinic in Atlanta. Our patient population is predominantly Black and uninsured, and sometimes ensuring their access to good care and antiretroviral treatment (ART) is more challenging than finding a politician who is 100% truthful. Since I started working there in February, I have had many conversations with […]
A Third of Americans Were Infected With COVID-19 in 2020: Study
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) One-third of the U.S. population — about 103 million people — had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the end of 2020, but more than three-quarters of the cases weren’t officially confirmed, according to a Columbia University study. “It is these undocumented cases, […]