Monkeypox: Symptoms, Pictures, Treatment, Outbreak, Vaccine & Prevention
What is the history of monkeypox including the 2022 outbreak? Monkeypox has a relatively recent history. People first discovered it in monkeys in 1958, although a “vesicular disease in monkeys” was described in the 1860s. The disease, and eventually the causative virus, was named monkeypox because the lesions (pox) seen in monkeys developed like other […]
Monkeypox Symptoms, Pictures, Outbreak History, Treatment, Vaccine
What is the history of monkeypox including the 2022 outbreak? Monkeypox has a relatively recent history. People first discovered it in monkeys in 1958, although a “vesicular disease in monkeys” was described in the 1860s. The disease, and eventually the causative virus, was named monkeypox because the lesions (pox) seen in monkeys developed like other […]
New molecule sets stage for nickel as a ‘greener’ photocatalyst, reveals key steps in reaction process: Researchers have developed a new ligand that promotes a direct nickel-photocatalyzed cross-coupling reaction.
In recent years, the golden word in precious metals is palladium. A crucial component in automobile catalytic converters and in emerging hydrogen fuel cell technology, the demand for this rare silvery white transition metal continues to outstrip supply, driving its price per ounce far above gold and silver. Palladium and other rare, costly precious metals […]
Differences in children’s behavior predict midlife health behaviors, study finds
A recent study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä and the Gerontology Research Center (Finland) investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behaviour to midlife health behaviour decades later. Socioemotional behaviour at age 8 predicted health behaviour both directly and indirectly through education. There are a wide variety of […]
New method for probing the bewildering diversity of the microbiome
In recent years, researchers have begun to explore the vast assemblage of microbes on and within the human body. These include protists, archaea, fungi, viruses and vast numbers of bacteria living in symbiotic ecosystems. Known collectively as the human microbiome, these tiny entities influence an astonishing range of activities, from metabolism to behavior and play […]
Opinion | Can Primary Care Physicians Address the Behavioral Health Crisis?
In a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, said, “We are on the verge of beating back one public health crisis in COVID-19, only to see another grow in its place … We have the opportunity and the responsibility to make change happen now.” Murthy was referring to what […]
Hopeful Dads Can Relax About COVID Vax: No Link to Infertility
Researchers of a recent study looking at whether the authorized COVID-19 vaccines harm male fertility were deluged with hundreds of emails from freaked-out men and their worried partners leading up to publication. Now, the findings from 45 vaccinated men are in: none showed any significant signs of lower sperm counts after getting their shots. It’s […]
Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
While suicides by drug or medicine overdose have decreased overall in recent years, new federal data published Wednesday raises flags in regard to several troubling exceptions. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. Black women and Americans ages 75 to 84 also saw an […]
Stem cell discoveries hold potential to improve cancer treatment: Findings could lead to new ways to fight disease and help patients recover faster
Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time it takes for people to recover from radiation and chemotherapy. In the first study, published in the journal Blood, investigators discovered a protein that is expressed by blood stem cells that could aid in identifying, […]
Kernel flow: A wearable device for noninvasive optical brain imaging: A new wearable helmet-shaped device monitors brain activity
Recent advances in brain imaging techniques facilitate accurate, high-resolution observations of the brain and its functions. For example, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a widely used noninvasive imaging technique that employs near-infrared light (wavelength >700 nm) to determine the relative concentration of hemoglobin in the brain, via differences in the light absorption patterns of hemoglobin. […]