Why Is Shingles Worse Than Chickenpox?
What is chickenpox? Shingles, which is sometimes called herpes zoster, is an illness caused by the same virus that leads to chickenpox. Shingles is more serious than the common childhood illness. Many people think of shingles as chickenpox 2.0, a virus that’s annoying but not serious. Shingles is indeed caused by the same virus that […]
‘Lives Will Be Saved’: Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill Into Law
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan bill of gun safety measures, which Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called the “most significant piece of anti-gun-violence legislation Congress has passed in three decades.” The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act contains modest curbs on buying guns as well as funds to boost mental health care and […]
Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency: Engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing.
Quantum sensors, which detect the most minute variations in magnetic or electrical fields, have enabled precision measurements in materials science and fundamental physics. But these sensors have only been capable of detecting a few specific frequencies of these fields, limiting their usefulness. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a method to enable such sensors to […]
How Can I Increase My Dopamine Levels Naturally?
What does dopamine do? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which means it communicates chemical messages between the cells in your brain or between the cells in your brain and other parts of your body. Increase dopamine naturally by eating certain foods, listening to music, exercising, meditating, and going on a quest. You’ve probably heard that low […]
Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast
The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century — which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King of England James Stuart — has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, it can be revealed today. Since running aground on a sandbank on May 6, 1682, […]
Do People With Schizophrenia Have Higher Rates of Substance Abuse?
Which symptoms are shared by people with schizophrenia and substance abusers? Schizophrenia and substance abuse share similar symptoms, so they cannot be treated separately. At first glance, you may see that the two seem nothing alike, but once you look closer, you can quickly see many commonalities. The following symptoms are prevalent in both people […]
Legionnaires’ Disease: Outbreak, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to inflammation of the lungs, accumulation of fluid in the alveolar air sacs, low blood oxygen, and respiratory distress. ARDS can be life-threatening. Signs and symptoms of are shortness of breath and low levels of oxygen in the blood, […]
Scientists develop and monitor two approaches to fix blood vessel abnormalities that make tumors difficult to treat: Combining the approaches may be a powerful anti-cancer strategy
Tumors send out signals that impair normal blood flow, which makes them hard to treat with every type of cancer treatment, including radiation and chemo-, targeted and immunotherapy. Impaired blood supply creates an environment low in oxygen levels — hypoxia — that causes the tumors to take on aggressive characteristics and become immuno-suppressed. To address […]
Bacteria with recording function capture gut health status
Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they produce, and when? And how do the bacteria metabolise health-promoting foods that help us avoid disease? To obtain answers to such questions, researchers at the Department of Biosystems […]
Targeting molecular pathway that causes pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the lungs, in which blood vessels are narrowed, blocked or destroyed, causing the heart to work harder and, in time, result in cardiac weakness and failure. The disease is relatively rare, but affects an estimated 100,000 persons in the United States, and results […]