Higher olive oil intake associated with lower risk of CVD mortality: Replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil was associated with lower mortality risk
Consuming more than 7 grams (>1/2 tablespoon) of olive oil per day is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, cancer mortality, neurodegenerative disease mortality and respiratory disease mortality, according to a study publishing today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study found that replacing about 10 grams/day of margarine, […]
What Experts Want Parents To Know About Soaring COVID Hospitalizations In Kids
A record number of children have been hospitalized with COVID-19 amid the ongoing omicron surge. An average of 797 children were admitted to hospitals daily over the past week — double the number from just two weeks ago. And overall pediatric cases continue to climb. Those numbers are a disheartening setback in a pandemic that […]
Magnetic surprise revealed in ‘magic-angle’ graphene
When two sheets of the carbon nanomaterial graphene are stacked together at a particular angle with respect to each other, it gives rise to some fascinating physics. For instance, when this so-called “magic-angle graphene” is cooled to near absolute zero, it suddenly becomes a superconductor, meaning it conducts electricity with zero resistance. Now, a research […]
What Are Some Signs of High Functioning Autism? Symptoms, Checklist
People with high-functioning autism have the ability to read, write, and handle basic skills; however, they have difficulties with social interaction and communication. High-functioning autism refers to autism spectrum disorder where people can read, write, and handle basic skills, such as eating and getting dressed. However, they still have difficulties with social interaction and communication. […]
Plasma-based engineering creates contact-killing, antifouling, drug-release surfaces: Technology could accelerate antimicrobial material development
The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has ramped up antimicrobial material development in recent years. Conventional wet-chemistry methods used to create biocidal materials are complex, time-consuming, and expensive. In the Journal of Applied Physics, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Belgium, Czech Republic, […]
12 Items You Need To Meet Your ‘Get Better Sleep’ Resolution
Get Better Sleep In 2022 With 12 Must-Have Items | HuffPost Life Main Menu Part of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. The new year has arrived — albeit with more of a whimper than the bang many of us had hoped for. Between […]
What’s the Difference Between a Therapist and a Psychotherapist?
A psychotherapist is a broader term that includes all professionals who deal with the management of mental health problems or emotional issues. A psychotherapist can be a clinical psychologist, counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist. A therapist is someone who provides professional therapy solutions usually in various fields including mental and physical health. In a society where […]
How CAR T-Cell Therapy Measures Up in Follicular Lymphoma
In relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, treatment with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, Yescarta) was associated with better outcomes compared with currently available therapies, a comparative analysis of the ZUMA-5 and SCHOLAR-5 trials suggested. Overall response rate (ORR) was higher, and both progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were […]
In Early Prostate Cancer, Black Men Do Better With Radiotherapy Than White Men
Black men with localized prostate cancer had better treatment- and disease-specific outcomes than white men when treated with definitive radiotherapy, according to the results of a meta-analysis. Even though Black men were more likely to present with high-risk features, they were less likely to experience biochemical recurrence (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR] 0.88, 95% CI 0.80-0.96, […]
The Flu Is Back
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported. Last year’s flu season was the lowest on record, likely because COVID-19 measures — school closures, distancing, masks and canceled travel — prevented the spread of influenza, or because the coronavirus somehow pushed […]