Category: Science

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Anya Magnuson’s own health was in crisis. The 21-year-old Minnesotan had already endured four brain surgeries, 35 lumbar punctures and about 11 weeks of hospitalization.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – David Veesler and his lab members aren’t getting much sleep these days. In the final weeks of 2021, he and his team worked around the clock to post four coronavirus papers on the preprint server bioRxiv.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Now, University of South Australia researchers are urging governments to consider nature-based citizen science as part of their public health policies in an effort improve the health and wellbeing of people living in urban areas.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the first COVID-19 vaccine deployed in December 2020, the coda to an unprecedented year in so many ways, people all around the world looked forward with optimism to what 2021 would bring.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 21, 2021 – An international team of scientists has created a plan for an accelerated pipeline for developing drug cocktails to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – By promoting the polymerization of tubulin, Fenbendazole can destabilize the microtubules of cancer cells. Research shows that Fenbendazole may bind to the tubulin just like colchicine does on the same part of the molecule.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from the scientists collecting them.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese technique that has been used for millennia to treat chronic pain and other health problems associated with inflammation, yet the scientific basis of the technique remains poorly understood.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As continuing research guides medical recommendations, it seems that there are COVID-19 updates released daily.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 3, 2021 – University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have eluded scientists for more than 60 years.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Scientific evidence strongly supports that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, occurred when a virus circulating in animals transferred to humans

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is inviting seventh- to tenth-grade girls to step into the world of science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at PPPL’s annual Young Women’s Conference on May 7, this year online.
 

(HealthNewsDigest.com) –  Misinformation in public debates about scientific issues such as vaccinations and climate change can be found all over the internet, especially on social media.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 29, 2021 – An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine professor is warning that scientists must better prepare for the next pandemic – and has developed a plan to do just that.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – People may be curious, confused or critical of what seem to be changing messages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Since the 1930s, scientists have been using particle accelerators to gain insights into the structure of matter and the laws of physics that govern our world.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In remarks delivered on December 7th, 2020  Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D. called the COVID-19 pandemic “my worst nightmare,” saying it “checked all the boxes of my concern.”

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Viruses rely on their host to survive, a crucial step of lifecycle is the synthesis of the virus particles within the host cell, therefore understanding this process is key to finding ways to prevent the virus from surviving.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals — dopamine and serotonin….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have recorded real time changes in dopamine and serotonin levels in the human brain that are involved with perception and decision-making.