Recent research highlights why only a mask mandate and economic measures can save the lives of people who have this newly identified key risk factor for COVID-19 infection.

A new study recommends fighting medical misinformation by enlisting the help of celebrities. Is this really a good idea? We want to hear your opinion.

A new study determines whether face masks impair performance while working.

Here’s the latest on a new study that looked into whether face masks cause shortness of breath due to carbon dioxide CO2 poisoning.

Here’s the latest news on whether buying commercially available permethrin treated clothing for blacklegged tick protection actually works, and if it is safe.

A new study warns that improper home landscape management can increase the risk of you and your family falling victim to Lyme disease and a multitude of other tick-borne diseases this spring.

In 2019, optimum cancer care requires state-of-the-art molecular diagnosis a solid knowledge base to interpret and apply results and a nearly constant awareness of changes on the horizon; the field is moving that quickly. Drug approvals are no longer based solely on large phase three trials. Instead, they use umbrella or basket trials in order to assure the right drug is given to the right patients quicker. Precision medicine is now part of standard practice. In addition, that comes with many new challenges. this raised important questions. How to deal with tumors diversity?

Have you ever wondered how your stomach can give you butterflies? What about feeling physically sick, emotionally, spiritually and sometimes with dis-ease?

HIV-1 infected individuals are treated with lifelong antiretroviral drugs to control the infection. A means to strengthen the antiviral T cell response might allow them to control viral loads without antiretroviral drugs. The results support the development of this approach as a therapeutic vaccine that might allow HIV-1 infected individuals.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited neuromuscular disorder primarily occurring in boys and caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. New treatments other than the classic glucocorticoids have started phase 2 testing. This brings hope to patients and families currently dealing with Duchennes.

ACA has had little effect on the financial burden of households with chronic health conditions. The rise in treatment costs and associated cost sharing for individuals and families are causing medical debt that often has caused these families to deplete their savings. It often also causes these families to forgo necessities like food, heat or rent in order to pay their medical bills. In these cases, the families are forced to file for bankruptcy in order to have a roof over their heads.

Electronic cigarettes are an increasingly popular device that produces an aerosol by heating a liquid containing solvents, flavorings, and nicotine. The effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or reducing the number smoked is uncertain. The chance of this device becoming attractive to the youth of our country is very high. The limited scientific data about the safety of e-cigarettes is a trend that must be remedied and soon.

Autophagy is a dynamic cellular pathway involved in the turn over of proteins, protein complexes, and organelles through lysosomal degradation. Defects in autophagy affect the intercellular communication and subsequently contributing to neurodegeneration. The presence of abnormal autophagy activity is frequently observed in selective neuronal populations in neurodegeneration seen in diseases like ALS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease.

Venomous animals are widely spread all over the globe. Several terrestrial vertebrates (reptiles, birds, insects, and mammals) are also venomous. Major arthropods (scorpions, bees, and wasps) have multicellular glands attached to the stinging apparatus. Bee venom obtained from stepwise fractionation has been reported to contain peptides (Prasasty et al, 2018). It has been known for many years that venom of insects like wasps and bees have compounds that can fight bacteria. Along with that, however, for many humans, these same insect venoms cause toxic reactions so without some kind of refinement was needed. researchers at MIT took the toxin from a South American wasp and created variants of the peptide that are potents against bacterial while nontoxic to human cells. As part of their immune defenses, many organisms produce peptides that can kill bacteria. To help fight the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, many scientists have been trying to adapt these peptides as potential drugs. The study found that the peptide from the venom is believed to kill microbes by disrupting the cell membranes on bacteria (Torres et al, 2018)

When does drinking begin to increase the risk of liver disease? The answer surprised some researchers who followed thousands of men from late adolescence to middle age.