The latest book from NASA marks their third effort to review available literature regarding the role of nutrition in astronaut health.
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Category: Medical
Clinical trials begin across 7 countries for the world’s first lung cancer vaccine.
Doctors have started testing the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine in patients. This vaccine, known as BNT116 and made by BioNTech, is being trialed in 34 research sites across seven countries: the UK, US, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain, and Turkey.
New research suggests even mild COVID-19 can cause long-term cognitive damage.
Memory loss and attention deficit are common in people who have survived severe COVID-19. These and other cognitive impairments have also been seen in mild cases more than 18 months after infection, according to a study by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil.
The new data set available to Alzheimer’s researchers is the largest clinical trial of the pre-symptomatic disease ever.
Data from the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s (A4) study, the first and largest clinical trial of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, is now available to researchers.
Cause of muscle weakness resulting from long COVID is identified in new study.
Researchers at the University of Malta have found a possible reason for the ongoing and often debilitating symptoms experienced by long COVID-19 patients.
Ah, the sweet smell of… memory? New study suggests fragrances strengthen memory and prevent dementia.
In a study by neuroscientists from the University of California, Irvine, older adults were exposed to a fragrance in their bedrooms for two hours every night for six months. The results were impressive – the participants saw a 226% increase in cognitive capacity compared to the control group. This technique is non-invasive and easy to…
Lead exposure in early life is linked to higher levels of criminal behavior as an adult.
A recent study by researchers at George Washington University has found that lead exposure during pregnancy or childhood increases the likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult. Prior research has already established a link between lead exposure and criminal behavior at the population level. However, this is the first review to examine the…
Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with aging.
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered what they believe to be the central mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with normal aging.
Spraying just this tiny area of your room’s walls kills 85% of the mosquitoes.
A recent study has revealed a new, simpler way of controlling mosquito-borne diseases. The study found that targeting only the very bottom of a room’s walls with insecticide can eliminate most mosquitoes, which can help to reduce the spread of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus.
Unprecedented US mortality rate far exceeds other wealthy nations, resulting in more than one million deaths yearly.
According to a study led by a researcher from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), the United States could have prevented 1.1 million deaths in 2021 if it had mortality rates similar to other wealthy nations.
