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BMJ: WHO strongly recommends antiviral drugs for non-severe COVID-19 patients
Time of Update: 2022-05-26
Pfizer's oral antiviral (combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets) is strongly recommended for non-severe covid-19 patients at highest risk of hospitalization, such as unvaccinated, older or immunosuppressed patients who lack vaccination is another risk factor to consider, the WHO's international expert guidance development group said today in the British Medical Journal .
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Walking briskly for a lifetime, 16 years younger
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
"Previous studies on the relationship between walking speed, physical activity and telomere length have been inconsistent and lack high-quality data ," said lead author Paddy Dempsey of the University of Leicester.
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Disposable masks can be used to improve concrete
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a process for making microscopic mask fibers, ranging in length from 5mm to 30mm, and then add them to cement concrete to increase its strength and prevent it from cracking .
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How early breast cancer is a silent killer for some patients
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Researchers at Mount Sinai University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism in which non-malignant cells from early-stage breast cancer tumors metastasize to other organs and eventually "boot" and become metastatic breast cancer .
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New research by Japanese team: pyrimidine base, the main component of nucleic acid, was first discovered in meteorite
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
The paper shows that in addition to purine bases such as guanine and adenine previously found in meteorites, the research team also detected various pyrimidine bases such as cytosine, uracil and thymine, as well as their isomers, for the first time .
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Adults with Asthma Have Higher Risk of Obesity
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Those who were treated with glucocorticoids for their respiratory disease showed a 99 percent higher risk of obesity, which had been associated with abnormal weight gain in previous studies, compared to those who did not use the treatment .
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"Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" released in Beijing
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Ding Gangqiang, director of the Institute of Health, Wang Jimin, deputy director of the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wang Mei, researcher of the Institute of Sports Science of the State Sports General Administration, and Yang Yuexin, chairman of the Chinese Nutrition Society and director of the Dietary Guidelines Revision Expert Committee, jointly launched the "China Residents' Dietary Guidelines (2022) Release Ceremony .
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Canned food consumption tips: Do not eat canned products once...
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
, it is easy to decompose in the process of high temperature sterilization, thereby aggravating the corrosion of the container, in order to ensure that the food can be stored for a long time.
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The food is moldy, remove the bad parts, can it still be eaten?
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
The answer is: no!Because spoiled food, the number of harmful bacteria will increase dramatically, common harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, Vibrio cholerae, can cause serious digestive tract disease, symptoms from the most common diarrhea, high fever, to more severe dehydration, coma or even death .
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Pregnant and allergic to penicillin?
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
To address this, a husband-and-wife team of physicians at Yale School of Medicine, Jason Kwah and Moeun Son, started a penicillin allergy testing program for pregnant women who reported a penicillin allergy .
Kwah said penicillin allergy testing has been performed safely on pregnant women for many years .
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A method could improve how patients with cancer that has spread to the brain use radiation therapy
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
The new study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, used a mouse model of brain metastases to identify a specific network of proteins inside cancer cells that are responsible for their resistance to radiation therapy.
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Do antidepressants help?
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Long-term use of antidepressants did not improve the physical or mental health of people with depression, according to a news study published in the journal PLOS ONE .
Over time, antidepressant use did not significantly improve health-related quality of life compared with non-medicated depressed patients .
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New study finds Alzheimer's linked to daytime naps
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Aron Buchman, MD, a neuroscientist at Rush University Medical Center and co-author of the article, said the study provides evidence for a changing view of Alzheimer's disease as a purely cognitive disorder .
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Why World Immunization Week Vaccinations Are Beneficial
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective way to protect people from harmful diseases before they are exposed to them, by training a person's immune system to produce antibodies, the WHO said .
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New cocoa processing method produces fruitier, richer dark chocolate
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Now, researchers reporting in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have found that an alternative processing step, known as "moist incubation," produces a fruitier, more floral flavor than traditional fermentation.
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Scientists find all types of Earth's RNA and DNA bases in meteorites
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Helena Bates, an asteroid researcher at the Natural History Museum in London who was not involved in the work, told the museum's news site: "The idea that the molecules that make up DNA have been found in rocks in space is very strange .
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Gastrointestinal problems in children with autism linked to anxiety, social withdrawal
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
"For the study, Ferguson and his team analyzed health data from more than 620 autistic patients with gastrointestinal problems at the University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders .
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Automated nutrition app helps people follow healthier diets
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Dr Police Fallaize, dietitian and researcher at the University of Reading's Food and Nutritional Sciences said: "Research shows that eNutri technology is effective in helping users improve their healthy food intake, with significant improvements in diet quality groups that have had access to automation, personality Nutritional advice .
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Which five cancers are most likely to be passed from parent to child?
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
Most cancers are not caused by genes, but are related to smoking, alcohol consumption, infectious diseases and radiation .
People with a family history of stomach cancer are 2-3 times more likely to develop stomach cancer than the general population .
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Does multiple sclerosis play a role in cancer screening and diagnosis?
Time of Update: 2022-05-25
"Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease, and mobility can make it difficult for people with multiple sclerosis to get regular cancer screenings," said study author Ruth Ann Marie, MD, Manitoba, Canada.
