Global life expectancy has dropped by 1.6 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research shows. The research published in The Lancet monthly shows that before the pandemic, the average life expectancy in the world was increasing, from 49 in 1950 to more than 73 in 2019. But during 2019-2021, that trend has changed to…
Researchers estimate that between 15% and 20% of children around the world have atopic dermatitis, Medical News Today reported. Also known as eczema, this chronic disorder causes the skin to become dry, itchy, red, and irritated. Past studies have shown that children who have atopic dermatitis have an increased risk for other conditions such as…
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic—an American research and medical center—have found that plastic microplastics that enter human arteries increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The results of this study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Microplastics are small—typically less than five millimeters in size—plastic particles that enter the environment from…
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, have discovered that stress causes blood cells called neutrophils to form sticky, mesh-like structures that make tissues more susceptible to cancer metastases. The results of this study were published in the journal Cancer Cell. In the study, scientists subjected a group of laboratory mice with breast cancer…
UK dietitians Helen Bond and Azmina Govindji have told The Daily Mail that bread does not usually cause bloating in most people. Also, this product is not a direct cause of weight gain. Many people cut bread out of their diet because of concerns about weight gain and bloating, Bond said. According to the dietitian,…
Researchers from the University of Ottawa (Canada) have found that the drug vanoxerine, which was originally developed to treat cocaine addiction, can prevent the development of late-stage colorectal cancer stem cells. The findings of this research were published in the Nature Cancer journal Researchers have found that vanoxerine exerts a powerful effect by suppressing the…
In January this year alone, 26,000 cholera cases and 700 deaths have been reported in 10 countries in Africa, the risk of the disease spreading to other states is very high, Fiona Braca, spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa office, said at a briefing in Geneva. “In the first four weeks of this…
Breast cancer and prostate cancer are the most common tumors in women and men over 50 years old. This is reported by the Daily Mail with reference to the analysis of Rance Research UK. More than 375,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed in Britain every year, which is equivalent to a thousand every day. Statistics…
A low-dose radiation therapy reduce damage to the brain in the event of an injury or stroke, as well as alleviate stroke-related movement disorders, according to a study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. About half of those who survive a brain injury or stroke experience movement disorders and disabilities throughout their lives.…
In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing rapid-onset memory loss and cognitive deficits. What triggers this sudden biological civil war was largely unknown. Now, researchers at University of Utah Health have found that some tumors can release a protein that looks like a…
