A substance longHR2_42 has been created that can suppress all variants of SARS-CoV-2, biologists from the International Biophysical Society reported. Scientists used a portion of the S-protein of the coronavirus envelope. The scientists’ findings are published in the journal PNAS. “The S-protein molecules in viable coronavirus particles consist of two parts, a short and a…
“What is troubling him and keeping him awake?” This a question moms can’t help but wonder when their toddlers are having a hard time sleeping at night. Even though insomnia is more common in adults, toddlers can still have trouble sleeping at night, and difficulty waking up in the morning. So, if your little one…
An international team of specialists has identified the negative effects of excess salt in the diet on the immune system. The study was conducted by scientists from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and Hasselt University in Belgium, as well as the Max Delbruck Center in Germany. The results of their work are published in…
A woman’s exposure to polluted air before pregnancy may increase the risk of heart defects in her baby, the American Heart Association reported, citing a study by scientists from Sichuan University. Congenital heart defects are the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. More than 80 percent of heart defects have no known cause, but previous…
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two of the greatest threats to global health, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. The Report, titled “Bracing for Superbugs,” highlights the role of climate change and other environmental factors contributing to the rise of antimicrobial resistance. It was announced Tuesday at the Sixth Meeting…
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health studied the effects of phthalates on women’s health. They found that these chemicals in plastics increase the risk of developing diabetes by up to 63%. The results are presented in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Phthalates are phthalic acid esters, endocrine disrupting substances…
Coffee with milk has an anti-inflammatory effect on the body, according to an article by scientists from the University of Copenhagen in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Whenever bacteria, viruses or other foreign substances enter the body, the immune system reacts by using white blood cells and various chemicals to protect itself, causing…
Japanese scientists have developed a device for detecting brain tumors by analyzing urine. The study by Nagoya University researchers has been published in ACS Nano. Early detection of many types of tumors has increased cancer survival, but the survival rate for brain tumors has remained almost unchanged for more than 20 years. This is because…
An anti-aging gene discovered in long-livers reduces the biological age of the heart by 10 years. Researchers at the University of Bristol and the Italian medical organization MultiMedica Group have come to this conclusion. The findings were published in the journal Cardiovascular Research. A single injection of the mutant gene, found in a population of…
Coronavirus booster and flu vaccine can be given on the same day, it is allowed by the world requirements for vaccination, Gennady Onishchenko, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said this during a Moscow-Minsk-Erevan-Bishkek-Tbilisi video conference. He explained that the immune system will not be overloaded. “Today we have a binary pandemic, a…
