Category: Lifestyle

As we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and health services are actually less busy than usual. Fewer patients are presenting to emergency departments and primary care services in Australia and around the world. They might be choosing to stay away for fear of catching coronavirus, or because they don’t want to put […]

Spring is in the air, and that means allergic reaction-causing pollen is, too. It’s reported that 20 percent of the Canadian population lives with hay fever and nearly 10 percent have food allergies. And the problem is only getting worse. “Allergies are absolutely an epidemic,” says Brock University Associate Professor of Health Sciences Adam MacNeil. […]

Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult depression. University of Queensland scientists made the finding while analysing the genetic data of more than 42,000 children and adolescents from seven cohorts across Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and UK. Professor Christel Middeldorp said […]

A team of researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has developed a new way to more accurately detect breast cancer in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery. The study, published today in Cancer Research, will significantly impact the way surgeons are able to detect microscopic traces of tumor […]

A class of experimental cancer drugs called BET inhibitors have shown promise for treating cancers of the blood, but can induce toxic side effects. Now Yale researchers have found a new inhibitor that in animal studies demonstrates greater potency against a wider variety of cancers, as well as against solid tumors, and also produces fewer […]

N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses, according to National Institutes of Health scientists. N95 respirators are designed for single-use and are worn by healthcare providers to reduce exposure to airborne infectious agents, including the virus that causes COVID-19. The study was conducted in a controlled laboratory […]

Anxiety, fear and stress are the enemies of rational thought, which can be under siege during the current pandemic. Yale’s Amy Arnsten, the Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience, professor of psychology and a member of the Kavli Institute of Neuroscience, provides a visual tour of regions of the brain and the roles they play […]