Obesity linked with reduced brain plasticity in new study
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, which could have significant implications...
Read MoreRoutine blood test predicts increased mortality risk in COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A standard test that assesses blood cells can identify which patients who are admitted to the hospital with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) face...
Read MoreResearchers publish COVID-19 “prediction model”
Photo Cred: Burst/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Using demographic and clinical data gathered from seven weeks of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient care across five hospitals, Johns Hopkins researchers published a prediction...
Read MoreTime-restricted feeding improves health without altering body clock
Photo Cred: Jeshoots/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Time-restricted feeding or intermittent fasting causes several changes in the genetic activity of muscles, which could explain its positive impact, according to new research...
Read MoreStudy examines child immune response in COVID-19
Photo Cred: Freestocks.org/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Children and adults exhibit distinct immune system responses to infection by the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which may explain why outcomes...
Read MoreScreening of asymptomatic people could decrease COVID-19 infections
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is slowing, low-cost, recurring screening of asymptomatic people, at an expense of approximately $3 or less per...
Read MoreStudy finds no link between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 risk
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person’s risk for contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) or worsen associated morbidity or mortality, according...
Read MoreReview points to “Pesco-Mediterranean” diet with intermittent fasting for heart health
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A Pesco-Mediterranean diet rich in plants, nuts, whole grains, extra-virgin olive oil, and fish or seafood, in combination with intermittent fasting, is ideal...
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