Summary: Plaque formation can cause spheroid-shaped swellings to build up along axons near amyloid plaque deposits. The swellings are caused by lysosomes, which digest cellular waste. As the swelling grows, it can block the transmission of signals from one area of the brain to another. Source: Yale The formation of amyloid plaques in the brain …
A two-stroke of COVID-19 and the flu is hitting California, sickening residents – some so badly they’ve had to go to hospital – interrupting daily life and threatening to upend vacation plans. But as both diseases spread widely, officials stress that Californians are not helpless. There are steps everyone can take to better protect themselves …
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Appearing on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ on Saturday morning to discuss the serious medical dilemma facing their family, the parents of a teenage girl who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 revealed that their daughter was unable to go moving forward with the kidney transplant she needs at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Chrissy …
Summary: Researchers have identified a protein that could be harnessed to help microglia in the brain ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Source: The conversation Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions resulting from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely incurable. Most available treatments target only one of the multiple …
Research suggests there may be a “simple, safe and economical” way to relieve pain: the green light. And a new animal study reveals the biological underpinnings of how it works. Scientists have been exploring the analgesic effects of green light for at least half a decade, occasionally uncovering a clue as to exactly how it …
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A day after news of COVID-19 hospitalizations more than doubled in Pierce County in a week, local and regional health officials have stepped up calls for indoor masking amid ever-increasing numbers of cases of respiratory diseases. COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus are increasing in Pierce County as well as the region. A joint statement …
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The ACE2 receptor as it appears on the surface of a cell, with SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins attached to it. The yellow layer is the cell membrane. Two identical ACE2 proteins associate and exist mainly outside the cell. They also pair up with two identical proteins called B0AT1, making the whole thing look much more stable. …
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A North Carolina family is appealing for help after their adopted 14-year-old daughter was denied a kidney transplant by Duke University Hospital because she was not vaccinated against COVID-19. Yulia Hicks was hosted by Lee and Chrissy Hicks in January 2021 from Ukraine. They knew she had a rare genetic kidney disease, Loken senior syndrome, …
More people are getting seriously ill with the flu in the United States than with COVID-19, a demonstration of this year’s severe flu season — but also of the waning severity of a pandemic that once brought the world to its knees. Figures collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the …
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A growing number of communities are now seeing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at levels high enough to warrant indoor masking and other measures to curb the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. A number of major cities are now considering a return to masking measures. According to the agency’s weekly update, …
